I'm reading a post from another Christian on another web site about 1 John 1:9 This Christian man along with many other Christians posted their views on 1 John 1:9. I'm in agreement with this Christian. I've never met him., no nothing about him. I only know he and I agree on this.
I understand, I was simply stating the way I was taught and brought up. I was taught that i could lose my salvation if I didn’t confess my all my sins. I also do not think that I can break fellowship with God due to sin. Satan would love for you to think that, therefore causing you to fall into guilt and condemnation and sin consious instead of Christ consious. Anything to get your focus off of Christ and on you.
When I sin, I confess my righteousness in Christ. God is not in a swivel chair, when I sin he doesn’t turn his back on me untill I confess than he swings back around. If I go down that road of losing my fellowship with Christ when ever I sin, I would always feel like I couldn’t have fellowship with God. If I sin, than confess my sin, I am saying that I am now sinless from that point on untill I sin again. If I say I have no sin than I am a liar and the truth is not in us. 1John 1:9 says Christ cleanses me from ALL unrighteousness which connotates a one time cleansing.
The first part of 1John 1, John is writing to the Gnostics unbelievers in the church who say they have no sin. Thus 1John 1:9 is sandwiched in between the two verses (8 and 10) that brings that out. If we acknowledge that we have sinned (verse 9) then he will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I acknowledged, confessed and agreed with God about my sin one time, that was when I accepted Jesus as Lord. I am cleansed from ALL unrighteousness.
I understand, I was simply stating the way I was taught and brought up. I was taught that i could lose my salvation if I didn’t confess my all my sins. I also do not think that I can break fellowship with God due to sin. Satan would love for you to think that, therefore causing you to fall into guilt and condemnation and sin consious instead of Christ consious. Anything to get your focus off of Christ and on you.
When I sin, I confess my righteousness in Christ. God is not in a swivel chair, when I sin he doesn’t turn his back on me untill I confess than he swings back around. If I go down that road of losing my fellowship with Christ when ever I sin, I would always feel like I couldn’t have fellowship with God. If I sin, than confess my sin, I am saying that I am now sinless from that point on untill I sin again. If I say I have no sin than I am a liar and the truth is not in us. 1John 1:9 says Christ cleanses me from ALL unrighteousness which connotates a one time cleansing.
The first part of 1John 1, John is writing to the Gnostics unbelievers in the church who say they have no sin. Thus 1John 1:9 is sandwiched in between the two verses (8 and 10) that brings that out. If we acknowledge that we have sinned (verse 9) then he will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I acknowledged, confessed and agreed with God about my sin one time, that was when I accepted Jesus as Lord. I am cleansed from ALL unrighteousness.
This is another share from another Christian who also understands about what righteousness means that may not agree with the majority here on this thread. We don't attain it., we have it in Christ. This is not about sinless perfection. This is about our righteous standing in Christ that causes us no longer to be under the the law of sin and death. We are now under a new covenant. The old one is OBSOLETE.
Hebrews 8:13 By calling this covenant "new" He ahs made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
Just because not all Christians here on CC don't see this confession issue the same way does not make all us other Christians wrong who don't see it the exact same way. Just because today on this thread there are more who agree and less who do it's not an indication of the whole truth. Truth is not established on us taking a vote. It has to be established by the Word of God. The Bible and the Holy Spirit is our standard even if what is being shared is not popular.
In answer to another Christian;
Emmanuel, from God’s perspective he has taken care of the sin problem, one time in love for us through the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Read this scripture and understand we are free from sin, period. Sin is of the devil. Righteousness is of God, given to us as a gift, through belief alone in Christ.
1 John 3:5-9
“And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
After being born of God, we are converted from a sinner into a child of God. The sinner is reckoned by God to be crucified with Christ. Child of God is reckoned by God to be alive in Christ, under grace, not under law. Where there is no law, there is no sin. “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Romans 4:8. We are blessed!
The site you got your quotes from apparently believes in a doctrine called hypergrace, because it has this advertising pic.
The site's name is https://escapetoreality.org/2014/06/03/1-john-1v9-the-right-question/, just in case I need to prove it to somebody.
I posted a comment on the site, and it gave me this message: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Normally, I don't think anything about moderating a comment section, until I noticed that about 96% of the comments were favorable, and no comment with any clout against the topic was there. It's easy to "stack the deck" when you have total control of what's being said on your site. He could have easily wrote those comments himself.
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