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Yes, repent from all your doubt, turn to God and believe the gospel.

No, I wasn't messing around and by chance came to Christ. I had someone lead me in prayer, but though I might have said, "forgive me of my sins", I never repented of anything, because I thought I was a pretty good person, as is, at the time. My thoughts weren't on the repentance, but on knowing...

There's a difference between HAVING sin and BEING one. The scripture you are referring to talks about us HAVING sin in us. That doesn't make us sinners. Sinners don't have the new bottle skins for the NEW WINE, but the righteous do. Let me give you some example of what God has to say about...

I was looking for that verse. Think about what you are implying Paul as saying. Do you really think Paul was saying, he IS, currently or in the present tense, the worst, biggest, or chiefest of sinners? If that be true, then why are we following a sinner to teach us about righteousness? What a...

I wasn't talking about coming to Christ or the process that we take to get us there. What would happen if I came to Christ but refused to repent of my sins before accepting Christ in my heart by faith? Would I be born again, or not? Would I be forgiven of my sins, or not? That is the question I...

Of course not, I'm perfect in every way. On the more serious side. I know I can live my life without sinning, if I chose to walk with God fully. Scripture wouldn't tell us we could walk without sin, if it weren't possible. You, on the other hand, should take your eyes off the natural and put...

Not when you consider what John said. 1Jn 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is [in us], so are we in this world. It is true that our righteousness is not our own, and we are indeed in Christ, at least some of the time, but...

Thank you for using scripture sir. Would you say the parable that follows was what Jesus was telling them to repent of? The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree Luk 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found...

How am I contradicting scripture? I and some others gave "relevant scriptures", you either failed to read or simply ignored them, most likely because, your mind is already fixed. I'm not one to follow someone or their teachings, just because they have a big church, have theological cemetery...

Without scripture to backup your statement, your words hold no weight. It's one thing to accuse and condemn without evident, than it is with. So there is no pollution or blasphemy UNTIL PROVEN otherwise. You need to use scripture.

But I did answer all your questions. I said, I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I am therefore NOT, I repeat, NOT a sinner. I WAS a sinner, BEFORE I came to Christ. But now I am righteous and just. WHEN I do sin, I repent of said sin or sins, that I may be forgiven AGAIN, and...

No, I'm asking if repenting from one's sins is necessary to receive Christ in their heart. One would have to come to Christ to receive salvation, but if a person doesn't repent of their sins, will they receive forgiveness of said sins when they ask Christ in their heart? Do they have to repent...

Believe it or not, I was able to agree with most of your post while finding it informative. I believe the whole purpose for a sinner to repent of their ways is because it make it difficult, if not impossible, for God to draw them to Christ. Once they come to Christ, they still need to ACT on...

Did I ever. I apologize sir, I see it now. I was fixated on the words "we are sinners", and carried that thought through to the rest of your post. Forgive me for the error, and thank you for the correction.

I enjoyed your post too. I found it to be informative. Thank you for sharing your insightful knowledge of scripture.

I just said what I believe to be true. I hope you don't mind but I saved and filed your post for future reference, along with some of the things I dug up in scripture.

Confess, as in acting on what we believe in our hearts, for faith without a corresponding work, is dead.

In that sense, that is true. Repenting from doubt to believing the gospel. Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye [from your doubting], and believe the gospel.

Act 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. (BBE) Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (CTBible) attesting both to Jews and Greeks...

Under the law, the Jews were to turn from their evil way that they might be drawn toward God, but that didn't save them in the respect that they experience the new birth. Come to think of it, I never repented of my sins when I was born again. It wasn't until after I received Christ that the...