1john 1:9. “ If we confess our sins , he is faithful and just to Forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness....
Did you ever consider that this might just be a “ one time” thing?
I Believe it is....As Children Of God, if we Believe the Gospel,we are Free.....our sins have Been “ PURGED” ..... we do not have to run around always pleading , “ Oh God ! Forgive me for THIS and Forgive me for THAT! Where is the “ Good News” in that ? Where is the Joy that God has promised us......anybody with an ounce of Spiritual Insight within them knows that we all Sin every hour of every day—— if not in deed, at least in thought and then there are always those pesky “ Sins Of Omission” That the deluded man who thinks he never sins never wants to talk about.....
The moment that You Trusted that the Blood Of Jesus Saved you and that you contributed NOTHING ( He gets ALL of the Glory due Him—- you get NONE) —- That was the moment in time that you were “ SEALED FOREVER” , Baptized into the Body Of Christ and in a place where you are UNTOUCHABLE! Nothing, including yourself ,can escape His grip! He said so.
Since God turned me into “ A New Creation” , the things that I used to do that did not bother me suddenly became things that troubled me immensely ....even the Bible admits that there is “ pleasure in Sin” but for the Saved man that pleasure is “ only for a season”......and my little “ season” ended years ago—— sin now has the same appeal for me as sticking my hand in a fire.....that’s what happens when you get “ Born Again”.....
The Starting Point Of Christianity is seeing your wretchedness before a Holy God......As long as you try to hold on to ANYTHING that you think is contributing to something that is a Pure Gift, Given to this that DO NOT work for it , thinking that you have something to offer to God other than your sins....you are just a Lost , Deceived man living in a Fool’s Paradise....
We confess our sins and finally come to terms with them when we do as the Publican ( the Sinful Tax Collector) did.....he had been convicted of sin, saw himself as a Wretched Lost Sinner and cried out, “Lord have Mercy on me a Sinner”. Jesus said that man was Justified—— that means Saved!
Jesus did NOT say that now that this man confessed he was a Lost Sinner , before anybody can really be sure he was “ Justified” , we must now constantly keep an eye on him to make sure he asks for continued forgiveness every time he sins.....If he dos not...All bets are off.....
Jesus never had to be Concerned about the future of the Publican .....Jesus knew that he had done everything necessary to Get Saved and to Stay Saved.....the Man Repented......nowhere does it say he “ Repented Of His Sins”——-He showed he had Faith in God By TURNING TO HIM......Turning to Him as a Lost Sinner ......Jesus knew the Formula for Salvation, He knew the Promise Of God—— “ Turn to Me and I will Turn to you” .....
Jesus saw that the Publican had done “ his” part—-the Turning to God, CONFESSING that he was a Sinner ——- and He knew without a shred of doubt that God , being a Gentleman and all, would fulfill HIS part.....the man went home Saved.....Jesus did not say that the Publican was on “Probation” .....he did not say the man might be proven to be Saved later on if he continued to “ confess his sins” every time the man “ fell short” or “stumbled” or got “ caught up in some sin”......
After Salvation ,the Saved man confesses his sins in order to restore his Peace and Reclaim the “ Joy That is full”......It’s hard to get prayers answered if you and the One that answers prayers are estranged......Confessing Daily Sins is a Blessing to to the man that has already Confessed unto Salvation.....A broken relationship gets restored and we find peace...and rest assured ,you Legalists out there , God is not mocked and nobody Sins and “ gets away with it”.....God will Chastise His Foolish Children when need be.....
All one has to do to “ Walk in the Light” so that you can be assured that the precious Blood Of Jesus will “ cleanse you from ALL Sin” is complete the following ...... Have the Laws Of God and the Sermon on the Mount done their job in your life ......Have they forced you to “shut your mouth” in regard to falsely thinking that you have anything to offer God other than your Sin? Have you been driven to your knees like the Publican “ CONFESSING” that you are a Sinner who MUST have A Savior?
If you have undergone and lived out THAT kind of Confession—— THAT is the Confession That will get you Saved ......just like the Evil Tax Collector ....A one-time event, a one-time Confession got the-Publican “ Justified” ......that is all “ YOU” need to do......get Justified! Turn to God and Confess yourself to be what God says you are before coming to Jesus..... a Lost, Wretched Sinner.....until then, you are “walking in the dark”.... start “ walking in the Light” and let the Blood “ Cleanse you from All Sin” .......Rest in the Gospel Of Grace .....that’s how you “walk in the Light”...... God Bless....
