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Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by Gullah: 10:54am On Mar 29, 2018
To best answer this question, we’re going to look at two powerful passages of Scripture. The first is found in the book of Psalms: “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12). One of the most effective tricks Satan plays on Christians is to convince us that our sins aren't really forgiven, despite the promise of God's Word. If we've truly received Jesus as Savior by faith, and still have that uneasy feeling wondering whether or not there is true forgiveness, that may be coming from demonic influences. Demons hate it when people are delivered from their grasp, and they try to plant seeds of doubt in our minds about the reality of our salvation. In his vast arsenal of tricks, one of Satan’s biggest tools is to constantly remind us of our past transgressions, and he uses those to prove that God couldn't possibly forgive or restore us. The devil's attacks make it a real challenge for us to simply rest in the promises of God and trust His love.

But this psalm also tells us that God not only forgives our sins, but removes them completely from His presence. This is a profound thing! Without question, this is a difficult concept for humans to grasp, which is why it's so easy for us to worry and wonder about forgiveness instead of just accepting it. The key lies in simply giving up our doubts and our feelings of guilt and resting in His promises of forgiveness.

Another passage is 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” What an incredible promise! God forgives His children when they sin if only they come to Him and in an attitude of repentance and ask to be forgiven. God’s grace is so great that it can cleanse the sinner from his sin so that he becomes a child of God. Even when we stumble, we can be forgiven still.

In Matthew 18:21-22, we read, "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” Peter was probably thinking that he was being generous. Rather than repay a person who had committed a sin against him with equal retribution, Peter suggested giving the brother some leeway, say, up to seven times. But the eighth time, forgiveness and grace would run out. But Christ challenged the rules of Peter’s suggested economy of grace by saying that forgiveness is infinite for those who are truly seeking it. This is only possible because of the infinite grace of God which is made possible through the shed blood of Christ on the cross. Because of Christ’s forgiving power, we can always be made clean after we sin if we humbly seek it.

At the same time, it must be noted that it is not biblical for a person to sin habitually and continually as a lifestyle and still be a believer (1 John 3:8-9). This is why Paul admonishes us to “examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5). As Christians, we do stumble, but we do not live a lifestyle of continual, unrepentant sin. All of us have weaknesses and can fall into sin, even if we don’t want to. Even the apostle Paul did what he didn’t want to do because of the sin at work in his body (Romans 7:15). Like Paul, the response of the believer is to hate the sin, repent of it and ask for divine grace to overcome it (Romans 7:24-25). Although we need not fall because of God’s sufficient grace, sometimes we do because we rely upon our insufficient strength. When our faith grows weak and, like Peter, we deny our Lord in word or in life, even then there is still a chance to repent and be forgiven of our sin.

Another one of Satan’s tricks is to get us to think that there is no hope, that there is no possibility that we can be forgiven, healed, and restored. He will try to get us to feel consumed and trapped by guilt so that we do not feel worthy of God’s forgiveness any longer. But since when were we ever worthy of God’s grace? God loved us, forgave us and chose us to be in Christ before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4-6), not because of anything we did, but “in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory” (Ephesians 1:12). We must always keep in mind that there is no place we can go that God’s grace cannot reach, and there is no depth to which we can sink that God is no longer able to pull us out. His grace is greater than all of our sin. Whether we are just starting to wander off course or we are already sinking and drowning in our sin, grace can be received.

Grace is a gift from God (Ephesians 2:cool. When we sin, the Spirit will convict us of sin such that a godly sorrow will result (2 Corinthians 7:10-11). He will not condemn our souls as if there is no hope, for there is no longer any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). The Spirit’s conviction within us is a movement of love and grace. Grace is not an excuse to sin (Romans 6:1-2), and it dare not be abused, meaning that sin must be called “sin,” and it cannot be treated as if it is harmless or inoffensive. Unrepentant believers need to be lovingly confronted and guided to freedom, and unbelievers need to be told that they need to repent. Yet let us also emphasize the remedy, for we have been given grace upon grace (John 1:16). Grace is how we live, how we are saved, how we are sanctified, and how we will be kept and glorified. Let us receive grace when we sin by repenting and confessing our sin to God. Why live a sinful life when Christ offers to make us whole and right in the eyes of God?

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Re: Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by enilove(m): 11:39am On Mar 29, 2018
Gullah:
To best answer this question, we’re going to look at two powerful passages of Scripture. The first is found in the book of Psalms: “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12). One of the most effective tricks Satan plays on Christians is to convince us that our sins aren't really forgiven, despite the promise of God's Word. If we've truly received Jesus as Savior by faith, and still have that uneasy feeling wondering whether or not there is true forgiveness, that may be coming from demonic influences. Demons hate it when people are delivered from their grasp, and they try to plant seeds of doubt in our minds about the reality of our salvation. In his vast arsenal of tricks, one of Satan’s biggest tools is to constantly remind us of our past transgressions, and he uses those to prove that God couldn't possibly forgive or restore us. The devil's attacks make it a real challenge for us to simply rest in the promises of God and trust His love.

