Must Christians Ask For Forgiveness Every Time They Sin?

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eternally-gratefull

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1. Examine ourselves daily, and particularly before partaking of the Lord's Supper.

2. Confess our sins daily and repent of those sins.

3. Ask forgiveness for those sins and move on, knowing that if we do this God does forgive those present sins.

As the Holy Spirit says through John -- if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
so earn your salvation by doing these things?
 
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eternally-gratefull

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This article you showed is pure slandering. Hodges DID teach that behaviour matters, not about entrance, but about inheritance (eternal rewards) and chastisement.

Be careful, He attacked other people also. a group of them did this, Most of them are gone, Thats why I do not respond to him much, He already showed his colors before.

Some people like to follow what men say about others.. and not what the people actually teach themselves. It is real bad in CC..
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Yeah, there is a vast difference between true Free Grace and Hyper Grace.
Grace is grace is grace

it is free (unmerited) (It did cost my savior his life though so it was it came with a price)

And it is hyper (over abundant)

 
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eternally-gratefull

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I have read scripture concerning past sins as in 2 Peter 1:9 - But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. - But I don't remember reading anything concerning future sins that we commit are automatically forgiven. Thanks.
if future sin is not already forgive, We will need to do sacrifice for those sins, Because God somehow missed them on the cross.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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True he has already shed his blood for the remission of my sins when I repented - those past sins are forgiven. Now that I am in the family of God and I have a relationship with God and his Son - I need to keep that relationship healthy just as in a regular family. Someone in your family or a close friend does wrong towards you - that relationship suffers until an apology (asking forgiveness) is made and then that relationship restored. 2 Peter 1:9 says our past sins have been forgiven; also Romans 3:25 - Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; . . . I also understand that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins - but like you said - that blood has been shed - no need for him to come back and die again and again - once was enough. 1 John is written to believers and concerns our relationship with God and Christ. I want my relationship with God to be close and with nothing in between us straining that relationship.

The sins of the past he is speaking of here is OT sins, Pre cross sins sis, Not our past sins. All our sin was present before the cross.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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AWWWW man come on....You know that JESUS is perpetually nailed to the cross and when he said it is FINISHED he actually meant that it was just beginning....................
lol!! I thought he said, "Ok, I did my part. now you do your part!! GET WORKING YOU SINNERS!!"
 
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eternally-gratefull

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as for sin breaking fellowship. The way I see it, when I have known confessed sin in my life. God still draws near to me, But I want to go hide, I a embarrassed, I am ashamed, so I hurt the relationship because I have forgotten about Grace, When I remember, and as a child go to my Abba, and confess that sin, I AM FREE'd, and I AM HEALED, because I know I have my dad's (Abba) forgiveness, and I no longer have to hide.

Thats why Legalism is so dangerous, even to believers, It keeps us away from God and does nothing but bring fear
 

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if future sin is not already forgive, We will need to do sacrifice for those sins, Because God somehow missed them on the cross.
Future sins were PAID FOR at Calvary. But just as the finished work of Christ is of no avail to sinners who do not obey the Gospel, future sins (our present sins) need to be confessed in order to be forgiven.

Many Christians have the mistaken idea that just because Christ paid the penalty for all of our sins at Calvary, they are automatically forgiven. If that were true then Universalism would prevail.

But just as God has stipulated two conditions for the finished work of Christ to be effective for our souls for salvation, He has also stipulated that confession of present sins is necessary to maintain fellowship with Him, and with other believers.
 

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Future sins were PAID FOR at Calvary. But just as the finished work of Christ is of no avail to sinners who do not obey the Gospel, future sins (our present sins) need to be confessed in order to be forgiven.

Many Christians have the mistaken idea that just because Christ paid the penalty for all of our sins at Calvary, they are automatically forgiven. If that were true then Universalism would prevail.
When Jesus paid for all of our sins in His blood, that equates forgiveness of all of our sins.

You are adding works to the gospel. Everyone but you can see that clearly.
 

Nehemiah6

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When Jesus paid for all of our sins in His blood, that equates forgiveness of all of our sins.
No, it does not. If that were true no one would need to obey the Gospel. All would be saved automatically. That would mean Universalism. So do you believe in Universalism? I think not.
You are adding works to the gospel. Everyone but you can see that clearly.
This is complete rubbish. Was John adding a works Gospel when he told Christians to deal with their present sins?

We need to pay attention to the actual Scriptures. Not to Hyper-Grace preachers who pervert the truth.
 

