Everyone will have eternal life. Everyone will be alive forever. The only difference is whether they will life in heaven or in hell. The Bible clearly states that those who believe will go to life eternally in heaven, while sinners will life forever in hell. But aren’t we all sinners? How do we know who will go to heaven and who will go to hell? I believe in God, yet I sin daily. Where does that leave me eternally?
There are many people who confess the same sin over and over again. They say they’re sorry but then go right back to that sin again. Confessing your sin, but not repenting and turning away from it is just piling God’s wrath on you. As Proverbs 28:13 says, “People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.” Basically, if you confess your sin, you MUST turn away from sin, you must repent from that sin and not go back to the same sin or else you didn’t mean it, you didn’t repent. You didn’t actually intend to turn away from that sin. God requires that we repent and completely turn our back on that sin and live in holiness.
Hebrews 10:26-27 reads, “Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins. There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.” So what is this telling us? We must turn from our sins and repent and forsake them or we will burn in hell for all eternity. If we continue to sin after we know God and after we know the truth, we are going directly against God. He gives us the choice and freedom, he gives us the choice to follow him. If we are believers and followers of Christ, we know what is right and wrong and which one we should choose. However, if we continue down the wrong path and continuously keep on sinning, confessing our sins, and then repeating the same sins again, we are awaiting God’s wrath.
Francis Chan, a well known writer and speaker, writes on the topic of lukewarm Christians in many of his books. Here is an excerpt from his we’ll read book, Crazy Love, “Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don’t genuinely hate sin and aren’t truly sorry for it; they’re merely sorry because God is going to punish them. Lukewarm people don’t really believe that this new life Jesus offers is better than the old sinful one.” So what will you do? Will you be a lukewarm Christian who keeps on sinning, confessing their sin, and returning back to it? Are you truly sorry and repentant over your sin or merely just want to escape eternal punishment? Judgement day is coming… Do you know where you will be sent? All must believe and repent now and turn from sin or face the consequences. Are you willing to take the risk?
Here is a link to the article where this excerpt came from listing the 17 signs you’re a lukewarm Christian: http://chrismarlow.me/2008/06/are-you-a-lukewarm-christian/
Videos and blogs on why we need to confess and repent: http://www.finalcall07.com/p/repent.html
Is hell real?: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/08/is-hell-real-people-who-went-there-say-yes.html
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Good job! i liked your link on the 17 signs to know if you are a lukewarm christian, it was a good reminder to live out a Christ like life everyday in every aspect of your life
“The Bible clearly states that those who believe will go to life eternally in heaven, while sinners will life forever in hell.”
If it clearly states this, then show us. Its not clear to people who believe in annihilationism or universalism
The scripture you used from Hebrews said that God’s fire “consumes his enemies”, doesn’t that mean they’re destroyed?
No bad, I just strongly disagree with “Basically, if you confess your sin, you MUST turn away from sin, you must repent from that sin and not go back to the same sin or else you didn’t mean it, you didn’t repent. You didn’t actually intend to turn away from that sin. God requires that we repent and completely turn our back on that sin and live in holiness. ” This sounds very legalistic. First, humanity is fallen. Why aren’t we saved if we return to that sin. We are not saved by works, that I know is clearly Biblical. If I am saved because I can go without sin, I don’t like my chances. I really don’t like anyone’s chances if they are saved from turning there back on sins repented for because we have a lifetime for a repeat of that sin. What is the purpose of Christ’s sacrifice if we still have to live perfect lives? It should inspire us to yes, but we aren’t saved by earning it. Just something to think about.
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I somewhat question the idea that if we confess something, we must completely turn from it or God’s wrath will be upon us. Humanity is fallen, so we are going to keep on sinning, and we will never stop. So will none of us be saved then? I like your points on lukewarm Christians from Francis Chan.
I totally agree with Smitty. I feel like you are saying that it is our works that save us, or at the very least that God is not powerful enough to save us if we make mistakes and commit the same sin twice.
You start out your post very strongly with those absolute statements.
so if we confess every sin that we have or will do, We shouldnt do any sins anymore? Does God expect us not to sin a sin anymore after we confess? so if we think bad about someone, God expects us to never think bad about anyone again?
I agree totally with Riley! Most of us at school just even in our grade have “repented” yet we sin everyday. That doesn’t mean that we didn’t repent all of a sudden and it was just forgotten… that’s what God’s forgiveness is about.