But this psalm also tells us that God not only forgives our sins, but removes them completely from His presence. This is a profound thing! Without question, this is a difficult concept for humans to grasp, which is why it's so easy for us to worry and wonder about forgiveness instead of just accepting it. The key lies in simply giving up our doubts and our feelings of guilt and resting in His promises of forgiveness.

Another passage is 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” What an incredible promise! God forgives His children when they sin if only they come to Him and in an attitude of repentance and ask to be forgiven. God’s grace is so great that it can cleanse the sinner from his sin so that he becomes a child of God. Even when we stumble, we can be forgiven still.

In Matthew 18:21-22, we read, "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” Peter was probably thinking that he was being generous. Rather than repay a person who had committed a sin against him with equal retribution, Peter suggested giving the brother some leeway, say, up to seven times. But the eighth time, forgiveness and grace would run out. But Christ challenged the rules of Peter’s suggested economy of grace by saying that forgiveness is infinite for those who are truly seeking it. This is only possible because of the infinite grace of God which is made possible through the shed blood of Christ on the cross. Because of Christ’s forgiving power, we can always be made clean after we sin if we humbly seek it.

At the same time, it must be noted that it is not biblical for a person to sin habitually and continually as a lifestyle and still be a believer (1 John 3:8-9). This is why Paul admonishes us to “examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5). As Christians, we do stumble, but we do not live a lifestyle of continual, unrepentant sin. All of us have weaknesses and can fall into sin, even if we don’t want to. Even the apostle Paul did what he didn’t want to do because of the sin at work in his body (Romans 7:15). Like Paul, the response of the believer is to hate the sin, repent of it and ask for divine grace to overcome it (Romans 7:24-25). Although we need not fall because of God’s sufficient grace, sometimes we do because we rely upon our insufficient strength. When our faith grows weak and, like Peter, we deny our Lord in word or in life, even then there is still a chance to repent and be forgiven of our sin.

Another one of Satan’s tricks is to get us to think that there is no hope, that there is no possibility that we can be forgiven, healed, and restored. He will try to get us to feel consumed and trapped by guilt so that we do not feel worthy of God’s forgiveness any longer. But since when were we ever worthy of God’s grace? God loved us, forgave us and chose us to be in Christ before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4-6), not because of anything we did, but “in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory” (Ephesians 1:12). We must always keep in mind that there is no place we can go that God’s grace cannot reach, and there is no depth to which we can sink that God is no longer able to pull us out. His grace is greater than all of our sin. Whether we are just starting to wander off course or we are already sinking and drowning in our sin, grace can be received.

Grace is a gift from God (Ephesians 2:cool. When we sin, the Spirit will convict us of sin such that a godly sorrow will result (2 Corinthians 7:10-11). He will not condemn our souls as if there is no hope, for there is no longer any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). The Spirit’s conviction within us is a movement of love and grace. Grace is not an excuse to sin (Romans 6:1-2), and it dare not be abused, meaning that sin must be called “sin,” and it cannot be treated as if it is harmless or inoffensive. Unrepentant believers need to be lovingly confronted and guided to freedom, and unbelievers need to be told that they need to repent. Yet let us also emphasize the remedy, for we have been given grace upon grace (John 1:16). Grace is how we live, how we are saved, how we are sanctified, and how we will be kept and glorified. Let us receive grace when we sin by repenting and confessing our sin to God. Why live a sinful life when Christ offers to make us whole and right in the eyes of God?

Copied from:https://www.gotquestions.org/forgive-same-sin.html


I agree with you totally but not with the statement that Paul , as a christian , found himself doing things he did not want to do , that is ROM 7:15.

Romans 7:15-16 KJV
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [16] If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

Here , Paul was talking about his experience when he was not a christian but a follower of the law. He was saying that without being born of the Spirit and water , it not easy to follow the laws. At the end of his message he concluded by saying :

Romans 8:1-5 KJV
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. [2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
[3] For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
[4] That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
[5] For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Thanks for the message, it worths reading over and over again,God bless you.
Re: Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by Gayjesus: 12:10pm On Mar 29, 2018
What a dumb god then.
Re: Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by Kobojunkie: 4:03am On May 04, 2023
Gullah:
■ To best answer this question, we’re going to look at two powerful passages of Scripture. The first is found in the book of Psalms: “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12).
■ One of the most effective tricks Satan plays on Christians is to convince us that our sins aren't really forgiven, despite the promise of God's Word. If we've truly received Jesus as Savior by faith, and still have that uneasy feeling wondering whether or not there is true forgiveness, that may be coming from demonic influences.
Demons hate it when people are delivered from their grasp, and they try to plant seeds of doubt in our minds about the reality of our salvation. In his vast arsenal of tricks, one of Satan’s biggest tools is to constantly remind us of our past transgressions, and he uses those to prove that God couldn't possibly forgive or restore us. The devil's attacks make it a real challenge for us to simply rest in the promises of God and trust His love.
1. The promise you quote applies only to those who are in good standing with God — those who tread the path of righteousness. undecided

