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One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 9:07pm On Jul 26, 2023
Can a hardened and unrepentant, vicious, ammoral and godless person be forgiven of his sins because of one good thing he does persistently?
Re: One Against Many by Kobojunkie: 9:08pm On Jul 26, 2023
ChukwukaEze:
Can a hardened and unrepentant, vicious, ammoral and godless person be forgiven of his sins because of one good thing he does persistently?
impossible. undecided

Whether you have committed 10,000 sins or 100 sins, the process for obtaining freedom from slavery to sin is the exact same for everyone, same duration as well. And no amount of "good" you do can or will change that. undecided
Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 9:25pm On Jul 26, 2023
Kobojunkie:
impossible. undecided

Whether you have committed 10,000 sins or 100 sins, the process for obtaining freedom from slavery to sin is the exact same for everyone, same duration as well. And no amount of "good" you do can or will change that. undecided
But there are cases where one has to keep doing smth bad even with regrets. Such person may want to make up for his errors by persistently doing smth that is pleasing to God.
Re: One Against Many by Kobojunkie: 9:32pm On Jul 26, 2023
ChukwukaEze:
■ But there are cases where one has to keep doing smth bad even with regrets.
■ Such person may want to make up for his errors by persistently doing smth that is pleasing to God.
As far as God's Law is concerned, there are no exceptions made in His Law as to how any man can become Holy and Righteous--- have their sins forgiven. undecided

2. It doesn't matter what man wants, what matters is instead what God has mandated. undecided
Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 10:02pm On Jul 26, 2023
Here is an illustration: one who lives in the streets knows that survival is a prerogative of the fittest. In order to survive dishonesty becomes pertinent. Now there could be some way through which he exhibits humanity, say charity. Won't that weigh more than his bads and cancel them out?
Re: One Against Many by Kobojunkie: 10:07pm On Jul 26, 2023
ChukwukaEze:
■ Here is an illustration: one who lives in the streets knows that survival is a prerogative of the fittest. In order to survive dishonesty becomes pertinent. Now there could be some way through which he exhibits humanity, say charity. Won't that weigh more than his bads and cancel them out?
Why should it? God never said it was possible for any man to purchase forgiveness of sins via doing of works of charity. So why should such weigh at all? undecided
Re: One Against Many by illicit(m): 10:50pm On Jul 26, 2023
Every wrong doing is a sin but not all sins leads to death

Bible ( I don forget d chapter)
Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 10:54pm On Jul 26, 2023
illicit:
Every wrong doing is a sin but not all suns leads to death

Bible ( I don forget d chapter)
1st john 5:17

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Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 10:55pm On Jul 26, 2023
illicit:
Every wrong doing is a sin but not all suns leads to death

Bible ( I don forget d chapter)
Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 11:06pm On Jul 26, 2023
illicit:
Every wrong doing is a sin but not all sins leads to death

Bible ( I don forget d chapter)
Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 11:09pm On Jul 26, 2023
Kobojunkie:
Why should it? God never said it was possible for any man to purchase forgiveness of sins via doing of works of charity. So why should such weigh at all? undecided
But st. Peter said precisely that charity wipes away sins
Re: One Against Many by Kobojunkie: 11:45pm On Jul 26, 2023
ChukwukaEze:
But st. Peter said precisely that charity wipes away sins
Jesus Christ said in His Gospel that those who love Him are those who obey His teachings and commandments, and these are those who are His friends --- John 14 vs 15 - 23 & John 15 vs 14. What Peter said was not in regards to your ordinary love for each other but rather the love that one is meant to have for Jesus Christ, the one who is able to forgive the sins of men. Go back through what Peter said, making certain to give priority to contextual message and you will find that Peter never said one could simply get on God's right side by doing mere charity work. undecided
Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 6:59am On Jul 27, 2023
Kobojunkie:
Jesus Christ said in His Gospel that those who love Him are those who obey His teachings and commandments, and these are those who are His friends --- John 14 vs 15 - 23 & John 15 vs 14. What Peter said was not in regards to your ordinary love for each other but rather the love that one is meant to have for Jesus Christ, the one who is able to forgive the sins of men. Go back through what Peter said, making certain to give priority to contextual message and you will find that Peter never said one could simply get on God's right side by doing mere charity work. undecided
But there are actions stated in the bible that go beyond the mere doing of them. 'whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers that you do unto me', 'whoever gives you a cup of water because you are a prophet will recieve the reward of a prophet', He who recieves you recieves me, and who recieves me recieves the one who sent me'.
Re: One Against Many by Kobojunkie: 7:08am On Jul 27, 2023
ChukwukaEze:
■ But there are actions stated in the bible that go beyond the mere doing of them. 'whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers that you do unto me', 'whoever gives you a cup of water because you are a prophet will recieve the reward of a prophet', He who recieves you recieves me, and who recieves me recieves the one who sent me'.
One major command also says, "Seek first the Kingdom of God(Holiness) and then God's Righteousness in order that all these things --- the blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of God including forgiveness of sins--- shall be added to you." Do you ignore this command then?, undecided
Re: One Against Many by ChukwukaEze: 7:25am On Jul 27, 2023
What then becomes of those stated above, are they less than commandments?
Re: One Against Many by Kobojunkie: 3:12pm On Jul 27, 2023
ChukwukaEze:
What then becomes of those stated above, are they less than commandments?
You are meant to obey All of the God's commandments, not just some, in order to become Holy and then go on to be approved Righteous by God. And last I checked Jesus Christ gave His disciples about 100 teachings and commandments to live by. undecided

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