2007-07-15 00:09:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no!! We believe that if we sin and then repent of the sin [turn away from the sin with the intention of never entering into it again] then God will forgive....but human nature is weak and vulnerable to fall into sin again....once again a genuine repentent heart is needed to receive forgiveness....but in your question sinning today, asking for forgiveness tonight just for the sake of cleaning the slate and then falling into the same sin again the next day is of no meaning...that person has never repented or asked forgiveness for his sins...
2007-07-15 00:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by Lily Evans 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"they can keep sinning and god just keeps saving them? "
It all depends. If you mean that they can keep on slipping up and sinning then yes, God keeps on saving them.
Hebrews 10:11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
But if you mean that they can willfully live a lifestyle characterized by sin, then the answer is no.
Hebrews 10:26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people." 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
2007-07-15 00:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they don't think that.
I was protestant for most of my life. They do try to follow Christ and lead their lives according to his will.
Many believe in the "once saved always saved" principle though. This meaning that you can't lose your salvation no matter what. This is not permission to sin though, because if you are truly saved, then you love God and would not want to offend him by sinning. If you continue to sin and do horrible things...then you are not really a Christian to start with.
2007-07-15 00:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by Misty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Do we make void the law through faith? God forbid : yea we establish the law" Romans 3:31.
"What shall we say then,Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein. Romans 6:1-6
"If we sin willfully after we have received a knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries. Hebrews 10: 26,27-29
Yes, its sad but many "Christians" want to reject these passages of Scripture.
Jesus promised to save us from sin, not in our sin.
2007-07-15 00:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by shovelead 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The once saved always saved is a baptist thing I believe, and it is a wrong teaching. I believe that when we sin we fall from the grace of God. And if we continue to live in sin until our death or the return of the Lord there is no hope for us, no matter the previous condition of our souls. But if we confess our sins unto the Lord and repent of them we shall be saved and live eternally.
In Jesus Name
2007-07-15 00:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by Joel 2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think all Christians believe that they have to try not to sin, that they will fail some or a lot of the time, and that God has saved them and will forgive them. Thank God!
2007-07-15 00:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by bonitakale 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without suitable contrition for sin, along with a serious and authentic attempt at repentance, preferably made in and through the sacrament of reconciliation, God is under no obligation to forgive.
2016-04-01 05:06:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan has fooled them into giving up the Divine Laws of God.......
"Do not think that I [Jesus] have come to abolish the Law (the Old Testament) or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke or a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law (the Old Testament) until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18)"
"Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 'The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must obey them and do EVERYTHING they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.' (Matthew 23:1-3)"
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2007-07-15 00:15:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. One must genuinely repent from thier sin to be saved from it. If you genuinely are repentent, then you will turn from your sin. I.e. (obviously I'm going on a far one here) you can't kill someone, kneel down and pray, "Sorry God in jesus name amen" then skip off on your way whistling to the scene of your next murder because you said the get out of hell free prayer. The truely repentent man strives to avoid sin.
2007-07-15 00:14:23 · answer #9 · answered by Some dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some see it that way, but we're not supposed to. And it's not just Protestants. Catholics do it too.
Perhaps they've forgotten what Jesus said to the woman who was committing adultery: "Go and sin no more."
Just because we've been forgiven, doesn't mean that we should keep sinning.
2007-07-15 00:23:24 · answer #10 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