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11-28-2007, 06:34 PM
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As far as I know repentance is done after committing the sin and not before committing the sin.
If you know the sin that you are going to do within the next few hours, is it possible to repent those sins before committing them? Assuming, Mr. X is going to meet some one (Mr. Y) and Mr. X going to say heaps of lies to make Mr. Y feel happy about something. Mr. X knows lying is a sin. If he repent those lies before he actually say them(lies) from his mouth, Would it cleanse his future sin (lying)? |
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11-28-2007, 06:37 PM
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1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
It is only by finding oneself in Christ that the old sinful nature will be put to death. Christ has payed for your sins but you would be better off focusing on Him than trying to out manuever the old man. |
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11-28-2007, 06:41 PM
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Repentance is saying and meaning sorry.
Turning around and going the opposite way. It is saying and showing by actions that I am Sorry I did that. Sorry I let you down God. I regret having done it. By your grace I will never do it again. Doing it was wrong. Now how can I say that before I sin knowing I intend to sin. It would be a farce?
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11-28-2007, 06:42 PM
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"Dear God...tomorrow I'm going to steal some money from a little old lady that I hardly know...but I want to tell you right now that I'm going to be terribly, terribly sorry for it, and I ask you to forgive me. Forgive me father, for I know not what I'm going to do yet..."
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11-28-2007, 06:46 PM
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tongue in cheek here....if I walk up to you and tell you I'm about to smack you in the back of the head really hard, but I'm truly sorry and promise never to do it again...how meaningful will my apology be when I smack you?
 Repent (teshuva in Hebrew) means to turn around and go the other way...if we confess a future sin and then proceed to commit it, clearly we did not turn the other way. Sincerity is a prerequisite to genuine repentance is it not?
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11-28-2007, 06:48 PM
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In my opinion that is premeditated, intentional sin~ Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins Hebrews 6:4-6 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. |
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Sorry ,killed your example but couldn't resist. LOL..... Good example. How can any one say that if they have been born again? Like it just doesn't make sense but I guess any one who is not saved would try that. At least they would get a warm fuzzy feeling. Oh and when I saw Mr "X "and Mr" Y", I thought..... oh not not another one ....I was so confused by the last one. No offense Leon...... Just my honesty showing through again. 
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11-28-2007, 08:05 PM
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Wow! Violet Amen to that too!
Here I go again,  one of my stories.. I think this would be called a grey area...Many years ago, while traveling at night on a mountainous road with my husband, a sudden fear sweeped over me... I couldn't place what it was about, I did tell my husband to drive very carefully because of this fear... I felt like I was under attack... Then I had a vision of me in the future...I was uncontrollable and being held as I was screaming obseneties to God... In the background there were voices laughing and jeering at me... This vision scared me so, I immediately started asking forgivness for the curses I was spuing to God... in my future... Of course I also prayed, that this vision would not come to pass...In later years I did go through a rough time with depression, but I was not hospitalized or ever cursed God... I did wonder where He was during those days... It was a deep and dark valley but He did pull me out... Now I have a great empathy for those who have this illness, where I didn't before... TO God be the Glory,
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