Reason alone says that no one can be forgiven for something not done, nor is being done at present. No harm, no foul.
The only things we can be forgiven of rightly, is what was done by us to God and/or man.
Scripture teaches such common sense, that only a sin committed against God or man, needs and can be forgiven, by God or man.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. (Rom 3:25)
1. Remission is forgiveness of sins that are past, which is only past sinning: sin that has been committed in the past, whether a moment ago or anytime before.
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nahum 1:3)
2. This Scripture applies to present sinning, Which is by them who are doing evil and are presently wicked in sight of God. God does not at all acquit, forgive, remit the guilty while sinning against Himself.
A moment ago, yes, but not while doing so.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1)
The Scripture says two things: if we are now confessing our sins (homologomen), then He will forgive our sinning.
The confession is present time only, not future, and so forgiveness can only be for the present, not the future.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
3. Confession is godly sorrow to repent, and so forgiveness is only for sins being confessed from the heart to repent of.
This excludes any present sinning still going on with the devil at any time.
Not a moment ago, nor any time before, and certainly not yet committed in future.
Only past sinning can be forgiven by God, which is only when the sinning is being confessed with godly sorrow to repent thereof.
No wicked person while sinning with the devil, can possibly be acquitted and forgiven by Jesus Christ.
The only things we can be forgiven of rightly, is what was done by us to God and/or man.
Scripture teaches such common sense, that only a sin committed against God or man, needs and can be forgiven, by God or man.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. (Rom 3:25)
1. Remission is forgiveness of sins that are past, which is only past sinning: sin that has been committed in the past, whether a moment ago or anytime before.
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nahum 1:3)
2. This Scripture applies to present sinning, Which is by them who are doing evil and are presently wicked in sight of God. God does not at all acquit, forgive, remit the guilty while sinning against Himself.
A moment ago, yes, but not while doing so.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1)
The Scripture says two things: if we are now confessing our sins (homologomen), then He will forgive our sinning.
The confession is present time only, not future, and so forgiveness can only be for the present, not the future.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
3. Confession is godly sorrow to repent, and so forgiveness is only for sins being confessed from the heart to repent of.
This excludes any present sinning still going on with the devil at any time.
Not a moment ago, nor any time before, and certainly not yet committed in future.
Only past sinning can be forgiven by God, which is only when the sinning is being confessed with godly sorrow to repent thereof.
No wicked person while sinning with the devil, can possibly be acquitted and forgiven by Jesus Christ.