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NASB | Acts 5:31 "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 5:31 "God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior and Deliverer, in order to grant repentance to Israel, and [to grant] forgiveness of sins. |
Bible Question:
Just as adding any human activity to faith in Christ for salvation nullifies salvation; why wouldn’t the effect be the same when adding any human activity to the action of Confess in I John 1:9 and thereby nullifying forgiveness. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. God forgives us when we confess our sins only because of what Jesus did on the cross for those sins. I’m not forgiven because of X amount of remorse or sorrow or an overactive guilt complex. When one repents as an “unbeliever” he has a change of mind and then believes in Jesus and receives indwelling. When one repents as a “believer” he has a change of mind and confesses his sins for forgiveness and is restored to fellowship. Are there any opinions on this? CDBJ |
Bible Answer: Greetings Brother! I would agree we are not forgiven because of remorse or sorrow or guilt but rather because repentance is a gift from God (Acts 5:31, Acts 11:18). Is it not the remorse, sorrow, guilt, etc... and understanding of whom we have sinned against that leads us to repent? Steve |
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