Must Christians Ask For Forgiveness Every Time They Sin?

[Ariel82]

Well said.
I don’t want to derail the thread but just so you would knowI was looking at the line where you had said that one of the most powerful statements In the bible Is JESUS wept.
I see what you mean when you say that the body Is also affected but I would say It In a different way and say that your body shows what can be seen by men.

Ahhh but men so often trust what their fleshly eyes can see but miss the angels that surround us in the spiritual realm,

Jesus suffered and died upon the cross and people who did not know Him assumed he was a sinner and deserving of his fate,

even Jesus disciples asked why a man was born blind: was it due to his sin or his parents?

Jesus said it was neither.

We can see someone suffering physically but that is not always a reflection of their sin....like Jesus they may be enduring pain because of our sins.

Cancer would be a prime example. Or kids dying from leukemia due to the Atomic bomb. Or people who lost limbs due to landmines.

Suffering is due to sin, but not always our own sins.

Yet we look to the day when Jesus returns to establish the New Heaven and New Earth and we are given resurrected bodies. Until that day we walk one right and faithful step at a time with our Savior as our guide.

 

[Ariel82]

The ONLY sin jesus did not die for.

????? Really? You might have to explain that one.

Jesus didn't die for the sin of unbelief?

 

[eternally-gratefull]

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first of all 'BUD', we, hub and myself are perceiving you as an adversary!

you are obviously not well read in the Holy Scriptures... you are totally 'off the wall'...

but, know this, you are Loved, even in your ignorance... take this as you will, but it is what
you have spoken, which must be from a 'religion' that is totally from satan...

Can you or your hubby answer his question? I am sure others want to know also. You made A statment that appeared to say God only forgives those sins we confess. Instead of attacking you. Budman gave you the courtesy of not judging you but asking you. and you attacked him. Thats not very nice.

 

[Budman]

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you are obviously clueless', we don't mean to sound dis-respectful, but,
may God have give His plentiful mercy and give you a sense of a desire
to seek Him on your own, and NOT what the 'world' has 'planted' into your brain'...

Uh huh.

Look, here's the skinny. If you have any sins that are attributed to you, that are left in your account, that you must have forgiven, you are lost and there's nothing you can do about it.

Here's why: One sin will damn you. If there is a single sin of yours yet to be paid for, then God must separate from you. The Holy Spirit must leave you. You will not be holy, righteous, nor perfect, as God said all of His children are.

You will not be able to ever be saved, because the Bible says without the shedding of blood there is NO remission of sins. Since the Bible also says the sacrifice of Jesus was a one-time only event, He's not coming back to die for anymore sins, your situation would be hopeless.

Either all sins were paid for and forgiven at the cross, or we're all doomed.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

We need to see the entire verse in order to understand that phrase.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Rom 8:1 KJV)

You do not get it, Those who are IN CHRIST are those who Walk not after the fesh. It is who they are, they are new creatures, They are not dogs that keep going back to their vomit (the world) they are made new in christ.

Walking not after the flesh is not a requirement, it is a description of those who are in christ.

 

[tourist]

Like I said, repent of your sins and trust Christ alone for salvation. The good news is christ came to die for a hell deserving sinner like you and me and we can be given everlasting life and saved from the wrath to come

I did that. Long ago. And it's not the issue we're discussing.

I did too in 1969. That was the year of my salvation that was made possible from the shed blood of Jesus dying on the cross for my sins. I have stumbled many times since then but Jesus was a faithful servant to me and washed only my feet as the rest of me was clean. Jesus rose from the dead so that I will one day rise also.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

If the foundation of your salvation is faith in Christ, then yes.

Sin is defined by the Law.

Salvation is defined by Christ Jesus.

Yes the body is what suffers the consequences of sin. However can your body suffer and your soul and spirit stay unaffected?

One of the most powerful statement in the bible is "Jesus wept"

I believe our soul weeps when we sin and rejoices when we turn back to the Light and walk again with His holy spirit.

not all sin is defined by the law. there are many sins the law does not show. Other than that, I agree.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

????? Really? You might have to explain that one.

