Must Christians Ask For Forgiveness Every Time They Sin?
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what you have said, we, my wife and I, disagree, because it is written:
LEV. 4:27-28.
And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against
any of the Commandments of The LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
Or if his sin, which he has sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering,
a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has sinned.
it is written: 'that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that proceeds out
of the Mouth of God.'
we know that Jesus Christ is our 'substitute' for ALL sin offerings, and so we live by
the scriptural Principles, because it is 'written' that we should do so...
since becoming Christians, we can give you many instances where we have un-knowingly sinned -
and then The Holy Spirit brought it to our attention, just like the scripture says././,
take it or leave it, just sharing a part of our New-Life with you...
what you have said, we, my wife and I, disagree, because it is written:
LEV. 4:27-28.
And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against
any of the Commandments of The LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
Or if his sin, which he has sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering,
a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has sinned.
it is written: 'that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that proceeds out
of the Mouth of God.'
we know that Jesus Christ is our 'substitute' for ALL sin offerings, and so we live by
the scriptural Principles, because it is 'written' that we should do so...
since becoming Christians, we can give you many instances where we have un-knowingly sinned -
and then The Holy Spirit brought it to our attention, just like the scripture says././,
take it or leave it, just sharing a part of our New-Life with you...
Present sins which are not addressed as per Scripture will result in God having to deal with them.
1 CORINTHIANS 11
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
HEBREWS 12
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
1 CORINTHIANS 11
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
HEBREWS 12
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Christ is our 'INTERCESSOR', for ANY 'sins' we may commit...
don't you get it Bud, we wouldn't have any NEED for an ADVOCATE,
if we were 'perfect and holy', as you say you are!
1JOHN 2:1-2-3.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate
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.
hub and I together have walked this God-given-earth for over 70yrs. and have yet to meet
anyone 'equal to Jesus Christ'...
you didn't answer any of our scriptures and your didn't present any for yourself...
don't you get it Bud, we wouldn't have any NEED for an ADVOCATE,
if we were 'perfect and holy', as you say you are!
1JOHN 2:1-2-3.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate
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.
hub and I together have walked this God-given-earth for over 70yrs. and have yet to meet
anyone 'equal to Jesus Christ'...
you didn't answer any of our scriptures and your didn't present any for yourself...
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Didn't you say this - "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."
Written to born again, saved believers:
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship [communion, relationship] with us. And our fellowship [communion,relationship] is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. . . . This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship [communion, relationship] with him and yet walk in darkness [sin], we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light [no darkness, no sin], we have fellowship [communion, relationship] with one another and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
This has to do with a believer's walk. When we step out of walking in the light, we have "darkness" [sin] in us and we need to confess for forgiveness. You don't think it is necessary to ask forgiveness for sins you have committed since being born again . . . then don't.
Written to born again, saved believers:
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship [communion, relationship] with us. And our fellowship [communion,relationship] is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. . . . This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship [communion, relationship] with him and yet walk in darkness [sin], we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light [no darkness, no sin], we have fellowship [communion, relationship] with one another and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
This has to do with a believer's walk. When we step out of walking in the light, we have "darkness" [sin] in us and we need to confess for forgiveness. You don't think it is necessary to ask forgiveness for sins you have committed since being born again . . . then don't.
Sorry Preston, didn't mean to snap at you, but I'm just tired of all the bickering and personal attacks here. I don't respond well to it, mostly because I let myself get sucked into it ... but I'm trying a different approach now and just asking people not to do it. You have a difference of opinion, I understand that and am more than willing to listen and consider. But start telling me what I do or don't need to do, and all that attendant stuff ... I'm just tired of it. Share your understanding, pray people give it consideration instead of target practice, and leave it up to the Holy Spirit as to what people do or do not need to do. Can we try that, people? All of us? I apologize to everyone here that I have engaged in with this type of behavior and ask your forgiveness. And maybe in repentance we can try and find a new path.
Wrong. 1 John 1 was written to unbelievers, the "you" he referred to in verse 3.
