“Am I saved? If not, is there something more I must do to be saved? Have I committed an unforgivable sin?”
Remember our model prayer... Father forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us....
My experience is that the greatest obstacle to our receiving forgiveness of our sins is our continued judgement of others. In order to receive forgiveness we must also give it.
Remember Jesus’ words... I am here to save, not to judge.
My experience is that the greatest obstacle to our receiving forgiveness of our sins is our continued judgement of others. In order to receive forgiveness we must also give it.
Interestingly, in one translation it says, and I paraphrase, “father, forgive us our sins since we forgive those that sin against us.”
I honestly don’t know if it is true or not, but I’ve heard that a friend of C. S. Lewis was visited by him after his death. The story is that Lewis appeared in a leather chair in the mans office and said these four words: It’s not that hard.
Now, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (as with the claims you have made here), but sometimes they do give a person pause and a desire to search the scripture.