David Miller wrote: >> Jesus did not pay any sacrifice >> for intentional sin.
Izzy wrote: > Then I might as well hang it up now-I'm sunk! > I'm sure I've intentionally sinned at least once in > the past 30+ years. (And to think I thought I had > a Savior.) Think again. What you might think of as "intentional sin" might not be what God has in mind. Intentional implies knowing full well what you are doing. Sometimes a person might think to himself, "I know this is wrong," but then he falls into the sin anyway. Did he really know it was wrong? I am convinced that many who have thought this way, if they truly saw Jesus face to face at that moment and fully understood what it was they were about to do would never do it. If this is true, then it is not the willful, intentional, presumptuous sin alluded to in the Torah. The sin of Lucifer was intentional, as well as the sin of the one-third of heaven who followed him in his rebellion. They knew full well what they were doing. This is why they do not have a plan of redemption. Mankind, on the other hand, is mostly ignorant in his sin. The Bible says, "and the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). Do a word study on "ignorance" in the New Testament and look at what you find. Much of what you thought was done intentionally is suddenly viewed as being done through ignorance. Jesus said of those who nailed him to the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Did they know that they were crucifying Jesus? >From one earthly perspective, they knew what they were doing and someone might argue that they were intentionally sinning, but from the heavenly perspective, from the perspective of Christ, they were acting in ignorance and did not comprehend what they were doing. Therefore, they qualified for forgiveness from Christ. We have to start with what God's Word says and then understand how it relates to our lives. We certainly should try and arrange our experience of salvation with what the Scripture says, but we should not dismiss Scripture in order to be more comfortable with how we want God to be. Understanding the strictness and severity of God is very uncomfortable for people, especially those who love to emphasize grace. Nevertheless, it is a Biblical principle that should not be overlooked. The fear of God is a good thing, not a bad thing. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
