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To: metmom

I think my views are evident in my discourse, in my questions.

As I said earlier, I don’t believe you can separate repentance from true confession.

Nor separate salvation from repentance, or forgiveness from confession.

So my questions follow as to how this can be done under the doctrine of OSAS.

Is it that those who are OSAS presume they will repent and confess all their future sins, or that this is not necessary?


174 posted on 01/24/2014 9:20:12 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
I think my views are evident in my discourse, in my questions.

How so? All you're doing is asking questions. It does absolutely nothing to indicate where you're coming from.

178 posted on 01/24/2014 9:23:29 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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To: D-fendr

>> “Is it that those who are OSAS presume they will repent and confess all their future sins, or that this is not necessary?” <<

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That is the very essence of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. One must confess the sin when it is pointed out to you, not in your own good time, because you’ll never reach that good time.


182 posted on 01/24/2014 9:31:48 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: D-fendr
I don’t believe you can separate repentance from true confession.

2 different meanings.

Repentance is merely changing the object of our thinking process. It is done in the mind.

Confession involves communication from us to another party.

Think of it as clearing the chamber and recharging the weapon. We sin, we jamb our spiritual weapon. We repent, we clear the chamber. We confess our sins to Him through faith in Christ, we've cycled our spiritual mechanisms to be useful again.

189 posted on 01/25/2014 7:18:48 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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