Forgiving Sins

Originally posted by FabianFnas
But isn't revenge what christianity stands for? Isn't the great flood a revenge from god? Telling us to revenge when you have the power to do so...? Surely there are more examples of this in the bible, that revenge is encouraged by the bible and god himself?

No--revenge is only for God--not us. "Vengeance is mine; I shall repay, saith the Lord"

Originally posted by jaywill
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It seems to me that the only person who can forgive a sin is the person who as sinned against. To think that Jesus can forgive a sinner is hogwash!
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Obviousy the Bible doesn't teach that it is "hogwash" for Jesus to forgive sins.

First of all David, ...[text shortened]... sins.

Jesus had and still has that same authority because He is God incarnate.[/b]

Typo. the typo [uniniquity] should have been written iniquity .

Originally posted by Nemesio
If you spent as much time in a soup kitchen as you did composing these voluminous posts at all
hours of the day and night, you'd cure world hunger in like 2 months.

Nemesio

Forget it.

Originally posted by jaywill
Your posts are just like that little animation beside you name.

Constantly running your mouth and waving your arms around in the dark, saying nothing.

Was this comment motivated by your close relationship to Jesus?

Originally posted by Nemesio
Was this comment motivated by your close relationship to Jesus?

Just so you know, BEFORE I read your response, I decided to erase my post and write "Forget it."

No, your response was not the cause of me editing my previous remark.

It's not worth it to argue with you.

Originally posted by jaywill
Just so you know, BEFORE I read your response, I decided to erase my post and write "Forget it."

No, your response was not the cause of me editing my previous remark.

It's not worth it to argue with you.

As per Biblical mandate, I accept your heartfelt apology unequivocally.

Nemesio

Originally posted by jaywill
Just so you know, BEFORE I read your response, I decided to erase my post and write "Forget it."

No, your response was not the cause of me editing my previous remark.

It's not worth it to argue with you.

It was a good zinger. You should have left it up.

You clearly like to talk smack. So did Jesus. ["Brood of vipers", "den of thieves", etc.] I don't think he'd be mad at you if you had left it up.

Originally posted by Nemesio
As per Biblical mandate, I accept your heartfelt apology unequivocally.

Nemesio

I said that I erased the comment. I did not say that I offered a "heartfelt apology".


But if you wish to take it that way, go ahead.

I would accept your "heartfelt apology" for the soup kitchen comment which was clearly meant to humiliate. But I expect none and need none. I will not look for one either.

According to the biblocal mandate I would rather receive the blessing for being spoken evil of for teaching in the name of Jesus.

Thank you rather for the opportunity to be blessed.

Originally posted by jaywill
I said that I erased the comment. I did not say that I offered a "heartfelt apology".


But if you wish to take it that way, go ahead.

I would accept your "heartfelt apology" for the soup kitchen comment which was clearly meant to humiliate. But I expect none and need none, I will not look for one either.

Look, I'm just saying I forgive you for being nasty to me, with no strings
attached. In fact, I forgive you 77 times.

Nemesio

Originally posted by Nemesio
Look, I'm just saying I forgive you for being nasty to me, with no strings
attached. In fact, I forgive you 77 times.

Nemesio

Okay,

I accept your forgiveness !!

But don't take my disagreeing with you as being nasty to you.

Originally posted by jaywill
Okay,

I accept your forgiveness !!

But don't take my disagreeing with you as being nasty to you.

Are you guys kissing and making up in public ? 😀

Originally posted by Nemesio
Look, I'm just saying I forgive you for being nasty to me, with no strings
attached. In fact, I forgive you 77 times.

Nemesio

I think I missed something. What happened, Nem?

Originally posted by Nemesio
If you spent as much time in a soup kitchen as you did composing these voluminous posts at all
hours of the day and night, you'd cure world hunger in like 2 months.

Nemesio

Then there are those who gloss over thier sins by doing something else "good".

Your working in the soup kitchen today will not wash away your fornication, thefts, lyings, and other sins of yesterday. It may feed some people, which is good.

But for some you feed that will just mean that they will be damned on a full stomach.

So we labor also to teach the Gospel of grace so they also may be forgiven.

Originally posted by jaywill
Then there are those who gloss over thier sins by doing something else "good".

Your working in the soup kitchen today will not wash away your fornication, thefts, lyings, and other sins of yesterday. It may feed some people, which is good.

But for some you feed that will just mean that they will be damned on a full stomach.

So we labor also to teach the Gospel of grace so they also may be forgiven.

We've had sermon competitions before.

How about a piety contest?

With extra points for:
-Snobbishness
-Condescension
-Wordiness/Windiness of posts
-Boasting and other blatant self-promotion
-Shameless Hypocrisy

Originally posted by SwissGambit
We've had sermon competitions before.

How about a piety contest?

With extra points for:
-Snobbishness
-Condescension
-Wordiness/Windiness of posts
-Boasting and other blatant self-promotion
-Shameless Hypocrisy

How about not.