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Originally Posted by Barb
I read your post with tears in my eyes, Elder, knowing the same is true of me.
And yet, though I do not believe there is a revolving door on our hearts, how can we reconcile sin and Spirit residing in the same temple?! I cannot.
Consider this...
Many years ago, my pastor, Bishop Wilson, was preaching and in mentioned someone who had been caught "in gross sin." His description in those three words sent minds reeling I am sure.
He said that when questions by the powers that be re how he could continue to stand behind a pulpit, yet "in gross sin," the man said, "Because I had enough respect to repent first."
Sin on top of sin is iniquity, and that is the type of thing I am ineptly speaking about here.
When someone can take the Word, "If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive," and habitually sin and repent...sin and repent...again and again, the soul of a man/woman will become calloused to the conviction of the Spirit.
As I said, I am ineptly trying to express my view, not to mention that I don't have all the answers.
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You have spoken a lot of truth here but let me point out something which I believe to be true in regard to this.
I don't believe anyone can toy with sin and get by. Indeed one will become so calloused until they can no longer find a place of repentance though it may be sought with bitter tears.
Nevertheless, the Holy Ghost is give us for many reasons one of which is to convict us of sin. There is none on this forum that has had the Holy Ghost for any great length of time that has not sinned. They have. But God graciously granted them, as He did you and I, sweet repentance.
When one refuses to repent as seen in their continual back and forth from sin to grace, from grace to sin, from sin to grace...on and on, there comes a time that the Holy Ghost will leave seeing that "if we SIN WILFULLY. There is no longer any repentance. (
Heb 10:26 onward) That person is turned over to a reprobated mind filled with so much darkness that they CANNOT be saved, unable to find repentance.
But, I've seen people's confidence thrown away because they were told that because they sinned that they no longer had the Holy Ghost. They should not be taught that, in my opinion.
Heb. 10:35 teaches us to NOT cast away our confidence. Ths is often done because of a sense of hopelessness.
To continue to wilfully live in sin John says that such a person is of the devil. This is seen in
I Jn 3:8 by the use of the word "committeth," which means to wilfully continue in sin. In truth, there is no Holy Ghost abiding in one who persists in their sin.
'preciate you sister.
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