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True - it's just a figure of speech. And represents laziness - an unwillingness to take more than minimal effort on one's own part.

I see the need for continual forgiveness, because I see God's Word as showing that it is required. If one repents of their sins, God forgives them. But if they choose not to repent - that's willfully turning away from God. God lets them go if they choose to do so. He doesn't force...

The "works" or in other words, "fruit" of repentance must precede any following "works" or "fruit" that follows. Sorry if I wasn't clear. Repentance is a change of mind - a desire to be pleasing to God - a remorse for former sins. The thief on the cross had to have repented, since Jesus...

Well, it's true that a Christian may unintentionally be a "couch potato" in some matters - I can agree with that. But anyone who intentionally puts up with this sin without repenting of it, doesn't have a right relationship with God. If he's a believer and failing to repent of it - there's...

I agree with many things you said on this subject, and on the things i can agree with as being accurate according to the scriptures - I can say you expressed well! One thing I couldn't agree on - was your saying that since it didn't state that David's sin against Bathsheba endangered his...

That's true, I've heard many pastors say! But if they don't repent of it - God is going to judge them for it. I don't think God has given all people - by the way - the same spiritual gifts. We are all to use spiritual gifts - Romans 12 and I Corinthians 12. I don't think all people have...

You're right! There are no "couch potatoes" - who are truly saved! I made a mistake by mentioning the passage about the fact that God chastens sons. Since as I agree - any person who thinks he's saved - and yet makes no effort to live a holy life towards God - isn't saved - he only thinks...

Many sincere Christians explain the way to receive salvation a bit differently from one another. It's true that teaching it as correctly as possible - will get the best results. All Christians who explain it to others should always pray for God's help and guidance in explaining it to others...

Hi! True - salvation is a progressive thing. But it has to be real in order to even begin - and to be real, requires sincerity and repentance - a willingness to let God be lord of one's life. Though many believers aren't at first - wholeheartedly obedient to God - prayerfully doing...

Well, here is what I see: Though Jesus died on the cross for the sins of the world, none are pardoned by it - except for those who first come to repentance and accept Him as Lord and Savior of one's life. It's true that spiritual improvements will continue on after one gets converted to...

Well, Jesus Himself, said that action is required of a person - before God can save Him. God is the first one to seek people - that's true. But God doesn't make robots. He requires that we make the choice to repent, before He will save us. Think of all the Bible verses that preach...

Well, I see evidences that Paul did preach the necessity for repentance: 2 Cor 7:10 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. KJV 2 Tim 2:25-26 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God...

Sorry we don't agree on that. Luke 16:13 13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. KJV It says one must receive Jesus as "Lord" - that is another word for...

Sorry - I didn't mean to do that! God bless you!

It looks like we agree pretty much the same as each other on this subject. I don't exactly in what ways we don't quite agree, as all I noticed is what we agree on, and I can't see anything I didn't agree on - of what you said. As you say, it isn't abiding by Moses' laws that saves us, as...

Here is an example of unintentional sins, that God forgives whenever Christians sincerely repent of them: Paul here - is describing the regular struggle a Christian has against unintentional sins in their lives: Rom 7:20-25 20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin...

No. Some sins are of the accidental kind. While others are not accidental - but are instead willful sins. People are judged for all willful sins against God. It isn't possible to be 100% sinlessly perfect - only Jesus was capable of that. Here is a passage that demonstrates the...

God requires us to "sacrifice" ourselves to God, and without doing that - we can't be acceptable to Him! This means to wholeheartedly serve Him and to not try to keep back any of the sacrifice! Hypocritical "sacrifices" unto God, aren't acceptable to Him! He demands sincerity! And if...