Budman

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No, it does not. If that were true no one would need to obey the Gospel. All would be saved automatically. That would mean Universalism. So do you believe in Universalism? I think not.
Wrong. What Jesus did, by dying for the sins of the whole world, was to provide a pardon. A pardon that is offered to anyone who would receive it. The transgressions are erased, but the pardon is only as good as it's acceptance.

This is complete rubbish. Was John adding a works Gospel when he told Christians to deal with their present sins?
Behavior and attributed sins are two different things. Yes we sin. Yes we should live a life pleasing to God. But do we have any sins attributed to us that we can ever be condemned for? NO!!!

They have already be dealt with. Jesus was judged in our place, took our guilt and punishment upon Himself, and washed away every single sin with His precious blood!

When God looks at us, He sees the righteousness of His Son.

Period.

We need to pay attention to the actual Scriptures. Not to Hyper-Grace preachers who pervert the truth.
There is no such thing as "Hyper Grace". That term was made up by people who feel the need to add to their salvation by doing good works. Those who won't accept that salvation is a GIFT which cannot be earned, or maintained, by what they do.
 
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Christians are free to confess their conscience with thanksgiving from understanding, when God looks at us, He sees His Son... and He is dealing with us according to a pattern of doctrine, we are dead to sin, cleaning up the flesh is not pleasing or spiritual before God, developing the mind through doctrine about how we are to view and possess this vessel according to righteousness is paramount to walking after the Spirit in the ministry of reconciliation.

[SUP]19 [/SUP]To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

[SUP]25 [/SUP]I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
 

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Future sins were PAID FOR at Calvary. But just as the finished work of Christ is of no avail to sinners who do not obey the Gospel, future sins (our present sins) need to be confessed in order to be forgiven.

Many Christians have the mistaken idea that just because Christ paid the penalty for all of our sins at Calvary, they are automatically forgiven. If that were true then Universalism would prevail.

But just as God has stipulated two conditions for the finished work of Christ to be effective for our souls for salvation, He has also stipulated that confession of present sins is necessary to maintain fellowship with Him, and with other believers.
Interesting.

So do we confess sins to be forgiven or to maintain fellowship with God and others?

If someone sins against me I forgive straight away, or at least try to do so.
Yet the relationship may be strained.

My view is that I confess sin in order to maintain relationship.

So when I come before God I tend to go along this line.

Confess the sin, say sorry and ask for help and thank him that I am forgiven.

With people when I become aware of it or an made aware of it I say "Sorry please forgive me"

When people sin against me I don't sit and wait for their confession.
However it is constant then I will remove myself from them.

My understanding is that to confess is to agree.

So with God I agree I got it wrong.
I do also ask God for any sin that I have committed but do not realise it that he reveals it to me.
 

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Your children don't remember every single wrong thing they did. As a parent, I don't think you say "Remember when you were 5 years old and you wouldn't stop screaming when I asked you to?". God doesn't do that with us. He knows our hearts. He knows we don't remember every single sin.
j....,

One of the reasons to ask for forgiveness at least daily......."forgive us of our tress passes as we forgive those who tress pass against us"...lords prayer...

G-d will forgive...we must ask in prayer.
 
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if future sin is not already forgive, We will need to do sacrifice for those sins, Because God somehow missed them on the cross.

The sins of the past he is speaking of here is OT sins, Pre cross sins sis, Not our past sins. All our sin was present before the cross.
If all our future sins are taken care of . . . why would we even have to appear before the judgment seat of Christ to be judged: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. [2 Cor. 5:10] IF all future sins are automatically forgiven - then what "bad" is there to judge?

Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. [1 Cor. 3:13-15] IF all our future sins are forgiven, then wouldn't we ALL receive the same rewards? No one would suffer loss . . .

We are supposed to watch out so that we do not lose our rewards - Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. [2 John 1:8] I want to try my best to be confident and not ashamed before him at his coming. [1 John 2:28]

We do not lose our salvation but we will be rewarded or suffer lack of rewards - the new birth is permanent but what we do on earth matters because it determines how we are rewarded in the Millennial Kingdom. I am sure there are things in my life that I have inadvertently not ask forgiveness for and I will suffer lose of rewards but I will endeavor to ask forgiveness for those things I do that are contrary to God's will for my life. My walk matters.
 

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Seeking opinions on this question.

