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You both realize right after the joke I realized some people may perceive it to be crude and for that reason I asked for you to forgive me? Maybe it was facetious more so than crude. Either way, ease up please. 🙂

It’s not only for your benefit that I wrote that but also for the guests/users who may wonder what one might say about the Lord’s Prayer and forgiveness. Transparency before God (confessing your sins) has the benefit of getting to the root of why you entertain such sins. Asking for...

I hope you read my responses throughout this thread to see where I am coming from.

So you are agreeing that we don’t confess our sins in order to be forgiven judicially or for salvation? Yes, you said exactly that in your last paragraph. “Not to maintain salvation.” Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”...

Aww, thanks EG. How have you been? Anything interesting going on in your life or walk with the Lord (feel free to PM me if you’d like)? Side note: What is the current climate here at CC nowadays? Any trend I should be aware of or teaching? Or is everything pretty relaxed around here?

So you enjoyed the joke? 😜🤪😅

Being forgiven does not mean we don’t make amends for our wrongs. If I steal a couple dollars from your piggy bank 🐷, while I may be forgiven by God, I still owe you restitution. We even have examples in scripture where God won’t even hear the prayers of a husband who is at odds with his wife...

Most assuredly! We see in scripture the Apostle Paul having to tell people who they are in Christ in letters to the churches. They are righteous in Christ. We see scripture encourages us to carefully admonish a brother or sister in Christ if we see them in sin. Why? Because we no longer have a...

That’s actually a very wise response in respect to Lucy’s analogy. We are in a covenant of grace, a covenant whereby God does not hold our sins against us because Jesus paid their penalty. Sin does not break the covenant, in fact we might say it’s covered in the details of the covenant...

Please read my previous post in this thread if you haven’t already: https://christianchat.com/threads/dropping-this-nugget-on-forgiveness.197334/post-4488203 The suggestion is rather that we don’t have to ask for forgiveness because we are already forgiven. This does not negate the benefit of...

To everyone who has responded thus far: @49 @Runningman @Lucy-Pevensie @Rosemaryx Please notice that I didn’t say sin confession was bad, only that we aren’t seeking forgiveness once saved (because we are forgiven through the blood of the Lamb and Jesus will not die again on the cross as it...

If you have to ask for forgiveness once you’re saved, Jesus died in vain. Let it sink in, marinade, and toss that baby on the grill! Oh sorry... we aren’t cooking, that’s for sinners (Hell 😅😆). I better stop, lol. I can hear the elongated shocked “wows.” In all seriousness, and forgive me for...

I’m with @someguyfrommars and @Lanolin This description seems so out there. 😅 In what church are people, as a whole, generally viewing singles in this fashion? If such a church existed, these people seem to be judgmental and of a legalistic nature, lacking love and in need of maturity...

I think you may find it draining, a lot. Sucking the life out of you as you pour yourself into the pursuit of a “suitable” individual. This is a question people might consider: Does your list (of who you want) match God’s desire? His will? You could meet many men, possibly, who meet your...

I think you need to define seed and harvest (also hey Seoulsearch, long time :) ). The way I am understanding it is "consequences to actions taken." There are a lot of factors in determining what someone will reap, based in what they sowed (and how and why they sowed in such a way). Be it...

I think that is the fantasized version of events, but this was the actual story of saint Telemachus. “Saint Telemachus (also Almachus[1] or Almachius) was a monk who, according to the Church historian Theodoret,[2] tried to stop a gladiatorial fight in a Roman amphitheatre, and was stoned to...

I had a discussion with a guy about this in front of a fire pit and I commented that martial arts in a way glorifies God, because it shows the abilities of the human body and therefore glorifies God, the Creator. Much like dancing or singing glorifies the Creator showcasing talent, martial arts...

Wow. I sort of saw people saying “All lives matter” as a statement of fact (but more than that), where as people who support BLM see it as a counter argument or a diversion from black lives mattering. But what you just posted made me realize something about “All lives matter.” Both white and...

This reminds me of a meme I saw about Jesus.

I don’t see the dilemma that you see here. God sees what is to come and acts accordingly, or acts in such a manner to bring about certain events. Of course you are speaking from the perspective that God sees all of history as like time stamps and that includes what He will do, but even if He...