Sunday 17 July 2016

Does God forgive the sins we will commit in the future, or just those from our past?

One of the Bible's greatest truths is that Christ died to take away
all our sins–not just part of them, but all of them: past, present,
and future.

This is why you shouldn't fear that you will lose your salvation every
time you commit a sin. If that were the case, you and I would lose our
salvation every day–because we sin every day. Even if our actions are
pure, our thoughts often are not. And even if our actions and thoughts
are pure, we still sin because of the good things we should be doing
but fail to do.

Never forget: Your salvation does not depend on you and how good you are.

It depends solely on Christ and what He has already done for you
through His death on the cross. The Bible says that Christ "appeared
once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the
sacrifice of himself" (Hebrews 9:26).

Does that mean it doesn't matter whether or not you sin? No, of course
not. Sin is serious; it is an offense to God, and it breaks our
fellowship with Him. Sin also compromises our witness for Christ. The
Bible is clear: "Be holy, because I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16).

But you cannot live the Christian life in your own strength. You need
God's help–which is why He has given His Holy Spirit to you. When you
sin, confess it immediately, and then seek the Holy Spirit's help each
day to live as you should.

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