How many "Do Overs" do we get?

[ManOfWord]

Easter is a time of freshness, beginning again, freedom etc. Spring typifies a re-birth. I am thankful that God gives second chances!

So here's some questions for pondering......

How many "do overs" do we get?
How many times can we start over and still retain our salvation?
How many times can we fall and repent and God forgive and restore us?


Is it limited, unlimited? Does it "depend?"


The message I am preaching in both services this morning is: "Easter Changes Everything!"

[StillStanding]

In my case, I hope JUST ENOUGH!

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by ManOfWord

Easter is a time of freshness, beginning again, freedom etc. Spring typifies a re-birth. I am thankful that God gives second chances!

So here's some questions for pondering......

How many "do overs" do we get?
How many times can we start over and still retain our salvation?
How many times can we fall and repent and God forgive and restore us?


Is it limited, unlimited? Does it "depend?"


The message I am preaching in both services this morning is: "Easter Changes Everything!"

We are instructed to forgive one another 490 times per day and the implication is, for the same thing. Since God wouldn't ask us to do something He wouldn't, I'm assuming the number of do-overs we'd have to start at would be 490 per day.

And since Jesus previously had said "7", and Peter asked later, "How many was that again?", evidently, because he had forgiven someone 7 times and was about the knock their head off, Jesus responded by giving a rhetorical answer when He said, "70X7". I think Jesus was saying, "Grace doesn't have a number."

I think He was saying, "Listen here, Pal, when you see what I'm about to go through on the cross, I'm certainly not gonna do all that to cut someone off after 3 failures."

So....infinite do-overs. Of course, the anti-greasy-gracers hear that and flip out. "Oh, so you can sin all you want?" Funny thing is, the closer I get to God and His grace, the less I'm interested in repeating my destructive actions. Grace changes everything!

One of our church's favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbxtK-hw5O8

[Esther]

As long as you don't blaspheme the Holy Ghost, no limit, IF you have a sincere heart in repenting.

Not really sure about I'll do this and then ask for forgiveness. God probably will forgive IF the heart is truly sorry.

[pelathais]

Proverbs 24:16 NKJV

[ManOfWord]

I just know that I haven't used all mine yet!

As a matter of fact, I don't think I'll be able to use all of them!

Actually, I don't want to use all of them, however, being the frail human being that I am, I need them all and that is why I believe He paid for them with His blood. Not a cheap price, but then again, He didn't make a cheap creation!

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by ManOfWord

Easter is a time of freshness, beginning again, freedom etc. Spring typifies a re-birth. I am thankful that God gives second chances!

So here's some questions for pondering......

How many "do overs" do we get?
How many times can we start over and still retain our salvation?
How many times can we fall and repent and God forgive and restore us?


Is it limited, unlimited? Does it "depend?"


The message I am preaching in both services this morning is: "Easter Changes Everything!"

I believe that we serve an infinite God who is capable of causing those with true faith to persevere after all is said and done. I believe we get as many "do overs" as it takes.