Most of us here, or at least a good many were taught to ask God for forgiveness for every, single sin we committed...chewing gum in class, talking and not paying attention and the myriad of things a child does that could be considered "sin". I kind of think that comes from Catholicism as, we were brought up Catholic. So, it's pretty tough after a lifelong habit of asking forgiveness to suddenly not do that.
Do you know that a Nun can pick you up off the ground by your cheek?
Repentance to me is simple, just have to turn around and walk toward Christ when we are about to do something He would not approve of. Just once?? Don't know. It seems some can repent of the bigger sins in their life but, the "smaller" ones are the ones that get ya! Smaller to US, not God. If habitual, say an addiction that comes around to haunt you time and time again. It is hard to think that someone who I was very close to (my mom) who was the kindest, very God loving and bore nothing BUT the fruit of The Spirit her whole life, peacekeeping gentle and most loving of anyone I have ever known, to think that God sent her to hell because she fell into such a deep despairing depression she hid in her room drinking vodka to kill the pain of the horror of my dads veeeeery long and painful death. She got to the point where you would ask her a question and seemed as though she did not hear you as, it took that long for her to even process someone was speaking to her. In human terms, she did NOT deserve that. She died at 59 years.
You have lot's of good questions brother. And, I'm sure all of us have wondered at the same things from time to time. I do not believe in sinless perfection and have yet to meet anybody BUT Christ who was sinless...AND perfect. So, depending on His Mercy as He sees our hearts is what matters in my book. If we are supposed to be sinless then, there will indeed be very few who make it into His presence for eternity.
God Bless,
nancy
The Bible says a lot things in a very different era, under different circumstances and there is a difficulty in understanding that. Part of it is the time period and the theater of cultures. Perspective is a different sort of study, it is easy to get so involved with the details so much that we lose site of the over all picture. You know, cannot see the forest if your nose is pressed up against the bark of the tree.
There is a reason why God loves us...All through Bible...He is interested...He loves us. Ahhh!
There is a reason that He gave His Son to save us.
That was a plan...a plan that was like no other.
A divine plan that overall was designed to be mostly successful. Understand that and then add the details. That is the foundation of our relationship with God. God Almighty loves us...and loved us first even while we were dead in our sins.
Do you know that a Nun can pick you up off the ground by your cheek?
Repentance to me is simple, just have to turn around and walk toward Christ when we are about to do something He would not approve of. Just once?? Don't know. It seems some can repent of the bigger sins in their life but, the "smaller" ones are the ones that get ya! Smaller to US, not God. If habitual, say an addiction that comes around to haunt you time and time again. It is hard to think that someone who I was very close to (my mom) who was the kindest, very God loving and bore nothing BUT the fruit of The Spirit her whole life, peacekeeping gentle and most loving of anyone I have ever known, to think that God sent her to hell because she fell into such a deep despairing depression she hid in her room drinking vodka to kill the pain of the horror of my dads veeeeery long and painful death. She got to the point where you would ask her a question and seemed as though she did not hear you as, it took that long for her to even process someone was speaking to her. In human terms, she did NOT deserve that. She died at 59 years.
You have lot's of good questions brother. And, I'm sure all of us have wondered at the same things from time to time. I do not believe in sinless perfection and have yet to meet anybody BUT Christ who was sinless...AND perfect. So, depending on His Mercy as He sees our hearts is what matters in my book. If we are supposed to be sinless then, there will indeed be very few who make it into His presence for eternity.
God Bless,
nancy
The Bible says a lot things in a very different era, under different circumstances and there is a difficulty in understanding that. Part of it is the time period and the theater of cultures. Perspective is a different sort of study, it is easy to get so involved with the details so much that we lose site of the over all picture. You know, cannot see the forest if your nose is pressed up against the bark of the tree.
There is a reason why God loves us...All through Bible...He is interested...He loves us. Ahhh!
There is a reason that He gave His Son to save us.
That was a plan...a plan that was like no other.
A divine plan that overall was designed to be mostly successful. Understand that and then add the details. That is the foundation of our relationship with God. God Almighty loves us...and loved us first even while we were dead in our sins.