You know your gonna do it again, If you didn't have to ask for forgiveness all the time you could join the human race
2006-10-28 12:04:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Before people become Christian they confess to God, repent of being a sinner, confess Jesus Christ their Lord & believe in their heart the atonement & resurrection. This is the born of God experience. A water baptism represents it. The old sinful man's sins are washed away. The new man in Christ alive forever more.
This is only done once. For once born of God, God won't abort you. He will never leave you or forsake you. Who is he who overcomes? He who is born of God. What is our victory? Our faith. (1-3 John).
Our sins are washed away with His redeeming blood, but when God convicts us of a sin (we will sin again), we need to confess our sins to God. He is faithful & just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John).
We are a work in progress. When God makes us right, He renews our mind with truth that sets us free from continuing in a sin. Any sin is really based on believing something wrong. When we wilfully disobey God, God disciplines. If we continue stubornly, God may take us home early.
2006-10-28 12:19:36 · answer #1 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even non-Christian should ask for forgiveness if he does mistake against someone. Christians practice of asking forgiveness from sinning is a good practice of humility towards himself. Doing the same sin is just a sign of weakness and asking for forgiveness repeatedly would someday really help someone not do it again once and for all. It is like trying to quit smoking. There will be many times you will promise to attempt and fail until there is a point that you will tell yourself enough is enough and then you finally decide.
2006-10-28 19:21:55 · answer #2 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ask for forgiveness because I know that I have failed in something.
Yes, I know I'm going to sin again. But, I pray that it's not a repeat.
I'm still a member of the human race. Never left.
If you offend a friend of yours and admit your mistake and ask for forgiveness from your friend, does this mean you're out of the human race?
2006-10-28 19:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is because I am in the fallen human race that I sin in the first place.. Asking for forgiveness each time (confessing) accomplishes a couple of things:
- keeps a clean slate with God
- by the very act of verbalizing my sin each time makes me more aware of it than if I just ignored it and works toward me not wanting to repeat it.
I do it because God requires me to in his Word. That is good enough reason for me.
2006-10-28 19:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by SusieDarling 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hay lets see what God's Word says shall we, 1 John 1:9 IF we confess our sins He is faithfull to forgive us our sins AND cleanse us from all unrighteousness. No, we do NOT have to "do it again" as you put it, when talking to the person caught in adultry Christ said John 8:11, so we can live A life free from sin, NOT in our own power but IN CHRIST we are able to live a life free from sin, hay want to know more, free bible lessons www.itiswritten.com and visit A Seventh Day Adventist Church in your area, God bless, EMAIL not messanger me also wgr88@yahoo.com
2006-10-28 19:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by wgr88 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"forgiveness" was found 6 times in 6 verses in the New Testament.
Mark 3:29 - But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
Acts 5:31 - Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 13:38 - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Acts 26:18 - To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Ephesians 1:7 - In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Colossians 1:14 - In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
2006-10-28 19:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by deacon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's OK to ask for forgiveness, Allah told us that there's not even one single perfect human being that didn't sin, even the prophets!
2006-10-28 19:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by Not a happy bunny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We ask for forgiveness because we know we have sinned against and offended God.
Yes, we also know we are weak and that is when we need to pray and ask for forgiveness the most because it is only through God that we are strengthened and only with God's strength and mercy that we are able to overcome our human weaknesses.
"I can do all things through God who strengthens me."
2006-10-28 19:10:20 · answer #8 · answered by sworddove 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No, because I'm a human being. And I was given free will, to do with what I want. And I will do it again.
2006-10-28 19:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not all christians do that my family is christian , and I Doubt if they do some thing bad , they'll ask for forgiveness.
2006-10-28 19:06:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