Hi lori,
I note that you don't like to answer difficult questions that challenges the doctrine that you are being led by. I pray that eventually you will rightly divide scripture and look to Christ our teacher (Matt 23:8, 1John 3:27), instead of whoever you are now following.
The question is simple who is the lier
1John 2:22
Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
And who denies that Jesus is the Christ?
It's those in unbelief. That is those who seek to establish their own righteousness by works of the law instead of submitting to God's righteousness, Rom 10:3.
And who seeks to establish their own righteousness?
Rom 10:3
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness (by works of the law),
have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Gal 5:4
You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
I often find that those pastors who preach against so called "hypergrace", appear to be preaching a lukewarm mix of works of the law, with grace.
God says we
cannot mix works with grace.
Rom 11:6
And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
My sins are covered ! he died for them to be cleansed! And every time I sin I confess and repent! I don't practice sin and if I am out of the spirit I'm in the flesh so I read pray stay in the spirit as much as I thirst for water!!
But it doesn't mean I can sin freely I still have to as jesus says repent!
And when I do they are AGAIN washed
It seems that you don't realize that what Christians repented of was
"DEAD WORKS" of self-righteousness. And this repentance is a
ONCE ONLY repentance, as the scripture below confirms.
Heb 6:1-6
Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from DEAD WORKS and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.
So you are correct in saying that your sins are covered under grace. Providing that you remain under grace,
believing on Jesus. For those under grace, our
faith is counted for righteousness, as Rom 4:5 says.
Christians repented of
DEAD WORKS of self-righteousness which we did in rebellion and unbelief in God. But when we receive Jesus we repented of these
DEAD WORKS of self-righteousness/filthy rags (which was sin that Satan the accuser could accuse us with, Rev 17).
And as we see in Heb 6:4-6 above, this repentance we did was a
ONCE ONLY repentance. If someone truly had the truth ( as described in Heb 6:4-6) but then falls away from Christ (unbelief) turning back to works of the law, they make themselves a sinner again (Gal 2:18).
So the doctrine you have heard of continual repentance, that is not supported in scripture.
BTW, you say you don't "practice" sin. And I asked you before to give scripture detailing what is "practice""or "habitual" sin. As I expected, you could not provide any scripture to support your claim, because there is no scripture to support it.
But as you mentioned "practice", "habitual" sin, can you tell us how often does God forgive Christians of sin?
And remember that Jesus told us to forgive 7x70. Is this God's limit on forgiveness? Or are you saying that God is less forgiving than He calls for us to be?
