Lindsey
It was so good to hear that you have asked God to forgive you of your sins. However, we're saddened that you've been struggling with understanding God's forgiveness.
Ben
Giving your life to Jesus and living the Christian life begins with faith and repentance. We must first be clear about who Jesus is and what He has done for us. You must come to a conclusion in your heart that Jesus really is God's Son, and that His death on the cross and resurrection from the dead is what you need to have your sins forgiven and to have right relationship with God.
Victoria
It's great that you're concerned about your friends. The Bible assures us that when we accept Jesus we become children of God and members of His family (John 1:12). Like an orphaned child is adopted into a family, we're adopted by God and made a part of His family forever. This has nothing to do with anything we've done; it's simply trusting Jesus by faith just as an adopted child trusts his parents when he comes into their family.
Matthew
The most important thing you can do to have victory over condemnation and temptation is to focus your attention on your relationship with Christ. As long as you live in this life, you will experience temptations of one sort or another. If you allow them to, they will distract you from the biblical truth that you are a child of God.
clsman
We understand your concern for your friend and what he should do with the money he stole. First, we want to say that we're glad your friend took the very important step of asking God to forgive him. The Bible teaches that God forgives us when we confess our sins to Him. 1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
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