Jesus didn't die for the sin of unbelief?

He who does not believe is condemned already,

If jesus died for unbelief, no one would go to hell. Another term for unbelief is blasphemy of the HS. You have basically called him a liar as for the gospel. and replaced his gospel with some other gospel. whatever that gospel may be. it all is based in unbelief.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

Uh huh.

Look, here's the skinny. If you have any sins that are attributed to you, that are left in your account, that you must have forgiven, you are lost and there's nothing you can do about it.

Here's why: One sin will damn you. If there is a single sin of yours yet to be paid for, then God must separate from you. The Holy Spirit must leave you. You will not be holy, righteous, nor perfect, as God said all of His children are.

You will not be able to ever be saved, because the Bible says without the shedding of blood there is NO remission of sins. Since the Bible also says the sacrifice of Jesus was a one-time only event, He's not coming back to die for anymore sins, your situation would be hopeless.

Either all sins were paid for and forgiven at the cross, or we're all doomed.

sadly much of the church has lost this basic truth.

 

[Ariel82]

He who does not believe is condemned already,

If jesus died for unbelief, no one would go to hell. Another term for unbelief is blasphemy of the HS. You have basically called him a liar as for the gospel. and replaced his gospel with some other gospel. whatever that gospel may be. it all is based in unbelief.

Blasphemy of the Holy spirit is saying that Jesus wasn't from God but the Holy spirit in Him was actually demonic.

Unbelief could be defined as such but it's kind of confusing. Especially when we have a Bible verse that says "Lord I believe, help my unbelief."

I can understand the sin you are referring to but not sure I would label it the "sin of unbelief" mainly because there are different degrees of unbelief and Jesus definitely can help us overcome our lack of faith (which is also refered to as unbelief). Just as Jesus helps us overcome our doublemindedness.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

Blasphemy of the Holy spirit is saying that Jesus wasn't from God but the Holy spirit in Him was actually demonic.

Unbelief could be defined as such but it's kind of confusing. Especially when we have a Bible verse that says "Lord I believe, help my unbelief."

I can understand the sin you are referring to but not sure I would label it the "sin of unbelief" mainly because there are different degrees of unbelief and Jesus definitely can help us overcome our lack of faith (which is also refered to as unbelief). Just as Jesus helps us overcome our doublemindedness.

I am talking about unbelief in the gospel for salvation (christ) Not unbelief in can God heal my daughter. which has no bearing on ones eternal life

The eople who were in DANGER of commiting blasphemy, called the HS a liar. they dissented from the teachings of CHrist, when he said all things he says or does is in the power of the spirit. When you reject the gospel. your dissenting from the HS. If you die in this state you die in a state of unbelief. that sin was not paid on the cross.

 

[seed_time_harvest]

Uh huh.

Look, here's the skinny. If you have any sins that are attributed to you, that are left in your account, that you must have forgiven, you are lost and there's nothing you can do about it.

Here's why: One sin will damn you. If there is a single sin of yours yet to be paid for, then God must separate from you. The Holy Spirit must leave you. You will not be holy, righteous, nor perfect, as God said all of His children are.

You will not be able to ever be saved, because the Bible says without the shedding of blood there is NO remission of sins. Since the Bible also says the sacrifice of Jesus was a one-time only event, He's not coming back to die for anymore sins, your situation would be hopeless.

Either all sins were paid for and forgiven at the cross, or we're all doomed.

These words would be excellent to read on the church led bulletin sign.

 

[Budman]

I am talking about unbelief in the gospel for salvation (christ) Not unbelief in can God heal my daughter. which has no bearing on ones eternal life

The eople who were in DANGER of commiting blasphemy, called the HS a liar. they dissented from the teachings of CHrist, when he said all things he says or does is in the power of the spirit. When you reject the gospel. your dissenting from the HS. If you die in this state you die in a state of unbelief. that sin was not paid on the cross.

"And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent." (John 5:37-38)

 

[preston39]

To answer the OP’s question: Must Christians Ask For Forgiveness Every Time They Sin?, the answer would be no.

