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1 | The 'Kosmos' in 1 John | 1 John 2:2 | Lionstrong | 19502 | ||
Dear Tim, This post address some of the issues in your post. Peace, Lionstrong Note: this writer shares your belief of unlimited atonement. Pay attention to point 1) of his summary. ************************************* Someone writes: "The only sin that Chris... kalos Tue 04/24/01, 10:45pm Note: Someone writes: "The only sin that Christ didn't pay for is the sin of unbelief....sin of unbelief. That is the one sin that MUST be repented of... That sin, unbelief in Christ, cannot be forgiven, it must be repented of." . . . It is not clear to me who wrote the above question. . . . Whoever wrote it, you are very much mistaken to say that there is a sin that Christ didn't pay for. There is not one sin that Christ did not pay for. To say or imply otherwise borders on blasphemy. . . . Then to say: "That sin cannot be forgiven, it must be repented of." Repentance and confession are always required and go together with forgiveness. To say it's either forgiveness or repentance makes no sense, neither biblically nor in any other way. . . . We need to take great care when we word our questions and comments concerning God's Word and the atonement of Christ. Carelessness can lead to erroneous statements that could confuse Christians and deceive non-Christians. . . . To summarize, 1) Christ's death on the cross paid for every sin, not every sin but the sin of unbelief. 2) To make forgiveness and repentance opposites, to make them two mutually exclusive things, is confusing and not true. 3) No matter what the sin, repentance is required before forgiveness can be granted. 4) Unbelief is NOT the "one" sin that must be repented of. Every sin must be repented of. . . . Then you write: "You must change your mind about who Christ is. This is the illusive 'unpardonable sin.'" . . . "This is the illusive 'unpardonable sin.'" No, it isn't. It is not. The only unpardonable sin Jesus ever labeled as such is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. That is, ascribing to Satan the work or activities of the Holy Spirit. Who are we to ignore what Jesus clearly taught about the unpardonable sin and then make up our own definitions? One last thing: I have no personal animosity toward you. I strongly disagree with what you wrote. But I value you as a brother Christian who apparently loves the Word and is doing his best to understand it, as we all are. |
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2 | The 'Kosmos' in 1 John | 1 John 2:2 | Morant61 | 19506 | ||
Greetings Lionstrong! Thanks for the response my friend and brother in Christ. Believe me, I don't feel any animosity from you! Actually, I agree with your point. What I was trying to say with a short pithy saying was this. All of our sins are paid for. It is the rejection of God's gift that sends us to hell. So, I agree with you that it is not all sins except one which are paid for. Rather, I believe it is all sins are paid for, but the benefit of that sacrifice is approripated by faith. Failure to accept it leaves us lost. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | The 'Kosmos' in 1 John | 1 John 2:2 | Lionstrong | 19513 | ||
Correction, Tim, That wasn't my post. It was Kalos'. I did a cut and paste for you consideration. Peace, Lionstrong P.S. But I bear you no animosity :-) |
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