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M
The reason I started this thread was because I struggled with this for years I kept wondering if I'm the only Christian who still sins on a daily basis. As I read about Paul Peter and John and their way of life I thought to myself I'm so far off from them but in my heart I desired to follow God and to be honest I even question my salvation ,but I believe that Satan wants us to believe this and tries to keep us alone in these thoughts
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Excuse my grammar
K
God will forgive you for intentional sinning and unintentional sinning. We do both every day, but we really try not to willfully sin (knowing something is wrong but doing it anyway)because that is worse and it grieves the Holy Spirit. There is a Psalm of David that speaks of God's wonderful forgiveness.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. [SUP]2 [/SUP]Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
[SUP]9 [/SUP]Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
[SUP]10 [/SUP]Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
[SUP]14 [/SUP]Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
[SUP]15 [/SUP]O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. [SUP]2 [/SUP]Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
[SUP]9 [/SUP]Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
[SUP]10 [/SUP]Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
[SUP]14 [/SUP]Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
[SUP]15 [/SUP]O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
T
You sound new in the Lord. We have all been conditioned by old time religion that put so much emphasis on sin and/or the law. The law is good - it shows us that we are in fact sinners. But after accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior, we need to, and hopefully will begin to understand how much His precious blood has accomplished for us. And as we grow in Him, the more we will automatically start expressing His nature instead of ours.
Don't expect too much from yourself. This may sound harsh, but you cannot please God. Only His Son pleases Him. So when He sees His Son expressed from and out of you, then He is pleased.
It's O.K. to fail. But don't go back to the starting line to start over. Just get up and stay in the race. You'll be O.K.
Don't expect too much from yourself. This may sound harsh, but you cannot please God. Only His Son pleases Him. So when He sees His Son expressed from and out of you, then He is pleased.
It's O.K. to fail. But don't go back to the starting line to start over. Just get up and stay in the race. You'll be O.K.
T
Well that's good. But we still have this 'thing' in the back of our minds that we have to be, or strive to be perfect. We don't. We just have to love the Lord Jesus for what He has done for us. It's as simple as that.
"But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." 2 Cor. 11:3.
We, are the ones who make it complicated.
"But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." 2 Cor. 11:3.
We, are the ones who make it complicated.
M
Thanks Tripsin about 2 weeks ago my wife lost her sister to cancer we looked after her and her alzheimers husband
for almost a year.She was a godly woman loved the Lord and inspired me in many ways.At the time of her death
it was sad to see her stuggling with cancer and she was so afraid of dying and it made me question as I did today about my own walk sometimes.I guess that's why I brought up the subject.
for almost a year.She was a godly woman loved the Lord and inspired me in many ways.At the time of her death
it was sad to see her stuggling with cancer and she was so afraid of dying and it made me question as I did today about my own walk sometimes.I guess that's why I brought up the subject.
T
Certainly the Lord uses these events in time to draw us closer to Him and go deeper. It's a good thing. It makes me think I better get my stuff together because He is coming back soon. But I don't beat myself up - I know I'm weak, but I also know he loves me.
Did you ever read what the Lord had against the seven churches in Revelation? Look at the church in Philadelphia. He didn't have anything against them. He was pleased with them. All they had was 1) a little strength, 2) kept His word, and 3) did not deny His name. For that He sat before them an open door that could not be shut. That's us. Praise the Lord.
Did you ever read what the Lord had against the seven churches in Revelation? Look at the church in Philadelphia. He didn't have anything against them. He was pleased with them. All they had was 1) a little strength, 2) kept His word, and 3) did not deny His name. For that He sat before them an open door that could not be shut. That's us.
Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. Sounds like you have been liberated into 'Right Believing.' Me too.
I like that: "I don't have to thnk about it."
I like that: "I don't have to thnk about it."