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Originally Posted by kclee4jc
To answer your question...un repented sin condemns to hell...period.
Who here believes that it's important to walk before God with a pure heart and a clean conscience?
Is the forgiveness? Certainly. The bible tells us how to attain it.
I John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If it were not possible to walk before God in holiness the John would have never written "that ye sin not" . Yet, recognizing that flesh is prone to wander he also wrote "but if any man sin."
I'm thankful for God's mercy if I do sin and confess it before him, and I'm thankful for the day by day walk in the Spirit that is able to keep me from sinning.
I tell people" if you sin everyday then you need to pray through". I believe holiness is sinlessness. |
Some people read John's words "And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father..." and they go 'Woo-hoo! Got my get-out-of-jail-free card to use whenever I need it!'
John did not say 'And when any man sins...' but 'And IF any man sin'. "If" is a mighty big word, when taken at face value...