If sin could lose us our salvation, then even the tiniest sinful thought would do it. Christ didn't come to die so that we would have to finish the work of salvation with our works. When we die, our body remains here while our soul goes to heaven because our body is sinful, our mind is still flesh, and we have to battle it constantly.
Ephesians 6:12 "12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."
God also says that we must confess our sins to be cleansed, not to be save all over again. 1 John 1:9
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The more we confess the more we grow in holiness; it is in confessing that we are determined not to repeat the sin we are ashamed of.
I am convinced that when we confess the small things while they are still in our minds, we will become more deeply aware and resist the thought quickly; it will never become an action or destructive words.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother."
Those who refuse to admit their sin, do not repent and even defend it, are those who have never been born again.
God will not leave His children in sin guilt free, they will be miserable until they confess it.
1 John 5:18 "We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him."
Romans 6:2 "Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?"
1 Peter 2:24 "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
Time passed does not heal the broken relationship when sin is unconfessed. We know this because our unconfessed sins will be dealt with after our death.
Relationships do not heal from pretending enough time has passed. When disrespect continues the more trust is eroded until the time when someone admits the offense in sincere regret at the harm that was done.
Only humble apologies will heal a broken relationship. We live in a world that thinks all people have to do is say they believe in Jesus Christ and attend church without any remorse or shame over the sin in their lives.
James 5:16 "16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
Our broken relationship with Christ is not mended until we confess that we have a sinful nature and need to be transformed by Christ, trusting completely in Him.
In the same way, a broken relationship between people is not reconciled or mended until there is confession of wrong and a humble apology.
This humility and apology is the means to changed behavior. Without this, no change occurs.
God's way is always best for everyone!!!
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