sins against us, then the Lord will also. But when it speaks of retaining sins (which means holding back such forgiveness) it implies that doing so is appropriate at times. Though that verse doesn't specify when it is appropriate. That subject is covered in other verses like the following...
Here is a covenant that grants us forgiveness of sins. But you say, "But if you don't put men under the law, they can't obey God." Oh, they can. Because the new covenant puts his Spirit within us, puts the law within us. So that his Spirit within me causes me to walk in ...
Then the third verse turns to the “crazy” things written in the Bible (“Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book”) and those people made in God’s image “Still believing that junk is true / Well I know it ain’t and so do you / Dear God.”The musical variations, from...
However, the Septuagint does claim Job lives in Edom (a nation/region near Israel to the east) as a grandson of Esau, who was brother to Jacob (aka “Israel”). This would make him roughly a contemporary of some of the first Israelites born in Egypt (prior to the institution of the ...
If the reader doubts the accuracy of using the word “saved” in Acts 11:14 to refer to anything other than forgiveness of sin, he must recall that “save” in l Peter 3:21 refers not to a forgiveness of sins that takes place but to a physical deliverance. Also, he needs to ...
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Repent: Start to spend time confessing sins or mistakes that you have made and ask God for forgiveness. Ask: Spend time asking God for specific needs or desires. This can be for yourself or for others. Yield: Surrender control to God and submit to His will. Give it all over to Him. ...
This verse (1 Timothy 3:15) and its immediate context (1 Timothy 3:14-16) has been the subject of much controversy. Here is the passage as it stands in the whole pericope: 1Ti 3:14I hope I can come to you soon. But I am writing this to you now, ...
secures forgiveness of sins, the ordinary experiences of peniennce, attrition, must be supplemented by penance. In other words, it is necessary, according to Romish theology, to complete salvation and purification, that the soul should suffer a part of the penalty of its sins; and if these ...
In the course of our discussion, I was struck by the poverty of the theology in Islam. When we asked about forgiveness of sins, we received the reply, “Allah is merciful.” How does a Muslim get to heaven? “Allah is merciful.” If a person has been a good Muslim, can they be ...