Do Christians Have To Keep Asking For Forgiveness For Each Sin?

[Christ4Ever]

Especially when sin as simple as unforgivness of others can hinder your prayer life anf faith and God moving in your life. That is big if you ask me.

Very big! That is why I've had the Holy Spirit remind me more then once while in prayer and other times of the very sin that I've neglected to address.
For many. Consequences happen first before we are willing to address the issue of sin in our lives.

Being reminded that we serve a Holy God and that we should be pure of heart which is not a bad thing to desire or to seek after.

Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

 

[Wired 4 Fishen]

Very big! That is why I've had the Holy Spirit remind me more then once while in prayer and other times of the very sin that I've neglected to address.
For many. Consequences happen first before we are willing to address the issue of sin in our lives.

Being reminded that we serve a Holy God and that we should be pure of heart which is not a bad thing to desire or to seek after.

Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

Very well put !!
I think people tend to want a no fault religion - No matter what happens it is not my fault and then claim it must be Gods will and so forth.
God tells us to stay away from things (sin) that so easily snares us. Hebrews 12:1
Now then if unforgivness and unrepentant sins can cause the things of God to slow down and give the devil a door he had no right to then i would say that not seeking forgivness as 1John1:9 says would be one of those things that so easily ensnare us.
God bless
James

 

[Christ4Ever]

As we get closer to God, our sin becomes more evident" OHhhhh WEeeeee!

That was the same reaction I had when I first came upon it in a book I was reading! It has stuck with me ever since.

It's a reminder that I'm not all of who I should be, before a perfect God and when I approach the Throne of God boldly, I also do so with humility.

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16

 

[Curtis]

I don't know about anybody else, but when I sin my conscience lets me know I have missed the mark. I confess my sin(s) immediately, because if I don't that opens the door for the devil to try and bring sickness, and death upon my body. Besides, I would much rather repent than to have my Heavenly Father chastise , and correct me for my wrong doings. Did you ever notice, you don't have to ask God the Father to correct you when you been bad, as he does it whether you want it or not, just like any good parent!! As the scripture says, "If we would "judge" our self we will not be judged"

1Co 11:28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
1Co 11:29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
1Co 11:30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.
1Co 11:31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.
1Co 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

The whole purpose of the Lords table is to bring to our remembrance that Jesus shed his blood on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, and that in his body he bore our sins, and that by his stripes we have been healed. Confessing our sins, and thanking the Lord that he took upon himself our sicknesses because of our sins, so that Jesus brought healing, and forgiveness.
This is why it says in verse 30, " That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died."
I am not ready to die, or get sick for unconfessed sin(s) that the enemy will surely try and bring if I leave that door open to him.

 

[B-A-C]

I think there may be a difference between being judged and being forgiven.
We aren't merely judged for sins. We are judged for our deeds, and even our works. Our salvation
may not depend on those things, but they are still judged.

We have control over whether we are forgiven are not.

Matt 6:15; Matt 12:31; Matt 18:35; Mark 4:12; Mark 11:25-26; Acts 8:22; etc...

Jesus told us when we pray... to ask for forgiveness. ( Luke 11:4; Matt 6:12; etc.. )
John said ... "IF" we confess our sins... he will forgive us. 1 Jn 1:9;
James said "CONFESS your sins one to another, so that you may be healed". James 5:16;

James 5:14; Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
James 5:15; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
James 5:16; Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

...and if he has committed any sins, they WILL be forgiven him, (not are already forgiven). it isn't talking about new Christians
here. It's talking about "anyone among you (believers)".

 

[Ophel]

There is a difference between repentance and confession.

 

[LordKnows]

Your son busts out your car window with a brick when he was 11 years old & says he's sorry - You forgive him because he's your son.

Now at 37 he busts out your car window again & doesn't say he's sorry because he already said he was sorry for a window he broke out when he was 11.

Make that make sense...

 

[RJ]

Your son busts out your car window with a brick when he was 11 years old & says he's sorry - You forgive him because he's your son.

Now at 37 he busts out your car window again & doesn't say he's sorry because he already said he was sorry for a window he broke out when he was 11.

Make that make sense...

The big difference is that you didn't die on a cross to give him that free gift!

 

[Ophel]

Your son busts out your car window with a brick when he was 11 years old & says he's sorry - You forgive him because he's your son.

Now at 37 he busts out your car window again & doesn't say he's sorry because he already said he was sorry for a window he broke out when he was 11.

Make that make sense...

He isn't under any blood you have shed on his behalf. No one can draw parallels for the sacrifice of Jesus for us, taking the full wrath of God on Himself for all our sins, all at once.

