"This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts." (1 John 1:5-10 NLT)
Twice I have heard these above scriptures and others used to validate a viewpoint of once saved always saved, and taking things one step further, that we as Believers in Christ once we are saved do not have to repent of any subsequent sins we commit, because all sins committed after our prayer of salvation are covered under the one redemption of sin by Jesus. The first time someone tried to teach this viewpoint to me, I rejected it. Because my Holy Spirit just did not resonate with what they were speaking. Now I was on board with once saved always saved for me, because I do not fathom how I can unbelieve Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins, nor can I ever unbelieve that He was raised from the dead on the third day, any more than I can unbelieve in the Holy Spirit, or that Jesus heals, and delivers me, or that when I do sin, an uneasyness in my true Spirit convicts me, so that I personally feel compelled and convicted to confess my sins to Jesus. I am no great scholar of the Word. I am a student of the Word, and I am teachable, but whatever I hear or read contrary to what I presently know must line up with the Word of God as a whole and complete teaching, and it must resonate with my Holy Spirit, which is an extension of my God.
The second time I heard this taught, they even threw in some Greek words. So I followed along, and vowed to find what missing "aha" scripture still was not resonating with my Spirit, with what I did know. I prayed, and I dissected every sentence in the above passage, and I got nothing like what they were believing. Then I sat back and reviewed in my mind all those I had been taught under. How is it possible, that I sat under their teaching and missed this understanding? Then I thought of my personal interaction with them inside and outside the Church setting. Nope, nada, zippo did any of us not repent of subsequent sins.
Twice I have heard these above scriptures and others used to validate a viewpoint of once saved always saved, and taking things one step further, that we as Believers in Christ once we are saved do not have to repent of any subsequent sins we commit, because all sins committed after our prayer of salvation are covered under the one redemption of sin by Jesus. The first time someone tried to teach this viewpoint to me, I rejected it. Because my Holy Spirit just did not resonate with what they were speaking. Now I was on board with once saved always saved for me, because I do not fathom how I can unbelieve Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins, nor can I ever unbelieve that He was raised from the dead on the third day, any more than I can unbelieve in the Holy Spirit, or that Jesus heals, and delivers me, or that when I do sin, an uneasyness in my true Spirit convicts me, so that I personally feel compelled and convicted to confess my sins to Jesus. I am no great scholar of the Word. I am a student of the Word, and I am teachable, but whatever I hear or read contrary to what I presently know must line up with the Word of God as a whole and complete teaching, and it must resonate with my Holy Spirit, which is an extension of my God.
The second time I heard this taught, they even threw in some Greek words. So I followed along, and vowed to find what missing "aha" scripture still was not resonating with my Spirit, with what I did know. I prayed, and I dissected every sentence in the above passage, and I got nothing like what they were believing. Then I sat back and reviewed in my mind all those I had been taught under. How is it possible, that I sat under their teaching and missed this understanding? Then I thought of my personal interaction with them inside and outside the Church setting. Nope, nada, zippo did any of us not repent of subsequent sins.
In each case of this new belief, both considered the subsequent confession of sin as a religious practice. Really...hum. How many have noticed that disdain of organized annointed religion is the new trick of the devil to keep saints from learning and growing in their walk with God? I'm not one of these people that can at every turn of a conversation quote scripture; chapter, and verse. However, I do know how to use the tools God gave me to find what I am looking for.
"My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did." (1 John 2:1-6 NLT)
The apostle John is not talking to unbelievers, but believers in Christ. He calls them, "My dear children." John is advocating how not to sin, in that when we do sin, we are to go to our advocate-Jesus who does plead our case before the Father.
So, teaching that we do not have to ask for forgiveness after receiving the grace of the cross that Jesus bore on our behalf, is in itself a sin, and therefore this new "mentality" can be considered as sin teaching. Beware of the wolf in sheep's clothing. How do we do this? By renewing our minds in God's Word daily, praying, committing His Word to our hearts and minds, and learning the character of the Trinity. In a nutshell, know your Word and know your God. That, and put everything that passes thru your ears, in front of your eyes, and knocks on the door of your heart to the test of the Word. If it does not resonate with the Word of God, or your Spirit, and prayer brings nothing but void, reject it until God speaks to you to receive it as His. God does not lie, and the Holy Spirit will not lead you astray, nor will it allow any other spirit to.
Be blessed.~Written by FLOWERCHIC
Rivers and stones and the trees of the field, they sing in the night
And a thousand tongues lay deep in your lungs to raise to the sky
don't lie to yourself, o my soul—love your God.
Deep in your heart you feather and tar your folly and fear:
expose them for the fools they are, and the world comes clear.
Don't lie to yourself, o my soul—love your God.
Your worries will never love you
They'll leave you all alone
But your God will not forsake you
O my soul.
Deep in your heart you feather and tar your folly and fear:
expose them for the fools they are, and the world comes clear.
Don't lie to yourself, o my soul—love your God.
Your worries will never love you
They'll leave you all alone
But your God will not forsake you
O my soul.~Audrey Assad
And a thousand tongues lay deep in your lungs to raise to the sky
don't lie to yourself, o my soul—love your God.
Deep in your heart you feather and tar your folly and fear:
expose them for the fools they are, and the world comes clear.
Don't lie to yourself, o my soul—love your God.
Your worries will never love you
They'll leave you all alone
But your God will not forsake you
O my soul.
Deep in your heart you feather and tar your folly and fear:
expose them for the fools they are, and the world comes clear.
Don't lie to yourself, o my soul—love your God.
Your worries will never love you
They'll leave you all alone
But your God will not forsake you
O my soul.~Audrey Assad
