.gary, No body invented God, for God is the very beginning and before him no thing existed. God has created all things for his pleasure, and like a potter wiht his clay Jesus created man in his own shape. He is the Commander over his own creation, and the clay should not reply against its Maker. And "To one that knows to do good, and does not, to that one it is sin. And these will go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal." James 4:5+ Matthew 25:46. |
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---Eloy on 4/29/08 |
If you want to the answer my zealous religion teacher once said was this. God does not forgive repeat sinners if they have confessed for it before. Catechism is fun for this. |
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---John_Degras on 4/29/08 |
The mercies of Jesus Christ are renewed day by day. |
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---Mima on 4/29/08 |
Ist of all who invented God to lord over us and condemn those who don't concede. A sin is merely an act against our own spirit/conscious and the damage of repeated sins is to scar the spirit and weaken it. |
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---Gary on 4/29/08 |
Sin has consequences, every time you sin you are nailing Jesus Christ to the cross all over again. I would ask why would anyone do this to someone whom they say that they love and worship? Jesus did not say, Go and sin some more, so I can forgive you, No, by no means: but instead Jesus says to the forgiven, Go and sin NO MORE. You must choose whom you are going to obey, you cannot serve sin and also serve Christ. If you truly love him, then show it by keeping his Commandments. |
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---Eloy on 4/29/08 |
How many of your sins were yet FUTURE when JesusChrist died for you at the cross?
ALL OF THEM INCLUDING THE ONES FROM NEXT WEEK/MONTH/YEAR.
Your priority is not Sinning Prevention is being productive for the Lord.
Focusing on this will take care of many other aspects of your Christian life.
If you are looking to server your master things will follow in place and the most secure prove of this is that the enemy will attack with temptation constantly. |
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---Mario on 4/28/08 |
As long as you stay with God and you are sincere, God will keep helping you. He knew what He was getting when He got you, and you will change. God changes us little by little. Again, you cannot change yourself. |
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---catherine on 4/27/08 |
If a person keeps repeating the same sin over and over again, then sooner or later, God is going to get tired of that. And turn that person over to a reprobate mind. |
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---Rebecca_D on 4/27/08 |
would God forgive repeated sins? YEs he does.In the bible Jesus says how often should you forgive your brother 70 times 7 . meaning everytime someone hurts us. the same way with God., he forgives us each and everytime if we are truely sorry. this is what i have been taught and i BELIEVE. |
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---Lorraine on 8/14/07 |
1 John 2 3And hereby we know that we know Him: if we keep His commandments.
4He that saith, "I know Him," and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him.
5But whoso keepeth His Word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him.
6He that saith that he abideth in Him, ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked. |
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---Lisa on 8/14/07 |
Romans6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law-but under grace? God forbid!16 Know ye not that to whomever ye yield yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye become whom ye obey, whether of sin which leads unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.1 John 3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin, for His seed remaineth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. |
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---Lisa on 8/14/07 |
if you mean it.
Jesus said this though...we are to sin no more.
John 5:14Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said unto him, "Behold, thou art made whole. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee."
John 8:11She said, "No man, Lord." And Jesus said unto her, "Neither do I condemn thee, go, and sin no more." |
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---Lisa on 8/14/07 |
God would forgive however he also cautions on taking his grace for granted- |
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---nane on 8/8/07 |
Yes...he does. God said he would forgive. Everytime we ask. But we have to ask. It is no way we can continue to live in this world, and not commit sins. The world we live in is sin-filled. When we confess,repent and ask forgiveness its like taking a shower. We are cleansed and come back into fellowship with God. Without confession and asking forgiveness of our sins, it is like walking around constantly dirty(unconfessed sins) We need that shower(forgiveness)and we need it every single day. |
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---Robyn on 8/7/07 |
God would be a hypocrite if he taught one thing but did another. Matthew 5:38-42, Luke 6:27-31. |
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---Steveng on 8/7/07 |
We confess our sins and repent He is faithful and just to forgive us.However God is no fool........We are given countless admonitions by Jesus Himself in the scripture to avoid sin.If we deliberately go on sinning after we come to the knowledge of the Truth we treat the Blood of Christ as a common thing.....Not all who say Lord,Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven,but those obey His word.. faith in Christ's sacrifice alone but Faith without Faithfulness is "Flawed" read book James. |
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---Frank on 8/7/07 |
We all repeat sins...Christ forgave all sin |
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---duane on 7/20/07 |
Yes. First, I challenge you to find one place (this is a question I have asked myself, too) in the Bible - was there ever a person who came to God with a repentant heart, and God did not forgive him? |
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---Christina on 7/20/07 |
Second, I want you to really look at the words Jesus spoke on the Cross - "It is finished!" He and God knew that it is finished, is it possible He said them just for our benefit? So that we knew that ALL sin of the ENTIRE WORLD for ALL time was paid in full. (And if you read through the book of Hebrews, you will find that the sin they were dealing with was that of apostasy - rejecting Christ. There's no forgiveness apart from Christ and "no other sacrifice for sin.") |
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---Christina on 7/20/07 |
But thanks be to God through Christ Jesus - IT IS FINISHED! |
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---Christina on 7/20/07 |
Now, if you are dealing with repeated sin, what do you do?? Good question. First, be sure you are saved - that you are trusting in Jesus's death on the cross and ressurection for salvation for sin. Second, assuming you are trusting Jesus to SAVE YOU FROM YOUR SINS, trust Jesus to SAVE you from THIS sin. :D That is, from the power of this sin over your life, since He's already saved you from the penalty of sin. Jesus came to SAVE us from ALL our sins. He's a good God! :D Trust in Him to do that even now. |
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---Christina on 7/20/07 |
Yes.....He does. Everytime we ask for forgiveness He forgives. Read I John 1:9. We are going to sin as long as we are in this sinful world. We have no goodness of our own. This is also where Grace comes in. Without it we would be lost with no hope. Thank God for His amazing Grace. |
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---Robyn on 7/10/07 |
*God tells us to forgive eachother 70 times 7 every day.*
Jesus also said when they repent forgive them.