Paul Ellis points this out:
Verse 3 (John's audience, the "You" - unbelievers) They do not have fellowship with us as we have with God. They are alienated from the life of God. (Ephesians 4:18)
Christians: We have fellowship with Christ and all the members of His body (1 Corinthians 1:9, John 1:7)
Verse 5: (The "You" - unbelievers) They need to hear the message that that John has heard.
Christians: We have heard and believe the message. (Romans 10:17)
Verse 6 (The "You" - unbelievers) They walk in darkness. And do not live by the truth.
Christians: We walk in the light (John 8:12) We have met the truth and walk in the truth. (John 1:4, 14:6)
Verse 7: (The "You" - unbelievers) They need to be purified from all sin.
Christians: We have been purified from all sin. (Hebrews 10:10)
Verse 8: (The "You" - unbelievers) They are deceived.
Christians: We are filled with the Spirit of Truth. (John 14:7)
Verse 9: (The "You" - unbelievers) They need to be purified from all unrighteousness.
Christians: We have been made righteous. (1 Corinthians 6:11, Ephesians 1:7)
Verse 10: (The "You" - unbelievers) They are calling God a liar. God's word has no place in their lives.
Christians: We agree with God. (Romans 10:9-13) His word lives in us. (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
Exact opposites.
https://escapetoreality.org/2012/06/14/is-1-john-1-for-believers/
Paul Ellis points this out:
Verse 3 (John's audience, the "You" - unbelievers) They do not have fellowship with us as we have with God. They are alienated from the life of God. (Ephesians 4:18)
Christians: We have fellowship with Christ and all the members of His body (1 Corinthians 1:9, John 1:7)
Verse 5: (The "You" - unbelievers) They need to hear the message that that John has heard.
Christians: We have heard and believe the message. (Romans 10:17)
Verse 6 (The "You" - unbelievers) They walk in darkness. And do not live by the truth.
Christians: We walk in the light (John 8:12) We have met the truth and walk in the truth. (John 1:4, 14:6)
Verse 7: (The "You" - unbelievers) They need to be purified from all sin.
Christians: We have been purified from all sin. (Hebrews 10:10)
Verse 8: (The "You" - unbelievers) They are deceived.
Christians: We are filled with the Spirit of Truth. (John 14:7)
Verse 9: (The "You" - unbelievers) They need to be purified from all unrighteousness.
Christians: We have been made righteous. (1 Corinthians 6:11, Ephesians 1:7)
Verse 10: (The "You" - unbelievers) They are calling God a liar. God's word has no place in their lives.
Christians: We agree with God. (Romans 10:9-13) His word lives in us. (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
Exact opposites.
https://escapetoreality.org/2012/06/14/is-1-john-1-for-believers/
I agree 100% that God will chasten a wayward child for bad behavior, but He does not judge us as sinners. If He did, we would not be called "righteous", "holy", and "perfect".
We have the very righteousness of Jesus imputed to us. We are as sinless now as Jesus is. We are as holy as He is. If any sins are attributed to us, then the righteousness of Jesus is flawed.
By the one sacrifice of Jesus we have been made perfect forever. (Hebrews 10:12-14)
We cannot be perfect if we still have sins attributed to us.
We have the very righteousness of Jesus imputed to us. We are as sinless now as Jesus is. We are as holy as He is. If any sins are attributed to us, then the righteousness of Jesus is flawed.
By the one sacrifice of Jesus we have been made perfect forever. (Hebrews 10:12-14)
We cannot be perfect if we still have sins attributed to us.
Yes, even the accidental or hidden ones. He judges the intents of our hearts. If we say we have not sinned we make Him out to be the liar .Sinning is what sinners do daily. We live in a corrupted world. No one is walking on water.
If God was to take into account even the least and require payment (eternal separation) who could stand before Hid throne of Grace and receive mercy. We fear Him because with Him their is forgiveness . Without him no forgiveness. He forgives all even the secret ones.
If God was to take into account even the least and require payment (eternal separation) who could stand before Hid throne of Grace and receive mercy. We fear Him because with Him their is forgiveness . Without him no forgiveness. He forgives all even the secret ones.
Catholics will always think their sin can cause issues.....keeps em coming to the box to confess to the sinful man sitting inside the box with them.....if that does not work they can buy sin or pay to have one prayed into heaven...................and like I said....they keep JESUS perpetually nailed to the cross....................!!