Wow. Another great and informative post.
I’m in the other camp.
I’m already thinking of pleading guilty with an explanation!
Got a LOT of sins behind me and I dont know if God just lets them all go because you are “sorry” and ask forgiveness.
Seems like too easy of an out.
The ironic thing is that even if we speed up Christ’s coming we’re not speeding up anything because he ALREADY KNOWS when it will be.
If we do speed it up, he will have already known that.
Kind of mind blowing.
Got a LOT of sins behind me and I dont know if God just lets them all go because you are “sorry” and ask forgiveness.
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All of us brother have a lot of things to be sorry for and we continue to sin every day. Being saved does not mean you are perfect only forgiven, which comes from a belief in Jesus Christ. And yes it is free and there are some expectations going forward. You just have to admit that you are a sinner and . . .
We all have a lifetime of sins behind us. The secret to God's system is in a sacrificial blood system. The Jews practiced it for a long time then Jesus came. John the Baptist announced Jesus arrival as the Lamb of God. To a Jew hearing this, he would have automatically thought "A man that is a lamb?" "Lambs are for slaughtering at the Temple for forgiveness of sin." Jesus lived a sinless perfect life following all the Laws of God so He was the ONLY Lamb that could completely cleanse us from all sins. When He died on the cross, He died for all sins, past present and future. You must receive this free gift in order to claim it.
A non believer will think that too high a price and reject what Jesus did for them. You say you think it's too easy. No, it was terrible for Jesus. It's the love we have for a man that died in our stead that attracts us to Him. We literally love Him for what He did for us. We willingly belong to Him as His possession and servant. We still sin, but if we repent He is quick to forgive. We cannot be pried from His hand. If we are His and we won't repent, we can be sure He disciplines those He loves.
It no longer about sin but its is about belief and faith. Sin was nailed to the cross. What sends you to hell is unbelief.
If you believe you can work your way into Heaven you are mistaken. God says our righteousness is a a filthy rag to Him. many think they are not in jail so they are good to go. Well, a preacher that goes to church every Sunday and tithes and takes care of the poor is doomed to hell if he doesn't believe Jesus is Lord.
Heaven will be filled with people just like you, but they have given their lives over to Jesus because they know He took their sins on the cross so they have been redeemed and are the property of God now.
It's not a "luke warm thing. It's a marriage with no divorce. He has already proven He loves you more than any spouse will ever love you and you weren't even born yet, but He has known you from the foundation of the world and knew you in your mothers womb. You are just a spirit that He put into a human body that He will reclaim when you die. You can be resurrected to live forever in Heaven, or resurrected to burn for eternity. There is no grey area and no mulligans. Your spirit and soul is eternal. You must choose wisely. He told us that He placed blessing and cursing: life and death, in front of us. Then He felt He had to tell us to choose blessing and life. Of course many choose cursing and death. It's really that simple.