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Was Jesus a sinner?I don't know how to understand 1 John 3:9.
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Was Jesus a sinner?I don't know how to understand 1 John 3:9.
WERE we forgiven?
It's something I have been thinking about.
Was I allready forgiven before I came to faith, I just hadn't received it, or was I first forgiven when I repented and came to faith?
Why do we Christians return to ask for forgiveness if everything is allready forgiven, if you know what I mean?
What does the Bible say?
I believe everyone sins.
Do you mean a born again believer's wrong doing isn't counted as sin? I wouldn't agree to that.
I don't know how to understand 1 John 3:9.
WERE we forgiven?
It's something I have been thinking about.
Was I allready forgiven before I came to faith, I just hadn't received it, or was I first forgiven when I repented and came to faith?
Why do we Christians return to ask for forgiveness if everything is allready forgiven, if you know what I mean?
What does the Bible say?
Hey, I am blessed by your exchange...
The mystery and beauty of the cross is rarely expressed.
Thank you.
I believe everyone sins.
I like using metaphores and similies to simplify things.
Think of it like a coat. When Jesus died on the cross He gave us all a coat. When we are saved we put the coat on.
A good question. This is another reason why I don't believe in Penal Substitutionary Atonement.Why do we Christians return to ask for forgiveness if everything is allready forgiven, if you know what I mean?
A good question. This is another reason why I don't believe in Penal Substitutionary Atonement.
Besides, Him "being punished for our sins" isn't forgiveness in any logical sense of the word.
Exactly that, been saying that for a long time.How about the fact Jesus wasn't just punished for our sins
This is not really understood by most Christians because of preconceived ideas.WERE we forgiven?
It's something I have been thinking about.
Was I allready forgiven before I came to faith, I just hadn't received it, or was I first forgiven when I repented and came to faith?
Why do we Christians return to ask for forgiveness if everything is allready forgiven, if you know what I mean?
What does the Bible say?
No. You have it the wrong way around. To make it more biblical change the word coat to robe. here are a few examples.How about we all put on a coat of sin through Adams Fall, and in Christ we take off the Coat of sin.
Jesus said it was the priests.There is one very likely kidnapper and that is the person holding a child back from entering the Kingdom to be with God.
Do you feel any conviction about any sin you have committed? That conscience is telling you to repent and your soul wants to get closer to the creator. He definitely first loved you. My personal experience was I experienced God’s incredible Love before I was born again.WERE we forgiven?
It's something I have been thinking about.
Was I allready forgiven before I came to faith, I just hadn't received it, or was I first forgiven when I repented and came to faith?
Why do we Christians return to ask for forgiveness if everything is allready forgiven, if you know what I mean?
What does the Bible say?
WERE we forgiven?
I just hadn't received it
We need to ask. It is a relational thing, though in His heart God is already interested in us knowing we are forgiven. There is repenting needed . . . so we change from however we have been sinning.Why do we Christians return to ask for forgiveness if everything is allready forgiven, if you know what I mean?
No. You have it the wrong way around. To make it more biblical change the word coat to robe. here are a few examples.
Job 29:14
Isaiah 61:10
2 Corinthians 5:21