Ok I have a friend who is christian and has a girlfriend that is pregnant. They are both christians and feel that it is ok. Their reasoning is that while it is a sin to kill someone as long as they ask for forgivness they will be fine. I told them that you can't go into doing a sin knowing that it is wrong and that you will ask for forgivness in the end and be ok and they will go to heaven. They don't agree with me. What do you guys think? Would they still be ok in gods eyes? or is this the wrong thing to do?
2007-09-12 13:44:45 · 20 answers · asked by don s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Do you mean they want to get an abortion? I think its a sin but thats for God to figure out. We can't rightfully judge anyone
2007-09-12 13:51:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I totally agree with you. Sin is sin and that is the problem with many. They sin and think they can be ok. Forgiveness will be given, but God wants his Children to know right from wrong. A true child of God will try so hard to not let sin happen. They walk the straight and narrow and try hard not to sin. Too many people think Forgiveness will get them out of the hell they have created. Thou Shalt not Kill. This also means an innocent fetus or embryo, who does contain a tiny Soul. Some People walk through their lives, sinning and asking Forgiveness , then continue to commit the same sin again. They continue to sin, because of they use the word of God to do what they want. You are 100% Accurate. Your friends need to study and follow the path of a true Christian. They are falling short in knowing the teachings of God.
2007-09-12 13:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by Norskeyenta 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, this is not the Christian thing to do, but it is also not an indication that they have committed blasphemy against the holy spirit, which is willfully and knowingly pursuing a course against God and his ways.
If these people haven't faced any discipline from wherever they attend meetings, then they probably feel that this conduct is being allowed by the leaders/fellow members- 1 Corinthians 5:9-13.
Some pastors actually do teach that you can do something and afterward, say you are sorry, asking God's forgiveness.
2007-09-12 15:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both. Lent is the period leading up to Easter, following with Christian (not pagan) traditions directly from the Bible meant to add reverence to Easter and to Christ's sacrifice and resurrection. Some fundamentalist Protestants lately have been deliberately trying to confuse the meaning of "religion", mostly parroted from what they're told by their pastors; but all "religion" is is a set of supernatural beliefs and practices usually having to do with a deity or deities. That's all. That's the standard, widely-accepted definition of "religion". Try as they may, their beliefs and practices are as much religious in nature as anyone else's... the effort to ditch the term "religion" is a fad that's been going on with fundies the last 5-10 years or so. Yes, Lent is a religious tradition; more to the point, it is a Christian religious tradition, and one that has been observed for about 2,000 years. Ignore paranoid whack-jobs like Chris and Susanna. They know nothing of history, and look for any opportunity to attack other faiths--even other Christians--because they erroneously think that this wins them brownie points in heaven. I guess their idea of God is a reflection of their own bigoted ideas... but seeing as how none of their ideas, actions, or behavior are Christian (would Jesus himself really say/do the things they do?), I wouldn't give their nonsensical drivel any merit.
2016-05-18 01:37:28 · answer #4 · answered by tracy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been in the same predicament. I had an abortion and asked God for forgiveness and I knew that he has forgiven me. Now, this is the difficult area. When we sin, we may be forgiven, but we open ourselves up to torment and harassment from the enemy. We sin and we have to pay the consequences. Jesus did not say that we would not have consequences. I went through a long sickness because of my disobedience. If they have an abortion, they will regret it and will pay a price for it sooner or later. This is why we are not to sin, not because Jesus did not die for our sins so that we can go to heaven, but because we will suffer emotionally, physically, mentally or spiritually. They are going to have problems if they choose to have the abortion.
2007-09-12 14:15:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you saying they are considering an abortion? If so, I am sorry to say, you can not be a true christian and knowingly kill someone, expecting to abuse the grace of God. Why don't they give the child to someone who would love it and take care of it? There are plenty of people who can't have their own or afford the rediculous fees for adoption. They will be jeapordising what little faith they may have by making such a foolish descision. Have they bothered to ask God what He would have them do? That is the' First' thing, a true christian does!!! Pray for God's wisdom!
2007-09-12 14:10:06 · answer #6 · answered by God's Fountain Pen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not agree with Maria. If one deliberately commits a sin without struggling to overcome the temptation, because they are assuming God's forgiveness in the end, this is a sin of presumption. We can err. God could take our lives immediately after the sin without giving us the opportunity to repent. Then we would be in a hell of a spot. But if he gives us time to repent and we repent, this loving generous God of ours, will forgive us.
The shedding of innocent blood is a very serious sin. Pray for your friends.
2007-09-12 14:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Bibs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God does not forgive willful sin. Hebrews 10:26 "For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins..." This is a new concept in Christianity and totally unbiblical. They may "get away with it" but sin always separates us from God and it will probably mean that they will never be able to grow to mature christians, and will struggle with victory over immorality all their lives. God told David that because he used the sword to make his sin right, that the sword would never depart from his house. There was bloodshed through the history of David's lineage.
I would tend to challange the idea that they are christians. You can only become a christian by confessing Jesus as your lord. Obviously jesus is not their Lord.
2007-09-12 13:55:40 · answer #8 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Sloppy grace. They must think that salvation is for "fire insurance". Paul wrote, "Should we sin that grace may abound? May it never be!". It is also clear in scripture that people who choose to live in sin have no place in the Kingdom (1Cor.5).
It is one thing if they "had their guard down" and answered the call of "the heat of the moment". But, if they thought sinning is OK because they can ask forgiveness, they are dead wrong. This cheapens grace. Grace is so we can get things right, not so we can continue to do wrong. Their thinking is completely contrary to scripture.
2007-09-12 13:55:46 · answer #9 · answered by TroothBTold 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are too many variables to answer that. God doesn't need a marriage certificate to consider a couple committed to each married. If they separate that is another matter since God has let it be known that He hates divorce.
Mal 2:16
16 "I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel, "and I hate a man's covering himself with violence as well as with his garment," says the LORD Almighty.
(from New International Version)
God also has His definition of marriage:
Gen 2:24
24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
(from New International Version)
Notice that there is no ceremony mentioned.
2007-09-12 14:08:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What they feel is irrelevant ,Look what happened to David after he slept with the woman he saw on the roof , Romans 13:13 - chambering is living together, Galatians 6:7 , Hebrews 10:26
2007-09-12 13:58:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