We must take the whole bible, and all the scriptures into account as Paul did preach on baptism and confession.
1 John 1:9 does say we have to confess our sins, when we do sin again to be forgiven and cleansed of that sin. The bible nowhere teaches the false teaching getting thrown widely around that your future sins are automatically forgiven and covered at the time you accepted Christ.
Peter in 2 Peter 1:9 and Paul in Romans 3:25 both say only past sins for forgiven at our conversion, and 1 John gives the answer on how future sins are forgiven by confessing them. These are God's words through the writings of the Apostles, not mine.
This leads to exactly what I was saying before, as people are confirming the word to fit their ways and wants instead of confirming themselves to the Lord's ways. It is easier for those who love their lives to twist His words to fit their life, then to change their life to fit His standards. Lord Jesus clearly says do not love this world or the things in this world, as He was making a point that if you love this world and its things more then Him then you can not fully give your self to Him. Only those who take up their (cross) issues and give them completely to Him to take care of will be His disciples.
Being a disciple means a student and follower of that Teacher, but some have lost sight on the following part...........
Here we have the problem that leaves many churches half empty, others lacking the power available and people believing they are shut out of the kingdom.
Jesus not just die to wipe the slate clean at the point of conversion. You have to stop just believing what a minister tells you(or infers) or your notions of what sounds correct to your natural reasoning. God does not reason as man does. If Jesus only died to wipe the slate clean at the point of conversion, the Christian MUST live under a law of righteousness before God, can you not see that?
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Righteousness Through Faith
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21 [/SUP]But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. [SUP]
22 [/SUP]This righteousness is given through faith in[SUP]
[h][/SUP] Jesus Christ to all who believe Rom 3:20-22
The Christian has a righteousness before God APART from works of the law(or observing the law) When you observe the law you do not sin. Therefore, if you have a righteousness before God apart from observing the law, you have a righteousness before God that does not depend on your sin. Therefore Jesus did not just die at Calvary to wipe the slate clean at the point of conversion, he died for all your sin. To emphasise the point:
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith
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[e][/SUP] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”[SUP]
[ Rom 1:17
[/SUP]That righteousness is from first to last, the whole of your Christian life.
I do not set aside the grace of God, if righteousness could be gained through the law Christ died for nothing Gal 2:21
If Jesus only died to wipe the slate clean at the point of conversion, you are under a righteousness before God of obedience to the law, either you obey the law or you are condemned.
not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in[SUP]
[a][/SUP] Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith Phil3:9
And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ
once for all Heb10:10
But when this priest had offered
for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, [SUP]
13 [/SUP]and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. [SUP]
14 [/SUP]For by one sacrifice he has made
perfect forever those who are
being made holy Heb 10:13&14
I hope you get into the new covenant, most do not accept it who go to church sadly. But biblically speaking, it is the only way to overcome sin.
For sin shall not be your master, for you are not under law but under grace(through faith in Christ Rom 6:14
If Jesus died only to wipe the slate clean at the point of conversion, you do live under the law, and you can only be righteous in God's sight/justified by obedience to it once saved.
Many after drinking the old wine don't want the new, for they say ''the old is better''
Luke 5:39