However, Jesus Himself (Mt. 6:12; Lk. 11:4) told us to ask for forgiveness when we pray. John, the one Jesus loved, also instructed us to ask for forgiveness of sins. This teaching is irrefutable and shouldn’t be seconded guessed, and makes sense. We are in a relationship with Christ and when we fail Him by not keeping His commandments it is only natural to ask for forgiveness. This happens in any healthy relationship.

However, I’m thankful our salvation is not dependent on our ability to remember every sin we commit; nonetheless, it is important to ask forgiveness for every sin we are made aware of by the Holy Spirit or another Christian (Mt. 18:15-17; Gal. 6:1) Usually, these sins are cumulative or macro rather than micro sins—an ongoing issue caused by anger, arrogance, unharnessed sexual desire etc.

James wrote:

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death (1:14, 15).

The way to defeat temptation is through recognizing the lust/sin exist, asking for forgiveness, and relying on the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome them. Sin is just like some people—ignoring them won’t make them go away. Just ignoring sin or lust in our lives won’t make them go away, either.

S...,

Sounds as though you have forgotten;

The Bible says we must ..."pray without ceasing". Now we know that is symbolic and not literal. But, it does mean pray often.

The Holy Spirit does not select sin for forgiveness. If the heart is right with G-d...we are prompted when we sin. for all sin must be included in our repentance steps.

Common sense is mentioned in scriptures some 15-20 times.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

"And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent." (John 5:37-38)

John 6:
[SUP]35 [/SUP]And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. [SUP]36[/SUP]But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. [SUP]37 [/SUP]All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. [SUP]38 [/SUP]For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. [SUP]39 [/SUP]This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. [SUP]40 [/SUP]And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

 

[RickyZ]

The ONLY sin jesus did not die for.

And yet somehow you believe unbelief can be forgiven..?

 

[RickyZ]

He who does not believe is condemned already,

If jesus died for unbelief, no one would go to hell. Another term for unbelief is blasphemy of the HS. You have basically called him a liar as for the gospel. and replaced his gospel with some other gospel. whatever that gospel may be. it all is based in unbelief.

I've always seen a tie between unbelief and blaspheme of the Holy Spirit. It would seem to me the only sin that cannot be forgiven is the failure to ask for forgiveness!

 

[CS1]

Did you or did you not say we are REQUIRED to ask forgiveness?

From what I have seen in scripture if you sin you have to ask forgiveness. If you are Christian and you sin and know that you have sinned you are to ask forgiveness for that that sin.

Now If we read Rom 6 & 7 we know as Christians we are to be dead to sin. Should we sin more that grace abound more Heaven forbid" the power of GrACE is something we really do not know about however, our relationship of sinning aginst a God who is Holy and HE we not repay the wages of sin is not Biblical. we are to be Holy as He is holy . So if we have an issue with sinning in our life then in the santifcation process ther Holy Spirit works with us to show us our short falls .

He reproves of sin.

 

[Nehemiah6]

Either all sins were paid for and forgiven at the cross, or we're all doomed.

Of course all sins were paid for at the Cross. But not all sins were AUTOMATICALLY FORGIVEN. That is the fundamental fallacy that you simply cannot seem to get rid of. If all sins were automatically forgiven, we would not have these words of Christ:

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:15,16)

Furthermore, if Christians did not need to deal with their present sins, we would not have instructions in Scripture telling Christians what they must do. Christians could simply keep sinning and say they have already been forgiven, so "let us do evil that good may come".

 

[CS1]

Of course all sins were paid for at the Cross. But not all sins were AUTOMATICALLY FORGIVEN. That is the fundamental fallacy that you simply cannot seem to get rid of. If all sins were automatically forgiven, we would not have these words of Christ:

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:15,16)

Furthermore, if Christians did not need to deal with their present sins, we would not have instructions in Scripture telling Christians what they must do. Christians could simply keep sinning and say they have already been forgiven, so "let us do evil that good may come".

SO TRUE what I find troubling is the condemnation those who can't understand this imediately assume were doomed by asking God to foirgive a sin we know we did LOL.