Are you overwhelmed by the knowledge you have sinned? Do you feel crushed with the guilt? Perhaps you see no hope.
I have Good News, not that your sins will be punished, but that God washes sins away through the love shown by Jesus on the cross.
Now, God does not forgive only some sins, but “the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from EVERY sin” (1 John 1:7b, [emphasis added] God’s Word©).
The devil wants you to deny that God can do that. If you believe that demonic lie you will stop trusting God, Jesus becomes a myth and Paraclete’s power gets stuck in your throat and does nothing.
Behold, “God is faithful and reliable. If we confess our sins, he forgives them and cleanses us from everything we’ve done wrong. If we say, ‘We have never sinned,’ we turn God into a liar and his Word is not in us. My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God’s full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father. He is the payment for our sins, and not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 John 1:9-10, 2:1-2 God’s Word©).
Satan destroys – God blesses. God forgives. God loves without condition. God cares. God…
June 30, 2014
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4 responses to “Sins Away”
nopew
July 11th, 2014 at 03:47
I think people should consider your argument. I cannot accept that water completes salvation. Jesus said baptism fulfilled all righteousness, not salvation. If salvation required water Jesus would have baptized, but He didn’t. Paul is clear that he was not a baptizer. So baptism has a role to play in Christianity, but not the seal of salvation as you teach here and in your blog.
Peace
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Steve Finnell
July 10th, 2014 at 23:41
WASHING OF WATER? EPHESIANS 5:26 BY STEVE FINNELL
What does the washing of water found in Ephesians 5:26 mean? Should you, as a believer in Christ, look to creed books and Bible commentaries for the answer to that question or should you look to translations of the Bible for truth? Do you want to trust men or do you want to trust God’s written word?
Ephesians 5:25-26…just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (NKJV)
How did Christ sanctify and cleanse the church? The church is the body of Christ. The church is comprised of Christians. How did Christ sanctify and cleanse the church?
Ephesians 5:26 to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God’s word;(The Living Bible- Paraphrased)
Ephesians 5:26 that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word, (KJV)
Ephesians 5:26 in order to make her holy, cleaning her with the baptismal water by the Word. (Weymouth New testament)
Ephesians 5:26 He did this to make her holy by washing her in a bath of water with the word. (Common English Bible)
Ephesians 5:26 He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.(Contemporary English Version)
Ephesians 5:26 In order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word, (Darby Translation)
Ephesians 5:26 He died to make the church holy. He used the telling of the Good News to make the church clean by washing it with water. (ERV-Easy-to-Read-Version)
Ephesians 5:26 He did this to make the church holy by cleaning it,washing it using water along with the spoken words. (God’s Word Translation)
Ephesians 5:26 He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water, (Good News Translation)
Ephesians 5:26 He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water alone with the spoken words. (Names of God Bible)
Ephesians 5:26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (New American Standard Bible)
Ephesians 5:26 He did that so that he might make the church people holy, when they were washed with water by God’s word. (World English N.T.)
Do you really want leave the interpretation of Ephesians 5:26 to others,why would you not read it and believe what it says?
Is God smart enough to guide men to accurately translate the Bible?
Two choices: 1. Trust God’s written word, the BIBLE. or 2. Trust preachers, priests, pastors, Bible commentators, the man on the street, your friends and relatives or creed books, for the truth and nothing but the truth.
Mark 16:16 “He who believes and is baptized will be saved….(NKJV)
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nopew
July 3rd, 2014 at 14:57
Amen to that!
Peace
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papapound
July 3rd, 2014 at 14:37
God restores. God transforms. God makes new! …the beat goes on, by His mercy!
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