Luke 17
"If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him." |
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---Matthew_from_LA on 7/11/07 |
God tells us to forgive eachother 70 times 7 every day. I'm sure He is prepared to do at least as good as He expects us to do for eachother. Grace is still greater than sin. If there is continuous ongoing problem with repeating the same sin then the person should seak help in that area. |
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---john on 7/10/07 |
God forgives ALL sins. His one requirement is to repent (turn away from) that sin. Then you will be forgiven. |
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---Leslie on 1/3/07 |
Yes He does but we should not abuse His goodness. There comes a time when He will conclude that we really love the SIN more than the SALVATION He offers us freely and when we reach that point we are about to commit the unpardonable sin! P. |
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---Pierr5358 on 10/30/06 |
If you know what you are going to do is a sin and you don't want to do it - but your friend is asking you to do it - you explain why you can't. They persist and you relent because you don't want to hurt them or make them feel rejected. Yet afterwards you feel hurt cause you betrayed God, what do you do? |
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---grace3869 on 10/28/06 |
God forgives, Johnny. |
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---R.A. on 10/26/06 |
2,000 years ago, Jesus died on the cross, when he did this, he paid for all sin for all time. Israel had to have a blood sacrifice to attone their sins, God used his Son's blood to once and for all attone our sins. Those who go to the Lake of fire today, go with their sins paid for. |
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---Jerry on 5/2/06 |
John, I, too, think of the 70 x 7 (that's 490). Some sins are attitudes.. e.g. I may try to clarify some doctrine for a fellow believer. But later, hours maybe days, the HS shows me that I was motivated more by pride than sincere concern. Why could I not SEE it before I spoke? I repent..AGAIN. For my every sin is paid for. Jesus said it was finished. That sin is covered by the Blood. Can it be "uncovered"?. PTL,God doesn't say, "sorry, this was the 491st time!" |
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---Donna2277 on 3/25/06 |
(conclusion) The sacrafice that Jesus made eliminated the brokeness of our relationship with God for those who love Him. Jesus said that the two greatest commandments were to love God and each other. If we do this then the frailty of our human flesh become secondary to the desire to please God. Pray that God would give you this desire. |
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---Rich on 3/25/06 |
(continued) In effect, He had to tell us what rebellion was. Mankind has since defined our relationship with God through our earthly deeds. Jesus came and told the Pharisees that they missed the point. Jesus told them that the point is to love God. It is the condition of our heart and our love of God that produces fruit. If we love God, truly respect and awe Him, then we will not want to rebel. Our forgiveness is based on our love of God and demonstrated in our repentence. (continued) |
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---Rich on 3/25/06 |
In the beginning there was no sin. Adam rebelled and sin was born. Mankind continued to rebel and more distance between man and God developed. God put down in writing (10 commandments) the things that defined mankind's rebellion. (continued) |
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---Rich on 3/25/06 |
One thing I have come to learn is that forgiveness is a issue of the heart. When God looks at our heart and sees that we really dont want to do those things we shouldnt and find no joy in them. He is merciful. Paul said if I do the things I dont want to, It is not I but the sin in me. |
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---Chris on 3/25/06 |
God desires fellowship with us. Since sin separates from God, it is sin that God has to deal with in order to keep the way for fellowship open. If He didn't forgive repeated sin, wouldn't He be defeating His own purpose for sending Jesus to the cross? That's not to excuse repeated sin. We always need to be seeking to overcome areas of weakness but God does not want sin between Him and His beloved. That's why He forgives. |
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---DoryLory on 3/25/06 |
Heb 10:26 if we continue to sin deliberately after...there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins. See most of Hebrews for this topic. Well this is my word of so long so I can get back to my research on a post doctorate fellowship. To you all, study to show yourself approaved... love billy
Moderator - What degree are you working on? |
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---Billy on 3/25/06 |
If God won't forgive repeated sin then I'm got big troubles. |
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