Saturday, October 18, 2014

Redeemed and Forgiven

Most backslidden christains often loss hope in returning to Christ because of the stern warning that was given by Apostle Paul in Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 10. The scriptures mean that a spiritually gifted and once-devoted Christian who backslides or in other words "rejects Christ" can never again enjoy a full and glorious relationship with God.

Hebrews 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Hebrews 10:26-29 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

If so, I and infact many of us would be damned. However the irrevocable truth based on a vast number of scriptures affirming that Jesus died for all our sins – which includes our sins even when we fall from grace.
God has promised over and over in the Bible to forgive everyone who, regardless of their past misdeeds, repents and puts his/her faith in the power of Jesus bearing on the cross the full punishment for our every sin.

God will accept any christian who puts his/her faith in the forgiving power of Jesus’ sacrifice. There are no limits to Jesus’ power to forgive those who again put their faith in him. You can enjoy a beautiful relationship with God, its never too late to come back to the Father, no matter how atrocious or repeated the sin or how unworthy you feel, always remember that THE ABBA KNOWS and accepts you, all you have to do is believe in the finished work of  Jesus on the cross.

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