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Are you looking for Upcoming Events, Messages or How to Give #cmsmasters_button_649b6c1beed272_41393435. Please forgive me.” Only with God, we know the answer was already YES.The Spanish Ministry exists towin souls with the Lord Jesus Christ, using Spanish based means of evangelism. Just like in human relationships, nothing helps a relationship thrive quite like being willing to say, “I’m sorry. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate” ( Luke 15:21-24). Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. And yet, when he finally returned and confessed his sin, he experienced a renewal of the relationship on that practical level. He was the son of his father and nothing could change that relationship on a positional level, but his departure into darkness changed EVERYTHING on a practical level.
Think of the parable of the prodigal son.
“If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth” ( 1 John 1:6).
“Come near to God and he will come near to you” ( James 4:8). Confession draws us close to God and keeps our fellowship with Him intimate. Positionally, we are righteous because of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, but practically, our hearts can be impure and in need of renewal. King David prayed this prayer after he sinned with Bathsheba: “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” ( Psalms 51:10). He literally paid for our sins with His life. Confession reminds us that we are forgiven! We’re reminded each time we confess that Christ died for each and every sin. Confession keeps us aware of areas and patterns of sin and darkness still present in our lives. We aren’t perfect, even after receiving forgiveness for our sins. “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).ĭespite our strivings to please God, we still continue to commit acts that “fall short” or “miss the mark” of God’s standard of holiness (which is moral perfection). Though as we learn to walk according to the Spirit rather than the flesh, selfish and sinful living will diminish. Believers Aren’t Perfect or SinlessĮven though believers have received Christ’s forgiveness as well as His righteousness ( 2 Corinthians 5:21), we will sadly continue to sin occasionally as long as we are still in the flesh. In other words, my sins are gone – if I have, through faith, believed in Jesus and received His death on the cross as payment for my sins. Believers’ Sins Are RemovedĪccording to Psalm 103 above, He has removed our transgressions (offenses against God) from us “as far as the east is from the west.” That is an immeasurable distance. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” ( Psalms 103:10-12). “…he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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