2006-09-25 17:05:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. Why would you ask your creator to forgive you for the way they made you?
Accept your faults.
Accept the faults of others.
Seek forgiveness for your mistakes.
Forgive others for their mistakes.
If you can do that... I think you show god that you are much more than your faults... as well as everyone else.
2006-09-25 17:19:01 · answer #1 · answered by Big Daddy T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming by fault you mean sin, I think that asking for forgiveness is one part of repentance. Repentance is not only recognizing that you have sinned and asking for forgiveness (which is given gracefully by God to those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior), but it is also turning away from that sin. A person who sins, asks for forgiveness, then sins again, I think, has not truly repented. This is a difficult undertaking, to say the least - which is why we so dearly need the blood of Jesus Christ to wash our souls clean from the sin that would otherwise overwhelm us all.
Woe to those who sin without recognizing the forgiveness afforded by Jesus Christ.
2006-09-26 00:27:05 · answer #2 · answered by In God I Trust (a.k.a. infohog) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be useful to ask God for forgiveness provided one is trully repentent and make a promise to correct the faults.
2006-09-26 00:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by kongchai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two kinds of mistakes which we commit. Knowingly and unknowingly. When we commit a mistake and later realize that it was mistake we can ask god for forgiveness and god will be kind to forgive. When we commit a mistake knowing it to be so. Then we have to suffer for it because god has given the intelligence of discrimination which we have failed to use.
2006-09-26 00:22:53 · answer #4 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure hope so. Well, faults? maybe not. We probably have to work on those for ourselves, but if you do something wrong and you are really sorry and you ask God to forgive you and you promise never to do it again, then maybe you can get over feeling guilty about it. Anyway, I really hope so.
2006-09-26 00:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by anyone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. We all sin and fall short. But we do have a wonderful Savior. Jesus Christ who is The Son of God. God Hears our sincere prayers for forgiveness and acts upon it as he wishes. He is loving and kind. So my answer is Yes.... Never stop. We learn from our mistakes.
2006-09-26 00:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by Windwispers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely there is. It's apologizing to God for our wrongdoing.
To put this into perspective. When you are married, there are times you ask forgiveness of your spouse when you have wronged that person. We do this because we want to maintain our relationship with our spouse. The same goes with God, when we ask His forgiveness, we reestablish our relationship with God.
2006-09-26 00:08:52 · answer #7 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep!
Salvation by HIS GRACE!
Saint Peter at the Golden Gate ~
A man dies and goes to heaven. Of course, St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates. St. Peter says, "Here's how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you've done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in."
"Okay," the man says, "I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her, even in my heart."
"That's wonderful," says St. Peter, "that's worth three points!" "Three points?" he says. "Well, I attended church all my life and supported its
ministry with my tithe and service." "Terrific!" says St. Peter, "that's certainly worth a point." "One point? Golly. How about this: I started a soup kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for homeless veterans."
"Fantastic, that's good for two more points," he says. "TWO POINTS!" the man cries, "At this rate, the only way I get into heaven is by the grace of God!" "That's right! Now you've got it!" said St. Peter.
For it is by Grace you have been saved, through Faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) HIS Grace!
The above story is theologically "a disaster" but it does drive home the point - IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO DO ANYTHING TO "HELP" SAVE OURSELVES!
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Salvation
Imagine standing on the roof a ten-story building. A parade is going to start in the street below. It forms, it begins, and it travels the parade rout length and then disperses. All this happened in your view.
This is the way OUR GOD sees us! Before our birth HE knows the complete and whole story! But HE also orchestrated our "parade rout" before we were even born. That is called PREDESTINATION. Before we were even born HE knew everything.
Romans 8: 30. Ephesians 1: 5. Ephesians 1: 11.
If at some time in a persons life they accept Jesus the Christ (Saviour) as their own personal Saviour.
Realize that HE, Jesus, died for his or her own personal and individual sins.
Is truly sorry (repents) for all the sins he or she has committed and for the evil thoughts and deeds done.
Asks Jesus to "come in to his or her heart" and "wash it clean" of sins.
Accepts Jesus as THE ONLY SAVIOUR and accepts that Jesus is TRULY GOD.
That person is SAVED from Hellfire FOR EVER! This person is now "converted".
The process of becoming saved is called JUSTIFICATION.
The penalty for sins committed are removed. Romans 4: 7f. 2Corinthians 5:19.
The condemnation is gone. Romans 8: 1, 33f.
There is peace with GOD. Romans 5: 1. Ephesians 2: 14-17.
One is restored to GODS favour. Romans 4: 6 1Corinthians 1: 30. 2Corinthians 5: 21.
The believer is now clothed in a righteousness not his own, provided by Jesus, and is therefore acceptable to fellowship with GOD.
There is now "heirship" to eternal life. Titus 3: 7.
Righteous living becomes possible. Philippians 1: 11. 1John 3: 7.
The JUISTIFIED person is assured that he or she will be SAVED from the coming wrath of GOD. Romans 5: 9. 1Thesalonians 1: 10.
The person is assured of GLORIFICATION (Going to Heaven). Matthew 13: 43. Romans 8: 30.
Galatians 5: 5.
The moment a person believes in Jesus The Christ that person is SANCTIFIED.
Notice in The Bible that the believers are called SAINTS? ALL believers are saints. That is because they have been sanctified. It does NOT mean perfect! 1 Corinthians 1: 2. Ephesians 1: 1. Colossians 1: 2. Hebrews 10: 10. Jude 3.
In 1Corinthians we have proof that one can still be "fleshy" and be SAVED or Sanctified.
Christ Sanctified the SAVED by the shedding of HIS own blood. Hebrews 13: 12.
The new believer is now COMPLETE in HIM. Colossians 2: 10.
Heirs to the Holiness NOT THROUGH ANY EFFORTS OF THEIR OWN.
Romans 8: 38 and 39 now tells us IT IS FOR EVER! Salvation can not be lost, stolen, or taken away by anything or anybody! IT IS FOREVER!
When we are SAVED we have assurance that we have an ADVOCATE, Jesus Christ who will intercede for us when we sin. It is certain that we will sin because we are not yet perfect.
"My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. And if someone sins, we have an Advocate with the father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he himself is the propitiation for our sins" 1John 2:1f.
"The blood of Jesus, His Son cleanses us from all sin" 1John 1: 7.
"If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us" 1John 1:8.
Obviously, sinless perfection is not expected of us!
Read Romans 8: 38 and 39 again and relax!
Salvation IS FOREVER!
"And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the laws of Moses" Acts 13: 39
2006-09-26 00:07:38 · answer #8 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because Jesus died for us, so that we could have our sins forgiven. As long as you repent of your sins, you will be forgiven. Contact Jehovah's Wittnesses for more info at www.watchtower.org
2006-09-26 00:23:15 · answer #9 · answered by DerekM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2006-09-26 00:07:15 · answer #10 · answered by da chet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