Obsession with Confession (1 John 1:9, sin confession)
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Technically, you contradict Jesus Christ, who said,
"And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven."
and/or
"Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
"And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven."
and/or
"Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
Sorry Gr8grace, Magenta is right on this one. I understand what you are saying, but the only reason they are being judged by their deeds is because they don't have belief in Jesus. Hence, the sin of disbelief in Jesus' by all accounts is truly the only sin that matters on an eternal perspective. Remember, Jesus took the sins of the whole world, not just believers. That is not Universalism, thats just Gospel. Of course to attribute that forgiveness to their account, if you will, they need to cash in the check with belief by the drawing of the Holy Spirit.
I think we disagree on what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is... I see it as a continuous denial of Jesus Christ, it is only unpardonable so long as it is being committed. That being, in the state of disbelief and rejection of Jesus Christ and what He accomplished through His death and resurrection.
I think we disagree on what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is... I see it as a continuous denial of Jesus Christ, it is only unpardonable so long as it is being committed. That being, in the state of disbelief and rejection of Jesus Christ and what He accomplished through His death and resurrection.
My understanding is that the blasphemy stands as a refusal to believe God, a refusal to accept the gift of life offered through Jesus, and they then remain in their dead-to-God state, having not been reborn of the Spirit, and pass into death, the second death, following their resurrection at the time of judgement.
Addressed to Ken by:
Ken, I was thinking the same thing. I see all sin as willful. In my personal life, as I have matured in Christ, I have become much more sensitive to potential sin in my life, and this makes it much easier to recognize that what something that I'm doing is sin in God's eyes. The Bible says that if I am guilty of one sin, I guilty of them all.
Ken, I was thinking the same thing. I see all sin as willful. In my personal life, as I have matured in Christ, I have become much more sensitive to potential sin in my life, and this makes it much easier to recognize that what something that I'm doing is sin in God's eyes. The Bible says that if I am guilty of one sin, I guilty of them all.
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I agree.
New American Standard Bible
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
New American Standard Bible
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
I hope I did not come across that way to you, as there was no intention on my part to "lord" it over anyone in expressing my belief on the matter under discussion. I started out knowing next to nothing. I am not trying to say you know next to nothing, though... just that we all start at the foot of the cross, broken sinners knowing only that we are unworthy to receive the free gift offered, and proceed from there. I hope you do not leave just because you realize you have more to learn. I learn a lot in venues like this. 
So we gotcha? lol Admit defeat, haha! Only kidding. It wasn't so much a gotcha moment as we were giving you the verse that was being referenced in regards to the sins of the whole world being paid for. You posted a verse and a rebuttal verse was given. It shouldn't repel you, but give you food for thought.
Admit defeat, haha! Only kidding. It wasn't so much a gotcha moment as we were giving you the verse that was being referenced in regards to the sins of the whole world being paid for. You posted a verse and a rebuttal verse was given. It shouldn't repel you, but give you food for thought.