OK it says in the Bible that if we repent for our sins that we are forgiven and it has been forgotten. Then later in the bible it says when we step before God we will be judged for every word we have said against another.
2006-08-01 05:31:56 · 31 answers · asked by kenzie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
John 10:28
BELIEVE in that!
2006-08-01 05:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have found one of the many contradictions in the Bible. What you do with this new knowledge is up to you.
No one can read and believe everything in the Bible without being (and sounding) confused. People who know the Bible and say that they accept it as an inspired work have to ignore some parts of it that don't fit into their own world view.
That's why there are so many different denominations. They all go by the Bible--the question is, which PART of the Bible do they follow?
If you have to go on repenting for every sin you commit, what good was Jesus' death and resurrection? But, then again, the Bible says that anyone who continues to sin after being saved isn't really saved (1 John 3: 6-10).
Good luck sorting this out. Just be honest.
2006-08-01 05:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by Baxter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When we repent all of the sins that we committed before repentance is forgiven. If we continue on in the same sin after we repent there is no more sacrifice for you. Yes if we belittle our neighbor, a friend, or someone else after our salvation we are at the same old thing. One last thought on this when we ask for salvation we need to be able to forgive ourselves for the things we did before. This will keep eating at you until you do. It is a very huge trick from Satan to take away the joy of knowing Jesus. God forgives, Jesus forgives we don't forgive and this is the problem.
2006-08-01 05:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible says that God will cast your sins in the sea of forgetfulness. Once you repent and confess your sins God forgets it copletely. However, there are two things you should know. There is what is called the Judgement Seat of Christ. This is where you will go before Christ and receive your reward for everything you did good. But you will see what you missed but of your mistakes also. This is for people who will enter into heaven. In Revelations the Great White Throne is mentioned. This is for people who did not make it into heaven. They will have to give an account of every sin they had willingly had knowlegde of and did.
2006-08-01 05:39:59 · answer #4 · answered by super saiyan 3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the effect of your sin. If you hurt somebody really bad you may have to make amends in the imaginary afterlife.
If you commited a nasty sin in bed like forny cation you'll probably be forgiven.
It's all very scientific. You know sometimes someone will forgive you for something but at the same time if they are afraid you will do it again they have to be wary. So forgiveness is not the same as wiping the slate perfectly clean.
I have no idea what I'm talking about.
2006-08-01 05:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on whether your apologies are sincere or not. These days, people think they can go into a confessional, talk about their sins, say a few prayers and be obsolved, allowing them to go back out and sin all over again. To truly be sorry for wrong-doings, you must not only apologize to God but to the others you have wronged by your actions. You must also do what it takes to make things right again, so that the weight of this wrong-doing doesn't sit on the people you wronged. God cares about how you affect other people's lives. That's what's judged when you die.
2006-08-01 05:36:53 · answer #6 · answered by jaybirdri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've asked for forgiveness it's forgiven of you and forgotten. If you don't you get judged for all of the non-forgiven, non-forgotten sins.
It's basically that you get judged, but if you ask for forgiveness it's like you never commited the sin.
2006-08-01 05:37:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible all so says that Jesus died for all the sins of the world. It also says that Love keeps no record of wrongs. It also says that those who live according to the law will be judged by it. Meanwhile Paul says that everything is permissible, although not everything is beneficial.
A lot of contradictory type statements? I believe the key is the passage that tells us that what we do in faith is not a sin, but for those who do something not in faith, to them it is a sin.
Essentially, Jesus died for all of your sins - past, present and future. God has forgotten them. What is left is for you to forgive yourself. When we do things that we think are wrong, we are not acting in faith and therefore we have difficulty accepting the fact that God has already forgiven us for it. We hold it against ourselves, and that creates a barrier between us and God.
Regarding judgement - Note that the Bible also suggests that Christ will be our judge. I believe this does not mean Jesus, but rather the "Christ" inside of us. Remember that Christ wasn't Jesus' last name, but rather it was a title used when referencing him - a title that meant "savior". Jesus was a man who had become enlightened, the perfect reflection of God. And he said that he wanted for us to become like him, in the same way that he had become like the father. In other words he wanted us to become perfected by the transformation of the Holy Spirit, just as he had. The Holy Spirit, the "Christ" in us is our judge, - that is we are judged by ourselves - to the extent that we realize our failures, we fall short and miss the mark.
I personally believe that even after our physical bodies die, most of us will still not have realized the "Christ" inside of us. That doesn't mean we go to hell, but rather we live on in a spiritual state and continue with our spiritual journey toward God. The spiritual condition or place we find ourselves in after death will be a Heaven, of sorts - wonderful in comparison to this Earth, but still a place or condition where we grow and learn. When we attain Christlikeness we will be the perfect reflection of God, just as Jesus is.
So, act out of faith. And when you do something you feel is wrong, forgive yourself - God already has.
2006-08-01 05:48:02 · answer #8 · answered by rj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you ask to be forgiven, and you go out and don't do that sin anymore, you are forgiven. There are many who will be judged because they sinned, and didn't ask for forgiveness, or they thought they could "play" God, and keep sinning . If you ask for forgiveness, and sincerely believe that God will forgive you, you are forgiven.
2006-08-01 05:38:27 · answer #9 · answered by ralahinn1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE GREAT GOD is a GOD of love,mercy,compassion and forgiveness! Sin unrepented of is what gets you in trouble! Sin hurts! Sin destroys! God's ways are for our good! If you are truly sorry for mistakes,GOD WILL ALWAYS GLADLY FORGIVE! But every loving parent warns against taking rules lightly. GOD'S LAWS PROTECT YOU FROM HARM! Because to even have a Law,you must have a penalty for breaking it! Otherwise,you would have TOTAL CHAOS! GOD is a King of order,beauty,dignity,love,and variety! The counterfeit god-Satan,decieves you into thinking it's ok to inflict pain/hurt on others if it gets you something(THAT is sin!) GOD simply wants us to THINK as He does,ACT as He does,and SPEAK as He does! He can't afford another Satan again,and HE WILL NOT tolerate another rebellion again! This reflects His LOVE for us and His refusal to let SIN ever again wreck the happiness of angels AND mankind!
2006-08-01 05:44:13 · answer #10 · answered by snoopyyoukingcaptain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct! We have forgiveness of sins through Christ, and we only have the authority to ask for God's forgiveness of our sins if we believe with faith that Christ paid for those sins. Remember that "repent" means to first declare that what you've done wrong is sin, and then turn 180 degrees around, and flee from it.
We're not measured in heaven as if our good deeds and bad deeds are put on a scale. That's Islam's lie. God will open the books, look at the deeds of our lives and then look to the Lamb's Book of Life. In that book is every soul that has believed Christ to be savior and lord of their lives. God sees the believer wrapped in Christ's righteousness, not our own righteousness (which is no righteousness at all). It is on the basis of Christ's righteousness that we're justified before God.
Now, as for our deeds, we are able to amass treasures and rewards in heaven, based on our conduct after we're saved. Keep in mind, though, that without faith, it is impossible to please God, so even those deeds are not from works, but from the same faith that justifies us before God. Faith is a gift of God.
- Unfortunately, Baxter is incorrect. The Bible is not contradictory. It is, however spiritually discerned. God is a god of Faith, not of works. All that Baxter has to do to understand the Bible is to ask God. If God is real (and He is), he'll reveal Himself to Baxter. All Baxter has to do is ask and believe that if God is real, He'll do it.
2006-08-01 05:43:00 · answer #11 · answered by Aaron W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