Jesus died long ago for the sins of those who accept him as god and saviour, so it means those believers who weren't even born yet had their sins forgiven before it was even committed. That means Christians can commit whatever sins they want as they had already been forgiven in advance.
2007-03-20 20:10:40 · 21 answers · asked by halo 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
lol yeah, where was I when this took place. I didn't ask him to die for my sins.
2007-03-20 20:15:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
No unfortunately my brother this is not a free pass. There is one passage you should have read prior to making this statement or questioning the integrity of God's fairness 1John 1: 8-10 I'll quote it for you (NIV) text If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we CONFESS our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. Read Ephisians 8:1-10. It is not on our own that we come to ask forgiveness of our sins everyday we sin, it is by grace we have been saved. God has placed his holy spirit to work in us to lead us from the crooked path whic is the hardest thing to do. I know I am now and will always be forgiven, at the same time I need to do my part by the grace of God to resist doing that which I do not desire to do, and seek his forgiveness daily. Don't ever think it is easy being a christian my brother I feel it would be easier facing a pack of lions at times, but the reward of spending eternity in heaven with the Lord is worth the fight.
2007-03-20 20:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by dad_raisn_5_onmyown 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't make sense at all when you think of sins as actions. Jesus didn't die for sins, he died for us. Jesus died to provide a way for a person apart from God to come back to God. You have probably heard the phrase "a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit." In the same way, sinful acts are the fruit of a broken relationship. Jesus did not die to pay the price for those acts. He died to make a way for the relationship to be restored. If your relationship is restored you can move forward with a life producing good fruit.
2007-03-21 00:33:12 · answer #3 · answered by Kuulio 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The sins are not forgiven but the sins are attoned for. The penalty has been paid. They used to sacrifice animals but no more blood from a blemish free animal is needed. Because Jesus died for our sins, meaning His blood covers the penalty of death for our sins. So no one is going to hell because they were sinners but because they denied Jesus who was the perfect Lamb. Sin still has consequenses and Christians are not perfect. We make mistakes once in a while and we ask for forgiveness. God is just to forgive us and cleanse us from unrighteousness when we ask Him. That is the good news of Jesus, .... that Jesus saves! Jesus gives eternal life to those who believe in Him as the Savior, the Son of God . Choose life not death.
2007-03-20 20:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by Ms DeeAnn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No it doesnt!!!!!!!!! You have forgivness through the blood Jesus. But you must confess and ask god for forgivness. No it doesnt mean that christians can continually sin. We have to follow the 10 commandements and Jesus said even some that call me "Lord" will not enter heaven. The decisve issue is whether they follow what the father tells them to do. In 1 John 3:9 it says:
No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and [a]habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.
When you except christ as your saviour you get a new nature. You are no longer controlled by our sinful nature. But it also warns about sinning in Hebrews 10:26-27
Hebrews 10:26-27
For if we go on deliberately and willingly sinning after once acquiring the knowledge of the Truth, there is no longer any sacrifice left to atone for [our] sins [no further offering to which to look forward].
There is nothing left for us then] but a kind of awful and fearful prospect and expectation of divine judgment and the fury of burning wrath and indignation which will consume those who put themselves in opposition [to God].
Once we know the truth about Jesus, we have to turn from our sinful ways.
2007-03-20 20:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by Kenny 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not true, sins are forgiven once confessed to our Lord Jesus Christ. He knows you heart. once a christian is forgiven and is a true believer, you ask God for forgiveness of sins each time you pray. For none is perfect except the one who died for our sins. I consider myself a devoted christian yet I know I commit sins each and every day, however, the flesh is weak.
2007-03-20 20:21:54 · answer #6 · answered by jess g 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that's called sacrifice no longer suicide. Jesus the Christ of Nazareth, the Messiah, compliment be He, died on the go at Calvary so as that a wretch such as you and me ought to be redeemed and given salvation. without this redemption all of mankind might have been held to blame for each sin (regulation broken) dedicated at their day of Judgment. undergo in concepts what you enable your self to think of, see, pay attention, say and do actually set into action God’s innovative powers that kind the matrix of existence’s reality you finally end up now walking so be circumspect, putting your concepts, eyes, ears and tongue on what's powerful, constructive and efficient. TGM Moderator
2016-10-02 12:09:59 · answer #7 · answered by wyckoff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Christian and everyone hates sin and avoids it. It is not something joyful but a separation from God. Jesus is The Alpha and the Omega, always at the present and forgiving but directing us to be blessed in Holiness. The forgiveness is there only to those who repent and accept it.
2007-03-20 20:24:08 · answer #8 · answered by hjhprov 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you misinterpreted scripture. You're completely wrong.
Jesus did indeed die on the cross for the redemption of sins. You cannot be a believer before you are born. You would not have even been created yet, so you would not have any conciousness or knowledge of Christ.
Acceptance of Christ as your Savior is a conscious choice you make. When you become a believer, you accept Christ as your Savior, and you are redeemed by the sacrifice He made on the cross. The cross symbolizes your redemption. It's your belief in Christ, and your acceptance of Him as Savior is what gets you saved.
We, as Christians, are not exempt from sin, because we are still in the flesh. We repent ( to turn from ) of our sins, and confess them before God. God is faithful to forgive us of those sins. We do not make provision to sin, but yet we can indeed still sin. That is the purpose of confession. We have repented, so we are in agreement with God that sin is rebellion and against the will of God. Then we confess to God what sins we have commited, and rely on His grace to forgive us.
We cannot run amok and sin, because we receive mercy from God. But if we inadvertently sin, we can confess it to God and be forgiven.
We're not on any credit card, here. Our salvation is assured because of what Christ did on the cross. Our sins are forgiven because we have a merciful God to confess them to, and receive forgiveness from.
2007-03-20 20:23:15 · answer #9 · answered by C J 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes we are forgiven; BUT, and many silly folks (not you, so called christian) miss this point; we will STILL (even though forgiven) reap the consequences of our actions....in other words..
Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
being forgiven is not "a license to sin", it's a reprieve from our death sentence by the King of Kings. This is illustrated in the following verses...
1Pe 2:15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
1Pe 2:16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
2007-03-20 20:28:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God knew the story of every human being before time began. He knew that Adam and Eve would violate His command not to eat from the tree of knowledge. He put the tree there. He knew there was a satan. He knew when to call me (as you said "those who accept Him"- we don't accept God because it is'nt in our nature- He accepts us).
There is a point though of accountabilty. Believers sin (we all sin, and fall short of the glory of God). God allows temptation to be presented to us. He knows that we are going to sin long before the temptation came to us. God is omniscience (all knowing). He has no time barrier, He's eternal (alpha and omega, beginning and end).
Alot of people think that God is this guy who sits on a cloud and listens to people complaining all day. WRONG. That is a false god.
The God I worship is power. He's everlasting. He holds time in one hand, and the fate of all things in the other. He is overflowing with grace, love, and understanding.
I know that becoming a believer to some is a get out of hell free card. But who am I to judge? I know that I have my own little bag of junk and no one else can account for it. No one is going to take my place for God's wrath (if I were not a believer in His Son). So my job is to tend to my own salvation. As well as share the good news of what my Father did for me to say He loves me.
But- after a person is truly baptized by the spirit, he no longer desires to sin. Trespasses are dead in him. He is dead to self desires and lusts. Does'nt mean he's exempt from it though because there is this satan character out there trying to tempt us into sin.
Last but not least- Jesus died for the sins of the world, not just for people who believe on His name, or "accept Him".
2007-03-20 20:50:39 · answer #11 · answered by stlouis4urunowut 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