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2025-09-23T18:17:36-05:00

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Why does James 5:15 say our sins will be forgiven?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:17 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Why does James 5:15 say our sins will be forgiven? James 5:15 does express the believer’s forgiveness using future tense. However, James is simply presenting a hypothetical situation (“if he has committed sins”) and assuring his readers that such a person will be forgiven in that scenario. This passage is intended to be comforting for anyone who might be afraid of a future struggle. Any sin committed will be forgiven because of the finished work of Jesus Christ, once for all... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:16:11-05:00

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What is the sin unto death?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:16 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: What is the sin unto death? What is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? Many have wondered whether a believer is capable of committing the “unforgivable sin” (Matthew 12:31-32) or the “sin unto death” (1 John 5:16). Both of these refer to unbelief in Jesus or rejection of the Gospel message. Therefore, these warnings are not for believers. We have already received the Gospel, and we are completely forgiven of all our sins (Hebrews 10:14). In addition, we possess eternal... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:14:33-05:00

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Does the message of total forgiveness make you sin more?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:14 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Does the message of total forgiveness make you sin more? Some believe that teaching total forgiveness of sins in Jesus Christ will lead believers to sin more. But 2 Peter 1:9 says the opposite: We will sin more if we forget our total forgiveness! So, teaching believers their total forgiveness of sins will promote godly living, not sinfulness. In Luke 7:47, we see Jesus affirm this reality as He tells us that whoever is forgiven much will love much.... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:13:06-05:00

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How can you forgive someone who hurt you deeply?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:13 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: How can you forgive someone who hurt you deeply? Forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling. To forgive someone is to release the offending person of any relational debt they might owe you. This happens as you assess the damage (how they made you feel), cancel the debt against them (releasing them from anything they “owe” you, even if they do it again), and then, going forward, counting on the choice you made to forgive them. Diving Deeper: A parent abuses... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:11:30-05:00

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Do you need to ask for forgiveness for each sin?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:11 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Do Christians need to ask God for forgiveness? No, a believer does not need to ask for forgiveness for each sin they commit. The phrase “ask forgiveness” or “ask for forgiveness” is not found in any New Testament letter, and for good reason. Remember that Jesus announced from the cross: “It is finished.” Christians are not being forgiven progressively when we ask for it (after all, what if you forget a sin?). No, Christians are totally forgiven people for all time (Hebrews... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:20:54-05:00

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Can a person’s name be erased from the Book of Life?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:20 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Can a person’s name be erased from the Book of Life? No. While some might hold the erroneous view that believers can be deleted from the Book of Life, the point of Revelation 3 is to assure us of the exact opposite: God will never blot us out! Diving Deeper: Might a believer’s name be blotted out of the Book of Life? No, Revelation actually announces the opposite! Revelation 3:5 says, “I will never blot out the name of that person from the... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:21:05-05:00

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What did Jesus mean when He said, “Depart from Me”?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:21 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: What did Jesus mean when He said, “Depart from Me”? In Matthew 7, Jesus is not addressing Christians who lose their salvation. He is talking about people at the final judgment who never knew Him. They’re seeking entrance into the kingdom because of their religious works instead of by the finished work of Christ. They have missed the Gospel entirely, and they are unbelievers. For this reason, Jesus says to them, “Depart from Me.” Diving Deeper: Matthew 7:21-23 records Jesus’ words, “Not everyone who... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:21:12-05:00

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What does “fallen from grace” mean?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:21 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: What does “fallen from grace” mean? The expression “fallen from grace” does not refer to loss of salvation but loss of perspective when a person (even a believer) shifts away from looking to Jesus for righteousness and seeks to establish their own self righteousness. Diving Deeper: When you fall away from something, you fall toward something else. When God’s Word talks about falling from grace, it means falling back toward something. In Scripture, we discover that when a person is... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:21:20-05:00

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Is “once saved, always saved” really true?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:21 pm By Andrew Farley

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IS “ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED” REALLY TRUE? Quick Answer: Is “once saved, always saved” really true? “Once saved, always saved” is absolutely biblical. Our sins have been completely forgiven – past, present, and future (Hebrews 10:14). We have received the gift of eternal life, not temporary life. And God has given us many promises assuring us that He will never leave us. For these reasons, we believers are saved completely and forever (Hebrews 7:25). Diving Deeper: There are three compelling reasons that a believer cannot lose... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:21:26-05:00

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Will God ever give up on you?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:21 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: We know that God is faithful to people in a general sense, but what about to individuals? Will God ever give up on you? No, God never gives up on you. God will never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5). No one can snatch you out of His hand (John 10:28). Even when you are faithless, He remains faithful (2 Timothy 2:13). Nothing separates you from the love of Christ (Romans 8:38). Diving Deeper: The only thing that angers... Read more

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