When I sin I go to my Father on my knees and I say.." Father that is a sin I just did..that was wrong..it is not who You made me to be in Christ.. Thank you that YOur Son..my Lord Jesus blood was shed for me..I confess that Jesus is my righteousness and holiness...He is my Advocate!..I love you and trust what Jesus did for us! )
I do not "confess" to be forgiven...His blood already did that......I acknowledge what Jesus has already done in His finished work,,.
Philemon 1:6 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
I confess Him!..He is awesome and mighty to save!
I do not "confess" to be forgiven...His blood already did that......I acknowledge what Jesus has already done in His finished work,,.
Philemon 1:6 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
I confess Him!..He is awesome and mighty to save!
Ok, so here is the question: You've been a believer for a long time, and one day you commit adultery. According to God's grace do you:
A: Repent and Go to God and confess your sin and ask for forgiveness, or ....
B: Do you say to yourself, Jesus already paid the penalty for my sins, so I don't need to confess or repent and it is the same for any sin that I commit in my life? Before you answer, consider the following:
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us."
Even though Jesus already paid the penalty for our sins, when we sin, we still need repent and go to God and confess it. The grace of God and the indwelling of the Spirit should lead us to get control of our sinful nature and to endeavor to sin as least as possible. For all sin is against God.
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, one of the prayers was, "forgive us our sins, as we would also forgive those who would sin against us." That was an example of on-going prayer and not a one-time prayer.
A: Repent and Go to God and confess your sin and ask for forgiveness, or ....
B: Do you say to yourself, Jesus already paid the penalty for my sins, so I don't need to confess or repent and it is the same for any sin that I commit in my life? Before you answer, consider the following:
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us."
Even though Jesus already paid the penalty for our sins, when we sin, we still need repent and go to God and confess it. The grace of God and the indwelling of the Spirit should lead us to get control of our sinful nature and to endeavor to sin as least as possible. For all sin is against God.
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, one of the prayers was, "forgive us our sins, as we would also forgive those who would sin against us." That was an example of on-going prayer and not a one-time prayer.