I have heard alot of people say that some Christians believe that they can get by with anything. Well, the truth is; you can be forgiven for all of your sins! Yes! Thats true. But, all sins have different levels of consequences. A fool would believe that he could kill someone and God would simply let him get by with it. Not true. But I won't deny that most of us are guilty of taking the mercy and love of God for granted. All of us have been guilty one time or another of saying "Well, I can do it now and God will forgive me later". But that is a dangerous way to dance! Sure God will forgive! If you truly repent. If I make the same mistake over and over then obviously I have not truly repented. So, my question is: True repentence means not only asking God for forgiveness, but to also committ yourself completely to him and his will. Or refusing to turn back to your sinfull ways. Am I right?
2007-12-01 16:42:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
CHRISTENDOM has a the Totally Wrong Idea that God EASILY Forgives EVERYTHING We do !
BUT; Actually JEHOVAH God is a God of "Justice" !
2007-12-05 16:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are 100% right. Forgiveness and repentance go together. Some preachers today have water downed the gospel so much that they have made His grace cheap- and it is far from that- it cost Christ His life to pay for our sins. Grace does not give us permission to sin, and then expect Him to forgive. Confession of sins, mean that we agree with God that what we did was sin, and repentance- is not "just feeling sorry" for our sin, but literally turning our back on the sin, and return to God. Great question and thoughts- may God bless.
2007-12-02 04:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ezek 18:21 "But if the wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
Ezek 18:22 "All his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live.
Ezek 18:23 "Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked," declares the Lord GOD, "rather than that he should turn from his ways and live?
Ezek 18:24 "But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die.
2007-12-02 01:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by dlc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure they can. They could have misinterpreted what they have been told what forgiveness is all about.
2007-12-02 00:55:05 · answer #4 · answered by becomeblackbelt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right. We have to be trying our very best.
2007-12-02 00:58:53 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