You can only model God's forgiveness by forgiving your son, whether he asks for it or not. But even then, for all of us, our humanity gets in the way of us doing so perfectly.


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[LordKnows]

The big difference is that you didn't die on a cross to give him that free gift!

You are correct... Anywho, I still feel that we should acknowledge whenever we screw up & let Jesus know we are sorry. Saying sorry to me means I'm sorry I did whatever it was & that I will do my best at never letting it happen again. Does it keep us out of heaven if we don't ask for forgiveness once we become Born again? I dunno. If I am to ever get discernment I will post it. Till then, I'm gonna own up to my mistakes & ask for forgiveness I mean after all, it is the very least I can do since he got beat half to death, whipped like no other, mocked, spit on & hung on a cross for MY sins.

 

[LordKnows]

I found the same question here:

Do Christians have to keep asking for forgiveness for their sins?

 

[Ophel]

I found the same question here:

Do Christians have to keep asking for forgiveness for their sins?

It's what I have been saying all along! I pray that others will take some of the food there and digest it well.


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[RJ]

You are correct... Anywho, I still feel that we should acknowledge whenever we screw up & let Jesus know we are sorry. Saying sorry to me means I'm sorry I did whatever it was & that I will do my best at never letting it happen again. Does it keep us out of heaven if we don't ask for forgiveness once we become Born again? I dunno. If I am to ever get discernment I will post it. Till then, I'm gonna own up to my mistakes & ask for forgiveness I mean after all, it is the very least I can do since he got beat half to death, whipped like no other, mocked, spit on & hung on a cross for MY sins.

Sounds like a good idea to me, to confess whenever you can.

 

[RJ]

Sounds like a good idea to me, to confess whenever you can.

You know forgiveness and salvation are quite simple to explain, to me anyway! They are a gift from God, and if they are a gift, they are unconditionally free without strings....of course you have to believe God, without that nothing is possible.

 

[Steven]

Yes Ophal you are correct. According to 1 John 1:9. The Holy Spirit convicts, we confess, and we know he has forgiven us. And repentance is making the choice to follow the conviction of the Holy Spirit and stop doing what displeases him. Very good stuff!

 

[B-A-C]

You know forgiveness and salvation are quite simple to explain, to me anyway! They are a gift from God, and if they are a gift,

Is there a verse that says forgiveness is a gift?

 

[RJ]

Is there a verse that says forgiveness is a gift?

Are you one of those who need and exact verse or, it must not be true? Like, "God says that forgiveness is a gift".

It is the entire Bible and many, many verses that say my statement is true. It is the very essence of who God is and who we are.
Are you saying that God did not give freely, his only begotten son to die on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins...."give freely"...give...a gift! Everything God does for us is his by his free grace, which he calls a gift, including the gift of providing forgiveness!
Sorry, in all due love and respect, what appears to be, you asking for a specific verse is an insult to me and would make me question your maturity!

 

[Steven]

Is there a verse that says forgiveness is a gift?

Forgiveness is given to us because of the work of the cross. And because of God's mercy and grace. And God's mercy and grace by definition is God's unmerited favor. Do we deserve forgiveness? No we don't. So yes it is a gift.

 

[B-A-C]

Do we deserve forgiveness? No we don't. So yes it is a gift.

So even though there is not a single verse that says "forgiveness is a gift".

And there are several verses that say we will be forgiven as we forgive others... Matt 6:12; Matt 6:14;
Mark 11:25; etc...
And there are several verses that say if we do NOT forgive others, we will not be forgiven... Matt 6:15;
Matt 18:35; Mark 11:26; etc...
And several more verses that say we have to repent in order for forgiveness... Acts 2:38; Acts 5:31; Luke 3:3;
...and finally even though there is scripture that says ... :"If" we confess our sins He will forgive us... ( 1 Jn 1:9; )

You believe forgiveness is an unconditional gift?

If it's not in the Bible, and there are several verses that say just the opposite, it's possible it could be a doctrine of demons.

If we do not repent - we are not forgiven.
If we do not forgive others - we are not forgiven.
If we we do not confess our sins - we are not forgiven.

That doesn't sound like a gift.

 

[RJ]

Forgiveness is given to us because of the work of the cross. And because of God's mercy and grace. And God's mercy and grace by definition is God's unmerited favor. Do we deserve forgiveness? No we don't. So yes it is a gift.

You are so right but, sadly, others only see works as a pathway to forgiveness! They use many a verse erroneously to support their cause because they simply refuse God's simple gift of Grace, possibly much to their own demise! They sound much like the old Pharisee and we know what happened to them. All the glory of our forgiveness is credited to the divine works Jesus Christ and none of our own doings.....that is the true message of the gospel!