sin and forgiveness

[skeetercts]

I am not sure exactly where to ask this question...so I will ask it here...

Okay..It is rather obvious that if you sin, you are forgiven...but I have a question about it...

If you are aware that you are about to make a sin and you say, "I won't matter because I will be forgiven", does that make anything right? for example...say you have a desire to beat up someone....you know it is wrong....you think about it then come to the conclusion that you can ask for forgiveness if you do it so it will be okay....is there nothing wrong with that? Is it okay to do that?

ah, if you don't understand my question, just say so and I will try to make it clearer...I was talkign about this topic with my friends last night, and neither of us knew, so i decided to ask you fine people.

~Amanda

 

[Lilly of the Valley]

No, it's still not right. Actually it's even worse then if you don't know what you are doing is wrong. Plus, you won't truly have a repentant heart.

2 Corinthians says, For Godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation,not to be regreted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a Godly manner:.....

It's willful disobedience and can have servere consequences. The consequences will be even more wose than if the sin was out of ignorance.

 

[Future Preacher]

Okay, every Christian sins. And every christian knows its wrong. I agree that it is wrong to think o yeah I'm forgiven, so I can do this. Every time you sin, it automatically hits your head though that Oh man this is wrong, I'm just glad that I'm forgiven or something like that. What I do every day when I go to sleep is I apologize to the Lord for the sins that I've commited in the day. Now, of course I'm already forgiven when I said the sinners prayer, but it just makes me feel better about sinning when I ask him every night to forgive me. It makes me feel cleansed, and helps me get a better nights sleep. I'm sorry if I wasnt more of a help to you.

 

[Yitzchak]

The Lord is extremely patient with us. When we are young in the Lord we can perhaps get by with doing this sometimes and receive forgiveness. However, if it becomes a lifestyle/pattern in your life which continues throughout your christian walk, then serious trouble is headed your way.

The difference is when you are a young christian , while still wrong, it may be simply a sign of immature silliness much the same as a young child stealing a cookie from the cookie jar. But as we mature , the issues become more serious and this kind of behavior is a bad sign of a hardened heart which is far from the Lord.

It is best to grow out of this kind of thinking sooner rather than later. as a parent, my response to my three year old stealing a cookie from the cookie jar is different than my response to my 14 year old stealing our family car and taking it for an illegal drive.

 

[secretdawn]

i believe there are many christian that live by the "well He will forgive me" thing...and that is taking advantage of His love...and it is wrong...when you sin, if it pops into your head it is wrong and you consciencely think that, i think it deteriorates you apologies to god...i don't believe asking for forgiveness gets you forgiveness, I think you really have to mean, feel the pain and guilt of letting God down, and really beg for it (not that that means you have to get all emotional), but just asking doesn't do anything it you thought "well He'll forgive me later", because the person obviously doesn't mean it wholeheartedly...
if that made sense i hope it helps...