PA24 said:
Always remember, Christ came for sinners.
PA24 said:
Always remember, Christ came for sinners.
Create Account said:Let Christ overcome it? I don't know what that means. Jesus promises to save me from my sins. I am not being saved. I have prayed for salvation, but it remains.dermdoc said:Let Christ overcome it. Focus on how great our God is, not on how weak we are. You are a lot stronger, especially with Christ, than you think you are.Create Account said:That's what I figured. I cannot overcome it.Zobel said:
Sexual immorality has a specific definition, see the holiness code in Leviticus 17-26.
That being said, there is the Lord's definition of lust at play here. It is one of many sins that bars our approach God.
This seems like a popular post, but I don't find it true. I was baptized and that sinful portion of me is not cut away, it remains. I want to be saved, but do not continue in it, I am moved away, and God's work is not working in me.Zobel said:
A couple of thoughts.
Being saved from our sins and being saved from sin are two different things. Sin is a thing, a taint and corruption, a kind of personified evil. Sins are the individual things which we do as a result of sin. These sins bring death and give the evil one a claim on you.
The good news is that Christ has already saved you from both. He already reconciled you - he already purchased you back from this claim through his blood. And when you are baptized, you are complete in Him - that sinful portion of you is cut away, and you die to that, and are made alive together with Him. He forgives these trespasses, and in His death and resurrection He overruled death's claim on all men - He defeated Sin once and for all.
The even better news is that for those baptized, this is all past tense. If you receive Christ in baptism you are no longer a stranger to Him, you have been reconciled to Him, and you are complete in Him, and you are able to receive the promises and the hope of things which are coming: to be counted as a son of God, a holy one, and to receive an inheritance of all of creation through him.
So if you want to be saved, you can be saved. If you continue in it, are not moved away, strive according to His work which works in you - you will appear with Him in glory. These are promises to us.
This is how you texags, ladies and gents.schmendeler said:
Does watching texas lose to Kansas over and over again count as pornography? Because it's pretty arousing.
TheEternalPessimist said:
Those who watched porn will go to hell unless they have REPENTED of that sin and trust in Jesus alone for their righteousness.
True Christians who are tempted to porn, will continually repent of it and eventually STOP sinning in that manner.
Porn is not a sin you 'fall' into. It's one you dive into with deliberation.
So stop watching porn. All of you.
schmendeler said:
I feel unclean watching the number of huge recruits we are signing today. Am I doomed to eternal hellfire?
schmendeler said:
I never pay for it.
I know this. I have repented in the sense that I feel sorry. I trust in Jesus for my righteousness. But nothing has changed. It has been a problem since I discovered it when I was young. That's what I mean when I say I haven't been saved from it. I can think of 4 times in my entire life that I have experienced a reprieve in which I didn't look at it for 3-6 months. But it always comes back.TheEternalPessimist said:
Those who watched porn will go to hell unless they have REPENTED of that sin and trust in Jesus alone for their righteousness.
True Christians who are tempted to porn, will continually repent of it and eventually STOP sinning in that manner.
Porn is not a sin you 'fall' into. It's one you dive into with deliberation.
So stop watching porn. All of you.
If you truly trusted Jesus Christ ALONE for your righteousness then you would not have to stop sinning to obtain righteousness. That is works based salvation.TheEternalPessimist said:
Those who watched porn will go to hell unless they have REPENTED of that sin and trust in Jesus alone for their righteousness.
True Christians who are tempted to porn, will continually repent of it and eventually STOP sinning in that manner.
Porn is not a sin you 'fall' into. It's one you dive into with deliberation.
So stop watching porn. All of you.
jrico2727 said:
I never realized when Jesus told people to stop sinning, after he forgave their sins he was endorsing a pelagian concept of works based salvation.
Create Account said:I know this. I have repented in the sense that I feel sorry. I trust in Jesus for my righteousness. But nothing has changed. It has been a problem since I discovered it when I was young. That's what I mean when I say I haven't been saved from it. I can think of 4 times in my entire life that I have experienced a reprieve in which I didn't look at it for 3-6 months. But it always comes back.TheEternalPessimist said:
Those who watched porn will go to hell unless they have REPENTED of that sin and trust in Jesus alone for their righteousness.
True Christians who are tempted to porn, will continually repent of it and eventually STOP sinning in that manner.
Porn is not a sin you 'fall' into. It's one you dive into with deliberation.
So stop watching porn. All of you.
I encourage you to simply turn to Christ each and every time you are tempted.1 Cor. 6:18 says tp flee from sexual immorality. Trust in Christ and choose him each time you are tempted in the least. Read 1 Cor. 10:13 and ultimately live out 2 Cor. 12:9 that Christ glory can shine in/from you.Create Account said:I know this. I have repented in the sense that I feel sorry. I trust in Jesus for my righteousness. But nothing has changed. It has been a problem since I discovered it when I was young. That's what I mean when I say I haven't been saved from it. I can think of 4 times in my entire life that I have experienced a reprieve in which I didn't look at it for 3-6 months. But it always comes back.TheEternalPessimist said:
Those who watched porn will go to hell unless they have REPENTED of that sin and trust in Jesus alone for their righteousness.
True Christians who are tempted to porn, will continually repent of it and eventually STOP sinning in that manner.
Porn is not a sin you 'fall' into. It's one you dive into with deliberation.
So stop watching porn. All of you.
Thaddeus73 said:
playboy
It says will not inherit the kingdom.Create Account said:
Is this included in the "sexual immorality" verses of those who will not inherit the kingdom of God?
Which year - 2016 or 2021?schmendeler said:
Does watching texas lose to Kansas over and over again count as pornography? Because it's pretty arousing.