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Can any sin be forgiven?
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Solution
Textbook method of controlling the masses: making theft, rape, and murder illegal.
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That's not the right mindset to have. Technically you are correct, but it has to be true repentance rather than performative acts to try and "fool" God. It would be best to try and live the rest of your life as best you can instead.
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Luke 23:39-43
The Penitent Thief, St. Dismas, accepted his punishment and also pleaded for mercy.
Romans 6:4-7
To be baptized is to die and be crucified with Christ.
OCA - Final Moments and Repentance
General article on the orthodox perspective.
The Penitent Thief, St. Dismas, accepted his punishment and also pleaded for mercy.
Romans 6:4-7
To be baptized is to die and be crucified with Christ.
OCA - Final Moments and Repentance
General article on the orthodox perspective.
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Oh okay. I have the rest of my life to feel bad about all the things I've done, so I should be fine.
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The unforgivable sin cannot be forgiven, because it is the very act of refusing forgiveness.
Deathbed conversions are possible but rare, because we are creatures of habit. You'll either never repent, or repent before death in almost every case.
It's like a lolcow choosing to stop being a cow - they can do it anytime; how many ever do?
Deathbed conversions are possible but rare, because we are creatures of habit. You'll either never repent, or repent before death in almost every case.
It's like a lolcow choosing to stop being a cow - they can do it anytime; how many ever do?
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You should probably try church too (real church, not woke church).
I would personally recommend Missouri or Wisconsin Lutheran if you are in the states, but anything that isn't woke non-denominational, or Jehovah's witnesses/Mormons/weird offshoot heretic religion would work well enough.
I would personally recommend Missouri or Wisconsin Lutheran if you are in the states, but anything that isn't woke non-denominational, or Jehovah's witnesses/Mormons/weird offshoot heretic religion would work well enough.
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According to the Bible there is one unforgivable sin:
Matthew 12:31-32 NKJV
"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come."
Matthew 12:31-32 NKJV
"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come."
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Well, sins do not exist, they're an imaginary system of "good boy points" that people invented many years ago in order to control the masses.
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Textbook method of controlling the masses: making theft, rape, and murder illegal.
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Yeah.
Usually comes with a lot more baggage dragging behind, involving archaic views, such as traditional values on homosexuality for example.
Christianity suffers from this, and so does Islam/etc. In the end, it's a way to put people in line under the pretense of "goodness", but each one has its own set of demons (practices that I don't like & condemn, so coincidentally "god" doesn't like either).
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Woah I can't believe nobody has ever thought of that before
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I know! Just like this thread's title & topic!
Why would they post that then? Hmm....
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