"Repenting" doesn't get you forgiven.
It is BELIEVING IN JESUS that gets you forgiven. And when you believe in Jesus, then you are forgiven all sins past and future, and you will be in heaven.
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So why avoid sin? Because there are unnecessary painful consequences to avoid.
Jesus loves you and wants to bless your life freely :) Most of all, Jesus wants you with Him forever, and not in hell. The truth is that every belief except one will lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire for every person. Because nothing pays for our sins except the death and blood of Jesus, the sacrifice of Jesus that is already accomplished by Him . Jesus loves you! The truth is that Jesus is God, and Jesus died on the cross to pay for all of our sins in full, and then Jesus resurrected from the dead. Nothing else pays for our sins, not works, not deeds, not religions. So the only way to heaven and to avoid hell, is by believing in Jesus for eternal life (John 6:47), without adding any of your own works (Romans 4:5). Believe in Jesus to take you to heaven, and you will be in heaven, no matter what, guaranteed. That easy, thanks to Jesus! Tell Jesus that you thank Him that you will be with Him in heaven when you die, because you believe in Jesus! It is too late to be saved, after death
if you wish to sin, God is not with you and repentance is meaningless
It doesn't work like that. Phony repentance isn't valid. Repentance includes resolving to *do better*.
@ TDs -- Oh, look at that. Some people don't want to accept the fact that true repentance is required.
參考: Greek Orthodox Christian
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Sins/offenses/crimes always carry penalties/punishment/curses, eg traffic offenders are fined, robbers are jailed, murderers are executed by the Law Enforcement authorities. So, if you do all the sins/offenses/crimes you wished, you will very likely end up homeless, hospitalized, jailed or soon eventually dead. Repentance does not negate the consequences of sins/offenses/crimes but to stop sinning/offending/criming.
Repentance from sin unto being saved from hell at death means no sins/offenses/crimes cannot be forgiven or atoned by the blood of Jesus Christ but the consequences of sins/offenses/crimes are usually not removed, eg at LUKE.23:43 even though the young Jewish robber was saved from hell by faith in Jesus Christ, he still had to suffer the consequences of his sin/crime = crucified to death next to Jesus.
....... In truth, the blood of Jesus Christ only forgives or atones for people's inherited Adam's Original Sin, ie the sin/evil/satanism in their hearts and minds = immoral lust, hate, anger, greed, jealousy, etc.(ROMANS.5:12, JOHN.1:29, LEVITICUS.4 & 17:11, HEBREWS.9:22) Before you murder or physically-attack, you hated immorally in your heart; before you rape or adulteriate, you lusted immorally in your heart, etc.
The removal of the consequences of sins/offenses/crimes through miraculous healing, exorcism and deliverance by Jesus Christ and Moses were very rare events in the passage of time. So, people should not think that they can do all the sins/offenses/crimes they wish and no bad thing will afflict them if they repent = God or the police is not mocked.(ROMANS.13, GALATIANS.6:7-8, DEUT.28:15, PROVERBS.1:26, 1CORINTHIANS.5:1-5 & 11:30, 1JOHN.5:16-21, HEBREWS.10:26-31)
....... Saved Christians who go and sin/offend/crimer some more will have worse things come upon them(JOHN.5:14 & 8:11) and they may then lose their faith and consequently lose their salvation.(JOB.2:9, 1TIMOTHY.4:1, GALATIANS.5:19-21, 1COR.6:9-11, REVELATION.22:12-17)
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1) Can I do all the sins I wish and repent each time?
Yes, of course.
You can do all of the sins that you want and do handstands each time if you want.
2) Is that valid?
Do you mean: does God honor such behavior?
Most Christians (including myself) believe that repentance must be SINCERE. What you describe is insincere.
The Bible teaches us that those who commit certain sins (it gives a list, including fornication, adultery, theft, homosexual acts, etc.) will not inherit eternal life, but then goes on to say, "Such were some of you. But now you are saved; now you are cleansed..."
In other words: these people had repented of these sins sincerely. They were FORMER thieves, FORMER adulterers, etc.
If you were a truly converted Christian, you would not want to sin.
No, that would be hypocrisy or false repentance and not sincerity. You can't knowingly commit sins that God forbidden and then seek His forgiveness. That is not how repentance and forgiveness of sins work. Those who commit sins because they were lured by their desires or however and disobeyed God, people are to humbly and sincerely ask God to forgive them because they are human beings and can make mistakes.
God doesn't say you can't make mistakes. God encourages you every time you sin or do wrongdoing, you should come back to Him seeking His forgiveness. God knows you will sin and will make mistakes.
Deliberately committing sins just to repent is not valid, its invalid and God doesn't like people who are not genuine and only playing around..not taking seriously since God is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
God loves the one who seeks His forgiveness constantly with sincerity. Who knows he/she wronged themselves and sincerely wanting forgiveness. Not what you're saying.
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Yes. However, repentance means to have a deep sorrow for what you have done wrong and a commitment to let go of sinning and follow Christ. A repentant person prays to God for forgiveness, asks other for forgiveness and trys to restore that which they took. They pray that God would heal those who they offended.
So, yes, you can sin all you want and hopefully, someday you will repent. Repentance is just a word. God knows what is in your heart. Perhaps even Hitler could repent. But I do not think that he ever will. Satan will never repent either.
What you are stating is not true repentance. Without true repentance your sins are not forgiven.
Presumption (that is to say the expectation of automatic forgiveness from sins regardless of whether one is repentant or not) is, indeed, a mortal sin, since it usurps the will of God. We have hope that forgiveness will be given to us if we die in a state of sin, but we cannot assume that it will be. This is, effectively, a check upon our sinning freely and with abandon if we continue to still believe in a God. Essentially it means that we must take responsibility for our actions. It is only good practise to hope for the best but be cautious about the things that we do.
Presumption would seem to be a sin regardless of the matter of fact which you are making 'presumptions' about since it is the intent with which you do something that matters in this case. If I do something while understanding it to be sinful - whether or not that understanding is erroneous - and expect forgiveness regardless, then I am presuming upon God. It essentially raises me to be His equal, which is a status I am most definitely not entitled to.
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