I have come to wonder about this today, and am hoping to hear some ideas and explanations from my fellow believers.
Suppose a Christian passes into eternity, and is judged, just as it is given to man to be. All the works of his life are laid out, everything he has built on the foundation that Christ laid in him, and he is fully aware of the sinful deeds he has done, the sinful affections and habits he had not yet put to death in him, the good he ought have done but didn't, and whatever else has kept him from completely living the life his Savior would have had him live.
He knows, nevertheless, that he will be fully sanctified and perfected in heaven, and that his sins are forgiven through Christ's redemptive work, even as he stands before the same to face judgment. He knows that every tear will be wiped away and he will never sigh or mourn or lament in heaven.
With all this, my question is thus:
Does he, in the face of the completely holy and just Deity, regret his sins?
Whatever you answer, why do you believe so?
Suppose a Christian passes into eternity, and is judged, just as it is given to man to be. All the works of his life are laid out, everything he has built on the foundation that Christ laid in him, and he is fully aware of the sinful deeds he has done, the sinful affections and habits he had not yet put to death in him, the good he ought have done but didn't, and whatever else has kept him from completely living the life his Savior would have had him live.
He knows, nevertheless, that he will be fully sanctified and perfected in heaven, and that his sins are forgiven through Christ's redemptive work, even as he stands before the same to face judgment. He knows that every tear will be wiped away and he will never sigh or mourn or lament in heaven.
With all this, my question is thus:
Does he, in the face of the completely holy and just Deity, regret his sins?
Whatever you answer, why do you believe so?
