Farrell Till:
> Several days ago, Michael posted a statement that explained that true
> repentance required one to turn from his sins and not do them again. In
> other words, if one sinned by stealing, true repentance would require him
to
> stop stealing. I asked if you accepted this definition of repentance, but
I
> have not seen your answer. Do you agree with Michael? I know, of course,
> that you do, but I would like to have it posted as a matter of record.
>
> Jerry McDonald
>
> I don't remember the post, but I agree with Michael.
If you steal for example, and repent, and steal again, you are going
to hell anyway (by your rules ?), because you have an
unrepented sin.
What happens if you repent again , however ? Is it possible to
be forgiven or does your first failed-repentance count against you ?
If it isn't possible to be forgiven , are all those who repeat the
same sin (with repentance in the middle) going to Hell anyway,
because the sin can't be forgiven ?
Is it possible to repent the sin of "not truly repenting" ? I thought
the only unforgivable sin was "blaspheming against the Holy
Ghost". What happened to "God forgives all those who truly repent" ?
I would say that "true repentance" actually means you repent of
the sin and you have the *intention* not to repeat the sin. At the
point of repentance it is "true repentance" and isn't invalidated by
later repeated sin.
Paul Robson (autismuk@aol.com)