Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ]. |
Bible Question: This past Wed. our preacher said that if we don't ask for forgiveness from our sins, God will not hear our prayers even if we have been saved for years. I had always thought that once we get saved God remembers our sins no more. That they are as far as the East is from the West. Does God hear a Christians prayers even though they might have sin in their live? |
Bible Answer: Hi jalanlambert, Let me answer your question with a question, if I may be so bold :-) Does God hear the pray, "show me my sin"? Isn't this when we most need God in our lives, helping us, when we are struggling with sin? Is this the time He turns His back on us? Do we sin sins of which we are not aware? You are correct - all sins, past, present, future, are forgiven, and put away. Paul wrote to the Ephesians "we are accepted in the Beloved." Some may answer this question quoting Psalm 66:15, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me." Given the verb tenses, many translations read (as the ESV) "If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." JFB refer to this as "see iniquity with pleasure". And while we do sin, even though we are born again, "cherishing sin" is rather inconsistant with "a new creation." We have been created after true righteousness and holiness, and we cherish God, not sin. That notwithstanding. . . 1 John 3:18-21 My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. (19) And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before Him, (20) that if our heart accuses us, we know that God is greater than our heart and knows all things. (21) Beloved, if our heart does not accuse us, we have confidence with God. If we have not dealt with current sin, well, have you ever tried to have a conversation with a friend in your living room while there is an elephant in the room? Its rather difficult to actually have a relationship until the elephant is taken care of. And that is what sin is like, in my view. If we are ignoring sin, rest assured that God is not, and will be constantly calling it to our attention until we give in. He will chastise us if He needs to. It will not just go away. But neither will it overcome the death of Jesus, the perfect Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world. Love in Christ, Mark |
Up | Down View Branch | ID# 177840 | ||
Questions and/or Subjects for Eph 1:6 | Author | ||
|
bibster98 | ||
|
jalanlambert | ||
|
mark d seyler | ||
|
jalanlambert | ||
|
mark d seyler | ||
|
DocTrinsograce | ||
|
LJ777 |