Did you ever consider that this might just be a “ one time” thing?
I Believe it is....As Children Of God, if we Believe the Gospel,we are Free.....our sins have Been “ PURGED” ..... we do not have to run around always pleading , “ Oh God ! Forgive me for THIS and Forgive me for THAT! Where is the “ Good News” in that ? Where is the Joy that God has promised us......anybody with an ounce of Spiritual Insight within them knows that we all Sin every hour of every day—— if not in deed, at least in thought and then there are always those pesky “ Sins Of Omission” That the deluded man who thinks he never sins never wants to talk about.....
The moment that You Trusted that the Blood Of Jesus Saved you and that you contributed NOTHING ( He gets ALL of the Glory due Him—- you get NONE) —- That was the moment in time that you were “ SEALED FOREVER” , Baptized into the Body Of Christ and in a place where you are UNTOUCHABLE! Nothing, including yourself ,can escape His grip! He said so.
Since God turned me into “ A New Creation” , the things that I used to do that did not bother me suddenly became things that troubled me immensely ....even the Bible admits that there is “ pleasure in Sin” but for the Saved man that pleasure is “ only for a season”......and my little “ season” ended years ago—— sin now has the same appeal for me as sticking my hand in a fire.....that’s what happens when you get “ Born Again”.....
The Starting Point Of Christianity is seeing your wretchedness before a Holy God......As long as you try to hold on to ANYTHING that you think is contributing to something that is a Pure Gift, Given to this that DO NOT work for it , thinking that you have something to offer to God other than your sins....you are just a Lost , Deceived man living in a Fool’s Paradise....
We confess our sins and finally come to terms with them when we do as the Publican ( the Sinful Tax Collector) did.....he had been convicted of sin, saw himself as a Wretched Lost Sinner and cried out, “Lord have Mercy on me a Sinner”. Jesus said that man was Justified—— that means Saved!
Jesus did NOT say that now that this man confessed he was a Lost Sinner , before anybody can really be sure he was “ Justified” , we must now constantly keep an eye on him to make sure he asks for continued forgiveness every time he sins.....If he dos not...All bets are off.....
Jesus never had to be Concerned about the future of the Publican .....Jesus knew that he had done everything necessary to Get Saved and to Stay Saved.....the Man Repented......nowhere does it say he “ Repented Of His Sins”——-He showed he had Faith in God By TURNING TO HIM......Turning to Him as a Lost Sinner ......Jesus knew the Formula for Salvation, He knew the Promise Of God—— “ Turn to Me and I will Turn to you” .....
Jesus saw that the Publican had done “ his” part—-the Turning to God, CONFESSING that he was a Sinner ——- and He knew without a shred of doubt that God , being a Gentleman and all, would fulfill HIS part.....the man went home Saved.....Jesus did not say that the Publican was on “Probation” .....he did not say the man might be proven to be Saved later on if he continued to “ confess his sins” every time the man “ fell short” or “stumbled” or got “ caught up in some sin”......
After Salvation ,the Saved man confesses his sins in order to restore his Peace and Reclaim the “ Joy That is full”......It’s hard to get prayers answered if you and the One that answers prayers are estranged......Confessing Daily Sins is a Blessing to to the man that has already Confessed unto Salvation.....A broken relationship gets restored and we find peace...and rest assured ,you Legalists out there , God is not mocked and nobody Sins and “ gets away with it”.....God will Chastise His Foolish Children when need be.....
All one has to do to “ Walk in the Light” so that you can be assured that the precious Blood Of Jesus will “ cleanse you from ALL Sin” is complete the following ...... Have the Laws Of God and the Sermon on the Mount done their job in your life ......Have they forced you to “shut your mouth” in regard to falsely thinking that you have anything to offer God other than your Sin? Have you been driven to your knees like the Publican “ CONFESSING” that you are a Sinner who MUST have A Savior?
If you have undergone and lived out THAT kind of Confession—— THAT is the Confession That will get you Saved ......just like the Evil Tax Collector ....A one-time event, a one-time Confession got the-Publican “ Justified” ......that is all “ YOU” need to do......get Justified! Turn to God and Confess yourself to be what God says you are before coming to Jesus..... a Lost, Wretched Sinner.....until then, you are “walking in the dark”.... start “ walking in the Light” and let the Blood “ Cleanse you from All Sin” .......Rest in the Gospel Of Grace .....that’s how you “walk in the Light”...... God Bless....