He is Faithful and Just
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9.
Sin is any violation of God’s laws, whether it is by omission, defined as those things that we should do, but chose for some reason not to do, or the sin of commission the things that we should not do. Sin separates us from God. Romans 3:23 state “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
The fact is we inherited our sinful nature from our first parents Adam and Eve. The enemy of our souls is the father of all lies, and he desires to blind us in believing we are “okay” when we walk outside of God’s will. He lied and deceived Eve and is still trying to deceive God’s beloved children today. We must acknowledge that we do have the propensity to sin as long as we live in this world. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in.” 1 john 1:8.
God’s amazing grace has provided reconciliation of all sinners to Himself through the belief in His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. His atoning death on the cross cleared the slate so that whosoever believes in Him may have the right to eternal life. “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” Romans 5:19.
Our belief and acceptance of Jesus Christ our Lord, provides our salvation now and forever… once saved, always saved. We are saved from the penalty of sin, which is spiritual death and total separation from God, but we fight against the presence of sin and its influence everyday of our lives. Satan and his demonic forces seek to disrupt our peace and destroy our testimony before God; he cunningly sneaks in doubts to make us second guess God and His ability to provide all that we need. We do not have to lie, cheat or any other sinful deterrent to acquire what God already has in store for us. There is nothing impossible with God.
As new creatures in Christ, we have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, who guides and instructs us in the truth of God; He warns and provides correction from any known sin that creeps up in our lives. But we must stay attuned to His voice, pray without ceasing, read and meditate on His word; and we must apply what we have learned by following in obedience. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” 2 Timothy 3:16.
But, if by chance we fall to a known sin, we can thank God for His faithfulness towards us that has cancelled sins power to enslave us indefinitely… if we acknowledge and truly repent of our sins, He will lovingly forgive us. 1 John 1:9 state “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9. We have the victory in Jesus and are cleansed by His precious blood. . . He is faithful and just!
God’s peace, love and grace be with us all!
Once saved always saved? When you backslide are you still considered saved? If you are living an unsaved life can you say you are saved if you have not repented? I’m not talking about occasional sins.
Please explain….
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My dear sister,
Jesus paid it all on the cross. The penalty of sin is death. Jesus died on that cross and His shed blood was the sacrifice that reconciled man back to God. We all must believe and accept Him as our Savior… the process of being saved or salvation. There is nothing good enough that you or I can do to cleanse the sin that we inherited from birth.
Once we accept Jesus God imputes His righteousness on us. We are saved by His grace and the Holy Spirit comes in to dwell with us, he teaches us right from wrong and guides us in the light of God…sins penalty or spiritual death… cannot touch the child of God. We will live with God forever. He forgives us for the sins we commit in this life because of our relationship with the Son…who paid the price and gave the ultimate sacrifice, which is what 1 John 1:9 states. Therefore it was done once on the cross and stands forever…God is faithful at His word… It is called faith my sister… Do you believe that God has the power to keep you forever? Yes He does…the evidence is the spirit of God.. . the Holy Spirit that lives in you…. Do you believe that He lives? then His shed blood will neve lose it power! We are covered and saved by the blood for ever. and nothing and no one can take that away! Please call and we can discuss!
We must examine ourselves and know of our own sins and repent, and asked for forgiveness. I feel no one can right my sin, am I wrong?, right? I need to know.
The reading has made me think on a lot of things. God is good all the time and He will fix it all the time. Amen
My dear sister…Jesus atoned for your sins on Calvary’s Cross! The penalty of sin is spiritual death and total separation from God. Jesus resurrection proves that there is eternal life! Sin’s presence is still in this world because Satan is the god of this world… but Jesus gives us the power to defeat the enemy through His power…the Holy Spirit that lives in us. And this is none of our doing we are not good enough! But praise God… Jesus the perfect lamb of God paid the price for you and me when He hung and died on the cross…but He got up early one Sunday morning with all power in His hands… the power of His blood continues to clean us when we sin because God sees us covered by His blood alone and faithful forgives us…nothing and no one can take that away. That is why once you are saved by the power of God nothing will ever take us out of His hands. This is not a ticket to sin…because the Spirit of God lives in us, give us light and we desire by His love and our love Him walk in His will. Call me Sis!
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