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1 | Is fellowship with God conditional? | 1 John 1:9 | Lifer1J511 | 3016 | ||
Thanks for your response. I have a question about a statement you made. You said, "When we sin, it hinders our fellowship with God." What does this mean? What is fellowship with God? I see in Rom 6:23 that 'the wages of sin is death.' As I understand it, when I sin (and, unfortunately, I still do) I deserve death. James says that if I've broken the least of the commandments, I've broken them all. Where does the Bible negate Rom 6:23 and state that, for the Christian, the wages of sin is broken fellowship. Even 1 John 1:9 DOESN'T say, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to restore fellowship." Please don't think I'm trying to be argumentative. I appreciate what you said in your reply. Especially about taking communion. But we're not generally taught this view. I agree that we stand before a holy God only because of what God has done. But I want fellowship with Him. I want to 'know' Him. And if I'm always bouncing in and out of fellowship with God (because of my sin), how can I be secure in my relationship? Is being in fellowship totally dependant upon me and my confession? Thanks. | ||||||
2 | Is fellowship with God conditional? | 1 John 1:9 | KBurgee | 3160 | ||
The only proven way of "knowing" God is to study His word. We all do sin; it's part of our nature. God looks at one sin no differently than another. He looks at lying the same way as killing someone; it ain't good, and it goes against His nature (Think of it as ways you can get fired from your job; stealing money is looked at the same way as slugging your boss, in a sense). We all deserve death; it's only with God sacrificing His Son do we now have an escape from death, as well as a way to get closer to Him (symbolic of Matthew 27:51, as the curtain that symbolized the separation of God from man was ripped). Part of our fellowship and our walk with God starts with understanding who we are, and that we are, in fact, all sinners, and deserving of going to Hell. But we also must know of God's unfailing love towards all of us, which shows His grace and mercy, as well as His concern for us. What He desires is to be close to us, to be intimate with us, to be more than our "best friend", sibling, whatever. When we sin, it separates us from God a bit (God is perfect and hates sin), and therefore, our fellowship with the Lord is hindered, at times by our own guilt. In that way (not only that way, just focusing on that way), when we confess to God about our sin, He basically says "OK. It's all good. Let's move on." It's because of that sin (and guilt) that it hinders our fellowship. But always remember 1 Cor. 10:13. It will help you to escape the temptation that sin is famous for, and it may also keep you from "bouncing" too much :-). Jesus is the solid rock from which I stand, and I know it won't bounce, hehe. I hope this helps. If there's anyway else I can help (or if anyone has constructive arguments about this), email me! |
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