Questions tagged [repentance]
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Why didn't God forgive Saul when he asked for it?
In 1 Samuel 15:24-25 (NIV):
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I violated the Lord’s
command and your instructions. I was afraid of the men and so I gave
in to them. 25 Now I beg you, ...
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What are the conditions for removing excommunication of a married priest?
If a Catholic priest leaves his priesthood and marries a woman, he is automatically excommunicated.
Does the Catholic Church recognize his marriage? He marries outside of the Chuch so his marriage is ...
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Why is the sin of the fallen angels unforgivable? (Catholic catechism)
Referring to the fall of Satan and his angels, according to the Catechism:
393 It is the irrevocable character of their choice, and not a defect in the infinite divine mercy, that makes the angels' ...
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Is it possible to repent after death in Catholicism?
In the following quote from the Catechism, it seems to imply that you can repent of a mortal sin after death. How does that fit with the standard "Once damned always damned after death" view that the ...
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How does repentance fit into the doctrine of sola fide ("by faith alone")?
Sola fide (Latin for "by faith alone") is a defining doctrine of Protestantism. Wikipedia defines it as follows:
The doctrine of sola fide asserts God's pardon for guilty sinners is granted to and ...
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Is repenting the same as it always has been or do we in the New Covenant repent in a new way? (Roman Catholic perspective)
In Judaism you repent to get back to "normal" or back to God. Another reason is to stop the consequence of sin. So you have Thesuva (repenting) for a week before Yom kippur in order that God will ...
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How is repentance understood in Lutheranism?
Christ talks a lot about repentance, and how we must repent and believe to be saved, he asks the woman caught in adultery to sin no more (John 8:11). But if we are unable to do any good as Paul says ...
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Exorcism and repentance [closed]
Exorcism is common in the New Testament, by both Jesus and the disciples.
But the main theme in the Old and New Testaments is to repent and change your ways; then God will heal you and bless you. And ...
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Why did John the Baptist preach repentance through water baptism and specifically how is that different than repentance through ashes and sackcloth?
Are there any records that explain why baptism was used for repentance when the Jews already had a method of repentance by putting ashes on them and wearing sackcloth? This seemingly worked as noted ...
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What is the biblical basis that we no longer need to confess and repent?
Joseph Prince (Worldwide speaker and author of Destined to Reign) and Andrew Wommack (Andrew Wommack Ministries and author of many books) teaches this with the Grace (hyperGrace) message, as does my ...
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If Orthodox Christians must repent of any act of violence, how does this not entail pacifism?
I have heard from many Orthodox that one should repent of any act of violence, including violence committed in self-defense or in the service of military duties.
As I understand it, true repentance ...
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Mormons, for how long can I be forgiven of all my sins?
What I understand is: Upon baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost, I'm sin-free, 100% forgiven, not perfect, but clean, clean like I could dwell in the presence of God if I died right after I was ...
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Should those who fall away and return to the church be baptized again? - Overview
It is not uncommon for believers to be faithful for years, but "fall away", only to return years later with a reaffirmation of faith. Often this is common with teens who have a "wild" 20's and 30's, ...
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How can God be Sovereign (in the Reformed sense) if a man can ignore His call to repentance?
The Scriptures tell us:
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a ...
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If God wants everyone to repent, why God didn't do such miracles in Tyre and Sidon?
Matthew 11:21
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles done in
you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago
in sackcloth and ashes.
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