can you lose your salvation if you don't forgive?

Question

hi iwas wondering if you can lose your salvation for any reason at all.in matthew 6:15 it says"for if you don't forgive others their sins neither will your heavenly father forgive your sins" i have been praying for this person that I'm having trouble forgiving and its a daily battle!i have to forgive over and over again! i don't understand why i always have to re-forgive!i have cancelled their debt and someone told me that as long as im not unwilling to forgive then im ok. but im so afraid that im going to wind up in hell for an eternity!i looked up the definition of forgive in the a bible dictionary and it says to completely cancel a debt. im so afraid though!plz help!

Answer 1

Salvation is an on going process, so is our struggle to follow God. If someone sins against you forgive them, if they sin against you again forgive them again and again.

Answer 2

Salvation is a existence lengthy procedure,not purely one time declaring you've self belief.We ought to paintings on our salvation on a daily basis, by using holding the commandments, by using going to confession, by using repenting,searching for forgiveness for our sins,we ought to also bypass to Mass and partake of the Sacraments. "because the Bible says, i'm already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), yet I’m also being saved (a million Cor. a million:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and that i have the desire that i'd be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, a million Cor. 3:12–15). like the apostle Paul i'm understanding my salvation in worry and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful self belief contained in the delivers of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13)." Catholic Christian †

Answer 3

It is really shameful how many people here are leading you astray by saying that you cannot lose your salvation. They are telling you that even if you do not forgive someone, you will not lose your salvation. they are leading you away from Christ.

You have already read that if we do not forgive others, our Father will not forgive our sins. How can we be saved if God does not forgive our sins?

Forgiveness means that you will not hold a grudge, anger, or hatred. How can you expect to enter the kingdom of God if you harbor grudges, anger, or hatred?

Forgiveness means putting the event behind you and offering love to the other person. Forgiveness does not mean that you say what the other person did was right. It also does not mean that you have to forget what the other person did.
It might help to tell the other person, "What you did (or said) was wrong and it hurt me, but out of love, I forgive you and we are going to put this behind us."

Answer 4

Yes. By not forgiving a person is disobeying a direct comamnment from Jesus.
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Now you said that "I have cancelled their debt", and that you have been praying for that person, then I understand you have forgiven the person, the debt is cancelled, the issue is closed.

Now the person comits new offenses against you, then you have to deal with a new issue, old actions are already solved. You need to forgive the new offense and check if there is a way to avoid having new offenses, to stop new problems or conflicts to arise.

Answer 5

I have always been taught that the only unpardonable sin is rejecting Christ as Savior. Any sin that we keep in our lives and don't confess and repent of breaks our fellowship with the Lord, and the Bible says elsewhere that if we have unconfessed sin in our lives our prayers are hindered (I will try to find that verse & post link and reference below) I think that's what the passage you quoted means....if you are hanging on to unforgiveness in your heart, and holding a grudge and not even trying to forgive or even denying that you need to forgive, then that is sin and God won't hear your other prayers until you get it right.
Even so, according to my beliefs (Baptist), that would make a person "backslidden" but not "unsaved". I believe once saved, always saved....we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus death and resurrection. It is not up to us to do or not do anything else to earn or keep our salvation, otherwise, that limits Jesus' power and the perfection of His sacrifice for us. Hope that makes sense!

I have struggled with this too sort of. Over the years I have to work through process of forgiving my ex for cheating and causing divorce many times, as new details emerge, as old hurts re-emerge, and as we deal with residual effects and damage from his wrong choices. I try to separate my legitimate feelings of mistrust and disapproval for his past and current sins from forgiveness for the things that are in the past. It would be somewhat easier if he had ever really expressed repentance or even remorse, but for the sake of my emotional well-being I try to find forgiveness and deal with it so it won't create bitterness in my life. There is a verse about that, too, I'll post reference below. The thing about forgiveness is that it releases both the person you are forgiving and yourself....the more you are able to forgive, the more healing and peace you will feel. I think that's what Jesus was talking about too.

Answer 6

If you don't forgive God can't forgive you, but God will help you forgive. You probably have asked Him to help you forgive, as well as praying for the other person. If you are still having trouble you should take authority over thoughts that contradict forgiveness. God gave us authority in this earth and over our minds (Eph. 1) and if you tell thoughts that are unforgiving to go in Jesus name they have no choice but to go, and if you consistently do that every time that they come then eventually they will quit. The devil loves to put evil thoughts into your mind and you just need to recognize that those thoughts are not your own, because your mind has been renewed (2 Corinthians 5:17). I hope this helps.

Answer 7

No.
The Unpardonable Sin is Hebrews 6:4,5,6.

You have to Accomplish 5 Things befor you can even Commit the Unpardonable Sin.

Relax, your Still Good to Go!

Very Few Children of GOD make it to the Point where you can Commit the Unpardonable Sin and then Do It, very few.

Answer 8

You forgive those who ask for forgiveness.

Those who do not ask for forgiveness; you just don't hold a grudge against them.

Is God going to forgive all mankind, regardless of whether they turn to Him?

In the Christian perspective, you learn to love even your enemies. That doesn't mean we dismiss wrong behavior on their part.

Salvation is not dependent in this regard. Salvation is to those who believe the gospel; what it entails. God does not lie, and go back on his word. He gives His Spirit to these people, and that Spirit will guide them regarding their relationship with others who would wrong them.

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Answer 9

Yes you can. Salvation on our part is an on going process. God will never take it away from us , but we can reject it and walk away from it by continuing in sin and not seeking forgiveness. All those who endure til the shall be saved.

"As the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13)."

Answer 10

The Bible is very clear on this!
Nothing can snatch you out of His hands. If that were possible that would mean that Christ didn't die for all sins. But He did. Everyone. He was thinking of you while He hung on the Cross and He said as a famous plaque now states, "I love you this much and He stretched out His arms and died."