Must Christians Ask For Forgiveness Every Time They Sin?
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John 20:20-23
[SUP]20 [/SUP]When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. [SUP]21 [/SUP]Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” [SUP]22 [/SUP]And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. [SUP]23 [/SUP]If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
[SUP]20 [/SUP]When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. [SUP]21 [/SUP]Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” [SUP]22 [/SUP]And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. [SUP]23 [/SUP]If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
1 Cor 5: 6Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7For we live by faith, not by sight. 8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
That's just one scripture of many that say in the end we will be held to account for how we lived.
1 Cor 3: 10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. 14If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.
So yes, while sin will not affect our salvation, it will affect what we receive (or lose) in 'heaven'.
1JOHN 2:1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-18-27-28-29.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin,
we have an ADVOCATE - (INTERCESSOR) with The Father, Jesus Christ The Righteous:
And He is The Propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His Commandments.
He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
But whoso keeps His Word, in him verily is the Love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him.
He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.
Brethren, I write no new Commandment unto you, but an old Commandment which ye had
from the beginning. The old Commandment is The Word which you have heard from the beginning.
Again, a new Commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you:
because the darkness is past, and The True Light now shineth.
He that saith he is in The Light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
He that loveth his brother abideth in The Light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you:
but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie,
and even as it hath taught you, you shall abide in Him.
And now, little children, abide in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence,
and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
If you know that He is Righteous, you know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him.
ROMAMS 8:34.
Who is He that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again,
who is even at the right hand of God, Who also makes intercession (prayer-entreat) for us. (daily)
Please, don't deny our Holy Saviour's promise to 'intercede' for us when we become weak or suffer,
it's His Job-Word, to help us maintain our Holy Connection to our Creator through Himself...
1PETER 2:9.
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;
that you should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness
into His marvellous Light:
EPH. 5:2.
And walk in Love, as Christ also has Loved us, and has given Himself for us
an Offering and a Sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. (this is a real tell in our walk/calling-out)
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin,
we have an ADVOCATE - (INTERCESSOR) with The Father, Jesus Christ The Righteous:
And He is The Propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His Commandments.
He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
But whoso keeps His Word, in him verily is the Love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him.
He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.
Brethren, I write no new Commandment unto you, but an old Commandment which ye had
from the beginning. The old Commandment is The Word which you have heard from the beginning.
Again, a new Commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you:
because the darkness is past, and The True Light now shineth.
He that saith he is in The Light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
He that loveth his brother abideth in The Light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you:
but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie,
and even as it hath taught you, you shall abide in Him.
And now, little children, abide in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence,
and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
If you know that He is Righteous, you know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him.
ROMAMS 8:34.
Who is He that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again,
who is even at the right hand of God, Who also makes intercession (prayer-entreat) for us. (daily)
Please, don't deny our Holy Saviour's promise to 'intercede' for us when we become weak or suffer,
it's His Job-Word, to help us maintain our Holy Connection to our Creator through Himself...
1PETER 2:9.
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;
that you should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness
into His marvellous Light:
EPH. 5:2.
And walk in Love, as Christ also has Loved us, and has given Himself for us
an Offering and a Sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. (this is a real tell in our walk/calling-out)
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If we have even a single sin attributed to us and unforgiven, we are condemned, lost, cut of from God and have not the Holy Spirit.
. . . seems like you are the one saying we lose our salvation if we sin once we are born again . . AND we WILL sin for we are NOT perfect.
. . . seems like you are the one saying we lose our salvation if we sin once we are born again . . AND we WILL sin for we are NOT perfect.
Jesus gave himself for our sins and for the sins of the world - when Jesus died I wasn't even born yet - I had NO sins to be forgiven for. When I repented, confessed Jesus as Lord and believed God raised him from the dead - scripture says God set Jesus Christ to be the propitiation through faith for the remission of sins that are past [Rom. 3:25; 2 Peter 1:9]. Now I am born again, cleansed, nothing is in the way of my RELATIONSHIP with God. Notice the word - relationship. Relationship is NOT salvation.
NOPE, I never said we would lose our salvation . . . forgiveness restores the RELATIONSHIP. Just as in ANY relationship in a family or with friends.
I believe Jesus paid for all sins - once we are saved - slate wiped clean. Do we still sin? Yes. What do we do with all these sins that are straining our relationship/fellowship with the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. We ask forgiveness and are relationship is restored. When my kids or grandkids do something wrong - I am unhappy, I am grieved, which puts a strain on our relationship - they are STILL MY KIDS and/or grandkids - I don't disown them!!! When they come to me for forgiveness - I forgive them and our RELATIONSHIP is restored. This is how I see 1 John 1.