Hi again!
I realize that I did not make my question in my other thread very clear. I was not speaking of people, once they are saved, who have not repented of certain sins and whether or not they would receive ongoing forgiveness. Nor was I speaking of whether or not we should forgive people who have not repented. I was speaking of people who had not yet confessed Jesus as Lord and received Him as Savior. Specifically, the people in Luke 23:34 whom Jesus asks the Father to forgive. Were those people, who killed Jesus, and had not yet confessed Jesus as Lord, saved, based on Jesus, in His mercy, crying out for forgiveness for them? And if so, then how does this coincide with our need for a personal confessing of Jesus as Lord and Savior in order to receive remission of our sins? If Jesus could wash away their sins and save them, even though they had not been born again through accepting Him as Savior and being born again, then how is that possible?
Hope that helps!
Pam
I realize that I did not make my question in my other thread very clear. I was not speaking of people, once they are saved, who have not repented of certain sins and whether or not they would receive ongoing forgiveness. Nor was I speaking of whether or not we should forgive people who have not repented. I was speaking of people who had not yet confessed Jesus as Lord and received Him as Savior. Specifically, the people in Luke 23:34 whom Jesus asks the Father to forgive. Were those people, who killed Jesus, and had not yet confessed Jesus as Lord, saved, based on Jesus, in His mercy, crying out for forgiveness for them? And if so, then how does this coincide with our need for a personal confessing of Jesus as Lord and Savior in order to receive remission of our sins? If Jesus could wash away their sins and save them, even though they had not been born again through accepting Him as Savior and being born again, then how is that possible?
Hope that helps!
Pam