Today,
reply is on whether there are grace and forgiveness for those who
spread disbelief, rebellion against Christ, and spiritual confusion.
By blasphemy, complaining, practicing deception, lying, slander, and
posing questions to undermine faith, many are made to despair of
salvation. For this reason, mature Christian believers also serve as
watchmen who nurture and protect those still developing. There are
many different acts of acknowledgment and dedication to GOD that
those who commit transgression against divine law are to perform in
becoming restored as full members within the church body. Included
are atonement, confession, contrition, learning, prayer, repentance,
and sorrowing for sin. It is written: Psalms 19: 12-14, King James
Version (KJV): 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me
from secret faults. 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous
sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright,
and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the
words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in
thy sight, O LORD,
my strength, and my redeemer. One of the fighters in the “Yahoo!
Answers” public forum on Religion & Spirituality using the ID
“Anonymous” (no profile information shared) posted the
following:
Does
god forgive you if you turned people against him? ?
I
was very mentally ill at the time and was not aware of the
consequences of my actions. I made some silly choices one of them
being that I did not stop to think that I might’ve turned people
away from god from one of the choices I made. I feel like this is a
very big sin = turning others away from god.
Although
I am not responsible for other people’s choices I could’ve
enabled them not to have god In their lives.
Will
god forgive me if I repent to him for making a big sin like this?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he
that winneth souls is wise. (Proverbs 11: 30, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Pray For Your Enemies? (01/03/2020); The Many Divine
Gifts (12/03/2019); Eternal Judgment With Mercy (11/19/2019); How To
Serve GOD (09/04/2019); The Gift Of GOD (10/15/2018); Rendering Our
Reasonable Service (06/15/2018); Opposing The Divine Will
(03/30/2018)
“Anonymous”,
mature Christian believers acknowledge a duty to divinity to display
the image of GOD, and to resemble, reflect and reveal the character
and likeness of Jesus Christ. The elements of adult love toward GOD
will be seen in such believers, rather than infatuation (puppy love)
recognizable by their consistency, their willingness to be held
accountable for their own actions and deeds, and their obedience
(putting aside their own desires to perform the desire of another) as
well as by their willingness to fulfill commitment. Where believers
commit sins of ignorance, they are granted grace and forgiveness,
atonement is made, and the operations of GOD should call forth such
features as change, discovery, gratitude, gradual growth, focus,
renewal, repentance, and unselfish service. Consider again the
following that uses language from the Bible, and a selection from the
music ministry of Bob Carlisle:
(1.)
Numbers 15: 22-31, King James Version (KJV): 22 And if ye have
erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD
hath spoken unto Moses, 23 Even all that the LORD
hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD
commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations; 24
Then it shall be, if aught be committed by ignorance without
the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall
offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto
the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink
offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin
offering. 25 And the priest shall make an atonement for all the
congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven
them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their
offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD,
and their sin offering before the LORD, for their
ignorance: 26 And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the
children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them;
seeing all the people were in ignorance. 27 And if any soul
sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first
year for a sin offering. 28 And the priest shall make an atonement
for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance
before the LORD, to make an atonement for him;
and it shall be forgiven him. 29 Ye shall have one law for him that
sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the
children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
30 But the soul that doeth aught presumptuously, whether he
be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the
LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among
his people. 31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD,
and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off;
his iniquity shall be upon him.
(2.)
Ezekiel 33: 1-9, KJV: 1 Again the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy
people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the
people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their
watchman: 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow
the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 Then whosoever heareth the sound
of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take
him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. 5 He heard the sound
of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him.
But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. 6 But if the
watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people
be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from
among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I
require at the watchman's hand. 7 So thou, O son of man, I have set
thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear
the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. 8 When I say unto the
wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not
speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in
his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 9
Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if
he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou
hast delivered thy soul.
(3.)
Romans 12: 4-8, KJV: 4 For as we have many members in one body,
and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being
many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to
us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the
proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our
ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that
exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with
simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy,
with cheerfulness.
(4.)
1st Timothy 1: 12-14, KJV: 12 And I thank Christ Jesus
our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,
putting me into the ministry; 13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a
persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it
ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding
abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (5.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saYYm1CkX3M).
Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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