Has God forgiven a person their sins before they are saved?

[EmSw]

You are absolutely wrong. Repentance is making a decision to not do that sin or anything else again. It has nothing to do with forgiveness.

So Jesus' words are foolishness to you also.

 

[EmSw]

I say that man can reject God's forgiveness, but that God has forgiven.

Example: My daughter eats something that I told her not to (she's two yrs old). When I catch her she runs away into her room. She feels guilty. She slams the door shut in her room and sits on the other side. I literally can't get into her room to explain to her how I feel without pushing her across the floor with the door. Of course, I have forgiven her already, but I can't tell it to her until she lets me into her room.

So, you are a universalist. Why would you want to tell your daughter anything? Do you not forgive and forget?

 

[YouAreAwesome]

So, you are a universalist. Why would you want to tell your daughter anything? Do you not forgive and forget?

Perhaps you misunderstand what a "Universalist" is? Universalists believe all will eventually receive God's forgiveness.

But my first sentence: I SAY MAN CAN REJECT GOD'S FORGIVENESS.

Also, you evaded the analogy of me not being able to communicate forgiveness to my daughter even though I had already forgiven her (THIS IS THE GOSPEL BY THE WAY --> A RESTORED RELATIONSHIP) and this clearly shows my side of the argument.

We are not meant to be debating for the sake of debating, we are explaining our points of view and deciding for ourselves which makes more sense.

But all's good, you're still very much awesome.

 

[EmSw]

Perhaps you misunderstand what a "Universalist" is? Universalists believe all will eventually receive God's forgiveness.

But my first sentence: I SAY MAN CAN REJECT GOD'S FORGIVENESS.

Is that sin not forgiven also?

Also, you evaded the analogy of me not being able to communicate forgiveness to my daughter even though I had already forgiven her (THIS IS THE GOSPEL BY THE WAY --> A RESTORED RELATIONSHIP) and this clearly shows my side of the argument.

We are not meant to be debating for the sake of debating, we are explaining our points of view and deciding for ourselves which makes more sense.

But all's good, you're still very much awesome.

Thank you. Your kindness is appreciated.

 

[YouAreAwesome]

Is that sin not forgiven also?

Forgiven, but some forgiveness is not received.