If Christians have to always ask for forgiveness and repent, then what was the point of Jesus death?
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If a person is married and in love with their spouse, do they not ask their spouse to "forgive" them when they wrong them? It's about relationship, for a relatioship to be a healthy one, there must be communication, empathy, and forgiveness when you have wronged them. This is ESPECIALLY true with God. I mean, HE'S GOD! Would you not be sorry for hurting Him after all He has done for you. I mean we live and breathe because He chooses to sustain our health another day, we are able to work, choose, and make our own decisions (right or wrong) because he chooses to have grace and allow us to. Why would someone not ask for forgiveness for sinning against such a gracious Father? As a father myself, it means much more to me when my daughter comes to me and asks for forgiveness for doing something wrong instead of not asking at all like she doesn't care about me. And if your kids refuse to ask forgiveness for disobeying you, you will eventually punish them. God does us the same way, we suffer the consequences for disobeying Him here on earth if we refuse to turn from our ways, we still go to Heaven because He is our Father and nothing can change that, but nevertheless, He has to punish us and does so before we die. \n\nAs far as the old testament goes, the high priest atoned for the sins of the people once a year with a sacrificial lamb because that was the covenant God made with them. The problem was that this only "put off" the sins and didn't cover them for good. It took a perfect, sinless, person to actually live that life for us, then to be sacrificed in our place to completely cover those sins once for all, and that is exactly what Jesus done. I hope this answers your question, Peace.
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This is a big one. People have argued it back and forth. I would say Jesus did not HAVE to die on the cross, but it is the reality of what sin does. It removes us completly from God. Jesus' message was actually intended to be heard and recieved, but human sin interfiered putting Jesus on the cross. What is the main point here is, not that Jesus died, but that he is risen. God's love is so powerful it can overcome the worse case senario. In this case Jesus being murdered on the cross.\nJesus' message is that God loves you and to love God back you need to love others. He died on the cross because he taught this, and yet God's love alone is enought to overcome that evil.
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Funny I was Christian for many years, and the concept of Jesus and God were the same just never made common sense.  If God wanted to do something, why not just do it?  Why limit himself to human form?  Further more in the Christian belief, if Jesus was God, why in the world would He let himself be tortured and crucified to a cross?  No not to save everyone from their own sins.  If that were true everyone before Jesus would be condemned to Hell.  Not to mention that is a too easy answer to give yourself permission to sin all you want because Jesus died to wipe out your sins.  According to this, all felons, become Christian you will not be held accountable for your sins in front of God, because God (Jesus) died to wipe your sins away.
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ok, i hate to tell you this, but the Bible clearly states there is no forgiveness or repentance after death. Zarqawi hated christians, and all that we stood for. at this point, theres not a lot we can do.
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true repentance only comes from a life of unceasing prayer.  If you are truly a christian (believing that if you want to enter eternity you can only do it through Jesus Christ).  you have no help other than what Jesus Christ will give you.  I can't help you, yahoo answerers can't help you, nor can your mother, or father, or sister or brother or anyone else.  However, as stated in other discussions, noting is impossible to God.  If it is his will that you receive his help, then he will give it to you, only when he is ready for you to have it.  and not before.
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All people sin because we are not perfect and that includes Christians.  We all sin!!  Christians are to confess their sins, be truly repentant, and make a firm resolve to sin no more to be forgiven.  We are forgiven, then we sin again.  Its a cycle but Jesus knows each of our hearts and He alone decides who will receive Salvation and His mercy and forgiveness.  I think it is a little harsh to call them hypocrites because most are trying to live in example of Jesus but because we are human, we fall far short and do occassionally fall into sin.  What I do not believe is the assumption by some that "Once saved, always saved"...that is not true because we cannot claim to be saved and then go on our merry way committing sin and expect forgiveness with no need of repentence and confession, simply on the basis that Jesus died for our sins.....Yes, He did, but He also gave us very clear and concise teachings on how to live our lives as a true disciple.  Look back at Peter...did not Peter sin in denying our Lord three times...but he was repentant and Jesus forgave him.  Bottom line...........We all Sin...its how we deal with it that makes the difference.
