if a person commits a sin that is publicly known and that person repents of it, and someone who knew about it brings it up later, should that person acknowledge it any longer?
2007-11-07 16:22:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First, I believe all repented sins are under the blood of Jesus Christ. Second, while we no longer want others to remember our sins, they do and occasionally bring them up again. I would just say to that person, that I'm not the same person who committed the sin, that the Lord has forgiven me for it, and maybe in time they will too. God bless you!!!
2007-11-07 17:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by Virginia B (John 16:33) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't that depend on the sin? If you slap my wife and then ask Christ for forgiveness. Then later I bring it up, "hey buddy you just slapped my wife." Don't you think you should really acknowledge that to me?
In the same sense if someone cheats on there spouse and later repents of it, don't you think they should acknowledge that to there spouse when questioned about it? What are you going to say "sorry honey I repented that no need to talk about it." It's not going to go over well.
Now if I'm gockin over some nudy magazines and later I repent and someone says hey saw ya drooling over those pics, i would say yes but i don't wanna talk about I'm OK now.
My thinking would be it depends on the situation.
2007-11-07 16:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by knotaknight b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well they shouldn't lie that it happened. But if that person had repented and changed they have no reason to feel shame about it. The person bringing it up sounds like the one with the problem and is trying to project his ill feelings about himself onto someone else. Once you have repented and moved on, the hardest part is forgiving yourself and letting go.
2007-11-07 16:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would - for the most part - agree with Wayne T. (I would just say "I have already repented of that, and God has forgiven me, and there is nothing else to say about it.") although I might add to it so it comes out something like this:
I would just say "I have already repented of that, and the Bible teaches that God has forgiven me and I trust in that and there is nothing else to say about it."
However I might first ask why the person brought it up.
2007-11-07 16:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by trinity.tom333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the person is a Christian, Jesus paid for that sin and he is forgiven. But that does not mean that there will not be any consequences in this life. God forgets the sin that he is forgiven for, but people do not and may bring it up again.
The old saying is still true, you can chose your sin but you cannot chose your consequences!!!
2007-11-07 16:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on th sin and who it hurt. Maybe it is wrong for the person to bring it up but they may be the one who was hurt. Even though you have repented and made amends with God you may feel that it is resolved for you but have you made amends to the person who you hurt. Can you make amends to them? If you can then do it so then it will be resolved for them too. If you can't make amends for the wrong you have done against them then you have to expect that they may be bitter about it. By your telling them not to talk about it may sound to them as if you are negating your actions of hurting them.
2007-11-07 16:30:26 · answer #6 · answered by didderjiddit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would appear that a hardened heart manifests in those who remember sins. It is not faith, it is not love, it is not eternal what the person said later. The Pharisees are alive in the church. They didn't cease to exist when Jesus departed from the Earth.
2007-11-07 16:39:18 · answer #7 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the person repented of it, which means that person turned away from that sin, so he or she should not regard it, for it is of satan that you are reminded of your past failures you repented of.
2007-11-07 16:25:07 · answer #8 · answered by 4my4guys 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well,aint no shame in saying yeah i did such and such since u wanna bring it up,but thats the past,something i will not do again,so thats that,and id rather not speak on it again,thank u..something like that..reality is it happened,u didnt bring it up another did..to God its forgotten,but u know how wordly people can be,so u gotta put them in they place sometime..Shalom
2007-11-07 16:37:21 · answer #9 · answered by Ree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, the past can't be escaped. Many explain it that God "forgets" about the sin, but it doesn't mean the humans or the sinner should.
2007-11-07 16:25:55 · answer #10 · answered by BurningPyre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