Bible Question: Two weeks ago. I told a lie. Two days ago, I heard someone talking about it. I confess the lie to the Lord. Today, I went to the person that I had lied to. I confess the lie and ask forgiveness. She did. My question is. Why do I still feel bad and my heart still feel heavy? |
Bible Answer: Tckprncss, First, let's make sure you understand what is the basis of your confession resulting in forgiveness from God. Your sin, and your lie, is not simply overlooked. It took Christ dying on the cross, enduring the punishment for your sin. When we trust in Christ for salvation, what we mean more explicitly is that we are trusting that all the wrath that God ought to pour out on us has been already poured out on Christ. God then, through our faith, credits to us the perfect rightousness of Christ. If you confess and hope for forgiveness based on that, then the blood of Christ truely clenses you from all sin. Now many may read this and wonder why I'm going over something so basic, but the truth is many professing Christians do not understand this and the reason is because pastor's have decided to assume the gospel is clear and they have moved on to teaching other things. However, if you truely are hoping in the finished work of Christ for your forgiveness and rightousness then you still may have a heavy heart as an effect of repentence. I encourage you to read 2 Corinthians 7:10,11. In this Paul lists indignation and longing as two of the marks of repentence. Indignation means that you are loathing your own sin. Longing is referring to your yearning to actually be and walk in a manner consistent with the rightousness God has given you in Christ. So if you truely are trusting on the work of Christ, then I would say to you that longing and indignation over your sin is a good sign, sir. Your hatred of your own sinful actions marks you a child of God. Weep when your heart is indifferent over sin, rejoice when God can make even one such as you into one who longs for the rightousness of God. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. (Matt 5:6) In Christ, Beja |
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