I personally say no. As all of our sins have already been forgiven, there's no reason to ask afresh. Since God looks upon His children as never having sinned (as we have the righteousness of Jesus imputed to us) our fellowship with Him can not suffer.
yes you are to ask forgiveness for a sin. Hebrews 4:16 "16Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

who was this speaking to?
He is our Priest forever,

This is why we are to come as to recieve what we need. 1John 1:19 "
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to clease us from all unrighteousness.".


the idea that you do not have to ask forgiveness for sin is not biblical.

James 4:17 "
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin."

You know what you are doing is sin , therefore you have to confess it and ask forgiveness of it. it is the grace given to you in the santifcation process which helps you come to know the sins you do to be ing able to0 be free of them. the ones you don't know ,we are to self examine to see that we are in the faith. As instructed to do before eating the Lord's Supper.

2cor 13:5 "
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified."

This was not told to do to unsaved it was instruction to those who are saved.
 
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The basis of forgiveness of sin is the blood of Jesus Christ. We are forgiven not because we ask to be forgiven, but because we are believing in Jesus Christ who shed his blood for our sin.

Having said that, I think that we should come to Christ in repentance and sorrow when we sin because we have grieved God's heart.
 

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yes you are to ask forgiveness for a sin. Hebrews 4:16 "16Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

who was this speaking to?
He is our Priest forever,

This is why we are to come as to recieve what we need. 1John 1:19 "
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to clease us from all unrighteousness.".


the idea that you do not have to ask forgiveness for sin is not biblical.

James 4:17 "
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin."

You know what you are doing is sin , therefore you have to confess it and ask forgiveness of it. it is the grace given to you in the santifcation process which helps you come to know the sins you do to be ing able to0 be free of them. the ones you don't know ,we are to self examine to see that we are in the faith. As instructed to do before eating the Lord's Supper.

2cor 13:5 "
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified."

This was not told to do to unsaved it was instruction to those who are saved.
Hey CS1, you're misusing Hebrews 4:16 by putting emphasis on obtaining mercy and grace and disregarding the purpose of such mercy and grace. It specifically says "to help in time of need" and not to obtain forgiveness of sin. It is to resist sin, to walk in victory, and ultimately, when temptation presents itself the Lord will give you the escape.

1 Corinthians 10:13 King James Version (KJV)

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

If you back up to verse 15 (in Hebrews 4), you'll notice temptation is in mind.

Hebrews 4:15 King James Version (KJV)

15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Hence, such mercy and grace is not for the sake of forgiveness but to escape temptation, to bear it, and come out on top.
 

BillG

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If all our future sins are taken care of . . . why would we even have to appear before the judgment seat of Christ to be judged: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. [2 Cor. 5:10] IF all future sins are automatically forgiven - then what "bad" is there to judge?

Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. [1 Cor. 3:13-15] IF all our future sins are forgiven, then wouldn't we ALL receive the same rewards? No one would suffer loss . . .

We are supposed to watch out so that we do not lose our rewards - Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. [2 John 1:8] I want to try my best to be confident and not ashamed before him at his coming. [1 John 2:28]

We do not lose our salvation but we will be rewarded or suffer lack of rewards - the new birth is permanent but what we do on earth matters because it determines how we are rewarded in the Millennial Kingdom. I am sure there are things in my life that I have inadvertently not ask forgiveness for and I will suffer lose of rewards but I will endeavor to ask forgiveness for those things I do that are contrary to God's will for my life. My walk matters.

I do not think that we suffer loss of reward based on whether we have inadvertently not asked for forgiveness.

I believe it refers to what we build on and teach.

We build on the foundation which is Jesus.
So what we build on and teach others is what will be judged on.
What is good survives the fire that what is not is burned up, yet we will be saved.
All be it with stunted singed eyebrows.

Yes our walk does matter and I believe it is hindered by not confessing sin.
I think also mainly from our side.
We sin, we feel bad.
If we do not confess then we are not coming before God.
The longer we leave it the harder it is to come before God.

Yet he is waiting for us to come before him to release us from the guilt.
But also to release us from the foothold we give to satan.

We must keep a short account with God. He does not want his kids walking in fear and condemnation.

I hope I make some sense.
 
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Seeking opinions on this question.

I personally say no. As all of our sins have already been forgiven, there's no reason to ask afresh. Since God looks upon His children as never having sinned (as we have the righteousness of Jesus imputed to us) our fellowship with Him can not suffer.
Should Christians repent and seek renewing of their mind every time they sin?

Yes.

Should they worry about losing their salvation and not being saved because they sin?

No.

Should we realize that sin has consequences and death is only one of those consequences?

Yes.

Jesus didn't die just to give us a ticket into heaven. He also sent the Holy spirit to walk with us and teach us to live holy lives.