2. I am afraid it is not a trick of Satan; God says He does not answer the prayers of the unrighteous; every prayer — plea, request, petition— of the unrighteous, even those in search of forgiveness of sin are tainted/made filthy by their sins and hence are an abomination to God. So when an unrighteous man asks for God to forgive Him his sins, he does so in vain. undecided

Jesus Christ explained in His Gospel that the only way to obtain freedom from slavery to sin is through careful continuous submission and obedience to His teachings and commandments, God's Truth and Law in the Kingdom of God. It is only those who continue in submission that comes to know the Truth of God as far as sin in the Kingdom of God and are then set free from slavery to sin by the Truth Himself. There is no other way to obtain forgiveness of sins for the unrighteous man where Jesus Christ is concerned. Hence the reason why Jesus Christ urged His followers to seek first the Kingdom of God(holiness) and God's righteousness in order to that He taught them — the blessings and benefits of the Kingdom of God(answers to prayers included) — shall be added onto them. undecided

3. If demons are more knowledgable of the truth of God than you are, what does that say of your claim to believe? undecided
Re: Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by Tboy222: 8:24am On May 04, 2023
Kobojunkie:
1. The promise you quote applies only to those who are in good standing with God — those who tread the path of righteousness. undecided

2. I am afraid it is not a trick of Satan; God says He does not answer the prayers of the unrighteous; every prayer — plea, request, petition— of the unrighteous, even those in search of forgiveness of sin are tainted/made filthy by their sins and hence are an abomination to God. So when an unrighteous man asks for God to forgive Him his sins, he does so in vain. undecided

Jesus Christ explained in His Gospel that the only way to obtain freedom from slavery to sin is through careful continuous submission and obedience to His teachings and commandments, God's Truth and Law in the Kingdom of God. It is only those who continue in submission that comes to know the Truth of God as far as sin in the Kingdom of God and are then set free from slavery to sin by the Truth Himself. There is no other way to obtain forgiveness of sins for the unrighteous man where Jesus Christ is concerned. Hence the reason why Jesus Christ urged His followers to seek first the Kingdom of God(holiness) and God's righteousness in order to that He taught them — the blessings and benefits of the Kingdom of God(answers to prayers included) — shall be added onto them. undecided

3. If demons are more knowledgable of the truth of God than you are, what does that say of your claim to believe? undecided

God will forgive you if you sincerely come to Him with all sincerity of heart and purpose ,if you are truly sorry and you are ready to experience more of Him.

But remember in Galatians 6:7 " Be not deceived God is not mocked but whatsoever a man soweth that also shall He reap."

By intentionally commiting Sin only to come repent again you are becoming guilty of crucifying the son of man afresh, God cannot be mocked He alone knows the true intention of your heart.

Re: Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by Kobojunkie: 11:56am On May 04, 2023
Tboy222:
■ God will forgive you if you sincerely come to Him with all sincerity of heart and purpose ,if you are truly sorry and you are ready to experience more of Him.But remember in Galatians 6:7 " Be not deceived God is not mocked but whatsoever a man soweth that also shall He reap."By intentionally commiting Sin only to come repent again you are becoming guilty of crucifying the son of man afresh, God cannot be mocked He alone knows the true intention of your heart.
1. What you certain you are born again? undecided

2. What proof do you have that you are born again according to Jesus Christ and not the doctrines of your many pastors and mogs whom you bow your heads to?

3. What was the cross that you accepted when you became born-again or is it all of mental assent for you according to the doctrines and traditions of your pastors and mogs? undecided
Re: Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by Tboy222: 12:00pm On May 04, 2023
Kobojunkie:
1. What you certain you are born again? undecided

2. What proof do you have that you are born again according to Jesus Christ and not the doctrines of your many pastors and mogs whom you bow your heads to?

3. What was the cross that you accepted when you became born-again or is it all of mental assent for you according to the doctrines and traditions of your pastors and mogs? undecided

."Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thine House." Acts 16:31
Re: Will God Continue To Forgive You If You Commit The Same Sin Over And Over Again? by Kobojunkie: 12:07pm On May 04, 2023
Tboy222:
."Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thine House." Acts 16:31
As Jesus Christ explained in His Gospel, everyone must be born again...no man can enter into the Kingdom of God without first being born-again- John 3 vs 1 - 21. So, again,

1. Are you certain you are born-again? undecided

2. What proof do you have that you are born-again according to Jesus Christ and not the doctrines of your many pastors and mogs whom you bow your heads to?

3. What was the cross that you accepted when you became born-again or is it all of mental assent for you according to the doctrines and traditions of your pastors and mogs? undecided

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