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A lot of Christians talk about Christ's death fulfilling some sort of prophecy. Apparently Christians are unaware of the concept of omnipotence, which would allow "God" to do anything he wanted to do, including solve whatever the problem was without sacrificing his son, but I digress...
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What does one question have to do with the other?  Jesus laid down His life willing for our sins.  The mortal body of Jesus did die on the cross, yet the Spirit of the one true God was never corrupted or died.  Check the book of John.
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hell, because he/she has commited murder, and not gotten forgiveness. It states in the bible that murder is a really bad thing to do, and if u do it, u need to get forgiveness. If u kill yourself, u murder yourself, but can't ask for forgiveness.
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The whole issue is summed up in the holiness of God. When I was a child I was taught very strongly something  that is rarely taught in church today at all. I was taught that God was holy and He could not be in the presence of evil. That is why we cannot be in fellowship with God, because we are sinners. For us to be with God that sin must be dealt with. God declared to Adam that in the day he sinned he would die. That is a principle of life when we sin we die to God (separated from Him). Paul said it this way in Romans, the wages of sin is death. To overcome sin death must take place. When Jesus came He cam as a perfect man and completely God. When He died because he was perfect He was able to pay for  all sins with His  death. Now we can be forgiven, not because we are perfect but because the penalty is paid. All God asks of us to obtain forgiveness in faith in what He has done.
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Others have already answered the question of Jesus DYING for us.   But there's another major piece you seem confused about.  You say:\n\n"He suppose to survive to help you clean all your sin, not to kill himself and runaway from helping you if he is a god."\n\nIt looks like you missed the END of the story.  \nIn the Apostles Creed (the simple summary of the Christian faith used by Christians around the world) we declare:\n\n"on the third day he rose again from the dead..."\n\nJesus did not die and disappear.  To FINISH the work he ROSE from the dead and was exalted to reign at God's right hand.   (And, by the way, it was NOT just that "his spirit went to heaven" as some say.  No, it was a BODILY resurrection.)   \n\nNow, reigning at God's right hand (until he returns for us), he represents us and gives us the the grace we need (Hebrews 4:14-16) to live new lives, no longer enslaved to sin.\n\nThis is not just some tack on.  It is at the CORE of the message.  Throughout Acts we read that the apostles went about preaching the RESURRECTION.  \n\nPaul summarizes it this way:\n\n"He was delivered up for our trespasses \nand raised to life for our justification [that is, our being accepted by God and declared RIGHTEOUS]"  (Romans 4:25)
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Yes, you're right. Jesus death is the most important thing. And he did it - free of charge.  Which begs the question - why do people pay for it? Acts 15:11 "But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they."  Just believe that he died to save you from your sins, and you will be saved - purgatory/masses etc are creations of man. They are nowhere found to be in the Bible - "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
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Everyone is a sinner but if they ask for forgiveness from God they are set free. Not all sins are the same, some like shoplifting do minor damage to people while murder ruins entire families. Also the consequences are much greater, but God will forgive any sin if we just confess them and ask for forgiveness. When you have a personal relationship with Jesus you don't want to sin, you still do but you learn from them, and try not to do them again.
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If You wud b jesus then i wud have asked for 10 points but if i wud really ask jesus then its simply Please God Give us True peace coz if we have that we have everything that include love, money, relationship everything.
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My answer: Jesus died for my sins and gave me his free gift of salvation and eternal life. I accept that gift and choose to live my life for him. Even though my life isn't worth much it's all he asks of me. What an amazing God!!!\nP.s i'm sorry you seem to be such an angry person, gino ggg.\n    couple 2430 - you can't EARN your way into heaven' it's a free gift\n     donkey - being a nice person won't get you there!
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Yes, if you truly repent and accept Jesus as your savior. You should also be willing to face the consequences.
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Forgiveness is VITAL to a Christian.  Jesus said that if we do not forgive, his Heavenly Father will not forgive us.\n\nHowever, forgiveness is extremely difficult.  It is easier to forgive a dead person than a live one, because the dead one can no longer hurt you.  But it would be harder to forgive a murderer than a ranter, but Richards did "murder" with his tongue.\n\nWe do need forgive him, and he needs to examine himself.\n\nBTW, forgiving isn't the same as excusing.  We forgive when we can't excuse.