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☆   YOU'RE ALREADY FORGIVEN, BUT DO YOU BELIEVE IT?!

Where was the SIN QUESTION settled? Calvary.
What was the verdict? Guilty.
What was the penalty? Death.
Who took it? Jesus Christ.
How much of it? All of it.
How much did he leave for you? None of it...not imputing the world's sins unto them; "not imputing their trespasses unto them"
(2 Corinthians 5:19)

It's not a "SIN" issue today. It's a "BELIEF" issue.

Jesus paid for all your sins PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE,
on the cross.

So stop asking for forgivness. He has already FORGIVEN YOU!

JUST BELIEVE.

Thanks for posting this, but I think it is important to ask forgiveness. Its about restoring our fellowship when we sin.

It is important to always confess our sins in humility and of course, repent.

Good article:
Why do we need to confess our sins if they have already been forgiven (1 John 1:9)?

Good Video by Charles Stanley:
Do we need to confess our sins daily? (Ask Dr. Stanley) - YouTube

We're still supposed to ask for forgiveness and repent after we stumble. We need the Lord's cleansing blood to purify us, because sin has the opposite effect on our entire being.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:9

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous - 1 John 2:1

I John is to Isreal.

we are under the teaching of Paul.

Romans through Philmon are the books for this Dispensation of Grace.

Originally Posted by tranquility

I John is to Isreal.

we are under the teaching of Paul.

Romans through Philmon are the books for this Dispensation of Grace.

Are you suggesting people shouldn't study the Books outside of Romans through Philemon?

Not at all.
But i do believe some books of the Bible are to Isreal and some are to us living here today. We are not under the Law but under Grace.

Paul is our teacher with the message of Grace, therefore Romans through Philimon are the books we can apply to our lives today.

I'll just delete it Chad.
sorry to bother everyone.

Originally Posted by tranquility

Not at all.
But i do believe some books of the Bible are to Isreal and some are to us living here today. We are not under the Law but under Grace.

Paul is our teacher with the message of Grace, therefore Romans through Philimon are the books we can apply to our lives today.

I highly disagree. Every book, all 66 in the Bible we can apply today, every day.

What about Proverbs? Psalms? Gospels? Job? Genesis?

It IS important to ask for forgiveness each time we sin. Are you too prideful to ask forgiveness? What if someone wronged you? How would you feel if they didn't ask for forgiveness? Its no difference with our Heavenly Father who deserves utmost reverence and honor from us who ARE saved by His grace.

Like I said before, its about restoring our fellowship with Him. Sin breaks that fellowship.

ALL scripture is for reproof and doctrine. Every single scripture.

I understand the faith stuff for forgiveness, However, the faith comes after you see the wrong, admit it, and be willing to correct it.

Sin is not about upsetting God. God gave us things to follow to protect us, not to ruin our fun.

Without your acknowledgement of your sin, and error, then how is there going to be a correction to get back pleasing to God.

Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

Jesus Is Lord.

Hmmm.. also believe we should occasionally ask for forgiveness. God may know the future, but we don't. He may know all the sins we have done, and all the sins we will do in the future, but we don't.

We can't confess the sins we don't know about. I can confess them tomorrow after I committed them :-) (I'm only half-kidding)
If we confess our sins, he will forgive us, true... but what if we don't?
As Christians we don't need to be re-saved over and over again, this is also true, but we do need our feet washed every once in a while. Also, all sins aren't only just against God, he may have forgiven us, but what about those we have sinned against. We need to confess to them also (there are some exceptions, but for the most part we should do our best to confess them)

I believe there are Christians who go through life as a believer never asking for forgiveness "because they are already forgiven"; for myself, when I pray, and confess my sins, first I am acknowledging that I did the sin, second I am asking for forgiveness for the sin, third I am recognizing Christ paid the price for my sin, and next one, and next one and.... (you get the point) The prayers are as much for my sake, as they are for God. My prayers reveal my heart (not to God, he already knows my heart) to who? To me!!
Usually when I stop asking for forgiveness, it's for the wrong reasons, (guilt & shame) (I don't really want to repent at that moment) (I don't care) or I'm trying to brush it under the carpet and hope God will forget about it. (He has a pretty good memory).
When we confess it, and pray about it, and get it out in the open, satan can't use it against us anymore. We now (hopefully) have someone to help us be accountable.
and the more we pray about it, the more we think about it and want to change it.

... my 2 cents...