With a little straining you can see your own shoulders, butt cheeks and the back of your thighs, the one place you can't see is the small of your back. Scripture says God puts our sins in the small of His back.
In the Hebrew mind the past is in front of a person and the future is behind. The thinking is since the past is seen it is in front of a person, and the future is not seen therefore behind a person where they can't see.
Jesus paid the price for everyone of your sins even before you commited them. God has placed your future sins behind Him; in the small of His back where He can't see them.
The cycle of shame, guilt, and asking forgiveness needs to end Now. Use sin in your favor as a indicator of where you are in your walk, how to pray and keep moving forward, never looking back.
I struggle with guilt sometimes. At times, I do it to myself, (I should have done this, I shouldn't have said that, etc.) Other times it comes from people making me feel I'm not spiritual enough, I'm not giving enough money "to God", and so on. I like the post, Twosparrows. But what do you mean it's time to stop asking for forgiveness?
I think when Two said, "it's time to stop asking for forgiveness", he was meaning for past sins? Sometimes we live in the past, not letting go of our past sins which hinders our walk with the Lord, and sometimes the ability of Him to use us. I think we've all struggled with this. But if we instead only use those sins of the past to see how far the Lord has taken us in our spiritual journey with Him and how much He has changed our lives since that time, we are better able to keep moving forward in our walk and service.
We have to treat our future sins in the same manner, by not letting them bring us to a grinding halt, which begins the same cycle as above. Isn't it wonderful we have such a forgiving God that loves us and uses us in spite of ourselves? :glow:
this is how i believe and how I feel! Jesus isn't dying again when I ask for forgiveness.. The blood is still there, I am just getting another washin getting a refill of the holy spirit!! You can believe how you want I wont argue, but don't tell me I am wrong! I am lead to believe how I believe, and hopefully you are lead to believe how you believe!
I think it is very important to distinguish between FEELINGS of Guilt and actual guilt.
I don't like the seatbelt laws. Sometimes I don't wear my seatbelt.
Now, if I get pulled over, and I get a ticket for not wearing my seatbelt, I will NOT feel guilty.....BUT I AM.
When the Bible talks about being guilty before God, it is a JUDICIAL DECLARATION.
It is God the JUDGE declaring a verdict.
Our FEELINGS may, or may not be in agreement with God's verdict.
If you have repented, and are trusting in Jesus alone for salvation, the Bible says that you ARE saved, and that God HAS DECLARED YOU INNOCENT before Him.
You may struggle with FEELINGS of guilt, and if you do, you need to remind yourself, as often as is necessary, about WHO you trust in.
There are also PLENTY Of lost people who do NOT feel guilty, BUT THEY ARE! Again, it is not our feelings that count, but God's verdict.
Jesus' death is described to us in several judicial terms, and it is made very clear to us that Jesus fulfilled several different requirements for it satisfy God's legal declarations concerning being THE perfect sacrifice ONCE for ALL of God's chosen people.
James, I just believe that the path is straighter than most!
If you don't believe that way that is fine!
I will try my best to walk in the light! I will ask in the name of Jesus that I am forgiven of my shortcomings! I have faith that the Lord will save me and I am VERY greatful and I am going to do my best!
I feel that many misunderstand what I mean! I am not sin free! I make allot of mistakes! an I am no where near worthy!! But that doesn't mean that I am going to go out and willfully sin!! That is my point! I wont willfully sin! and when I make mistakes and fall or stumble.. I will have a little talk with Jesus and try to be stronger!!
That is how I believe and how I am lead to believe!
when you read scripture you get what you get out of it! someone else will get something different! and both of you will be solid on your beliefs!! who is wrong? or better yet who is more GODLY if you will to tell the other they are wrong? you? me? well good sir you can have that burden if you want it! I want no part in it because I think the holy spirit does a good enough job at it!
Oh boy do I have a surprise! However I am at work (on break) and do not have time to do it justice now. But I am sure it will stretch some further than their ability to stretch!
I put my trust in him, I try my best to live as he would have me!! I don't think its that confusing!
I guess you would just have to feel what I have felt to understand what I am saying. I am not the most charismatic person there is. I have felt what it is like to move away from the Lord, And I have felt what it is like to come back closer to him.. I know there was a change between the two! When I was away I felt a emptiness that isn't really describable! I used people on a daily bases to get what I wanted, I had meaningless sex with multiple partners, I was a borderline alcoholic, and addicted to poker.
I thought that these things made me feel empty so I stopped all of them! I stopped drinking, having meaningless sex, and completely stopped playing cards. STILL i felt empty like something was missing!
I found that something when I spoke to the Lord, told him I was sorry for leaving him, and asked him to used me as he seen fit. I was filled up with an unexplainable feeling of love that I still feel to this day!
Take it or leave it that is how I believe! Nothing you say can ever change that! You can put 100 posts up and never prove me wrong because I feel it! You can use all the words you want to try to confuse me and trap me!! that is fine! I believe how I believe!!
I will sin, because I am not perfect! and neither is anyone else here! But when I do I will ask for forgiveness. And while I am doing my best I have trust in the Lord that it will be good enough to him!!
Its just a way of life bud! You don't have to believe in it, I don't care!
Your salvation is between you and the Lord! it has nothing to do with me!!
Just as mine has nothing to do with you! Love you brother!
