The Living God is the God of Abraham, Issac, Jacob, and Moses, and David. He is the Creator of all things seen and unseen. He is the Creator of all of Heaven and Earth! He sent His Son to die for our sins. Some Christians don't seem to know this. I ask, do you know why you are a Christan? Do you know why Jesus Christ was born? I am always surprised to hear, I am a Christian because Jesus told us how to live. Yes that is true. But a nice man in a suit could tell you same. God gave the ultimate sacrifice - His Son. Jesus was born to die for us, to take upon himself our sin for all time. Jesus Christ is the atonement and That is huge!
People ask, "what does it mean to be born again?" It means that you know without a doubt that Jesus Christ died for your sins; he has forgiven you %100 because in Christ you are free indeed.
Now that you have such forgiveness, you too must forgive others, no matter what sin they commit. Does that mean you give them freedom to do it again? No. And, they won't if they accept that gift of forgiveness. It is so wonderful and so beautiful and so complete that there is no desire to sin. Though you may, and struggle too to not do it again and run to God every time and ask for and accept His forgiveness. The point being is that you 'yourself' no longer affirm it, you understand it and you deal with it... with the help of Jesus Christ. And, by you forgiving someone, you do not affirm their sin. Forgiveness is the key to understanding God and having a relationship with Him.
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