Posts Tagged ‘forgiveness’
Must each person I sinned against be contacted before I can be forgiven?
Question: How should a Christian handle sins that have been committed in the past as far as contacting each person whom he has sinned against? Must each person be contacted before the Christian is forgiven? Answer: A similar question was asked a few years ago. See: “In order to repent, do you need to find…
Read MoreI found out months ago that my husband is having an affair, but I can’t bring myself to forgive him
Question: Hello, Almost two years ago I found out that my husband was having inappropriate conversations with women. I prayed for God to reveal to me what I needed to know. That’s when I spoke to one of the women that my husband was having an affair with last year. He insisted the affair stopped…
Read MoreCan I be forgiven of my sins?
Question: I need advice. I am in my early twenties. I was born in a Christian family. I was a clever child and a good learner under the guidance of my grandparents, who raised me and my siblings after our mother passed away. Around age 14, my life changed. I started drinking alcohol and attempted…
Read MoreEven though I’ve changed from my wild teenage years, my parents don’t talk to me. What do I do?
Question: Hi, This past year my parents and I have not been on speaking terms. Though we live in the same house they do not want to speak to me, appalled, hurt and disappointed in everything they’ve found out over a year ago. When I was 15, I broke my vows to stay pure. Followed…
Read MoreWhen I learn about the Bible, I get anxious that I’m not doing well enough
Question: Hi, I’ve been reading through a lot of these questions and answers looking for some guidance, but I continue to feel a little lost. I’ve always struggled with anxiety, and when I pray to God asking Him to forgive me, guide me, and tell Him that I have faith in Him and all that…
Read MoreAre You Unforgivable?
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Repeatedly I receive frantic inquiries from people fearful that they committed an unforgivable sin. It never seems to register that nowhere in the Bible are sins called “unforgivable.” If a sin was unforgivable, then it means God refuses to offer forgiveness for certain sins. But that contradicts the nature of God.…
Read MoreCan God really forgive me?
Question: Please help me out. I committed immorality. Can God really forgive me? Can I ever enjoy His grace as a worker in church again? I really wish I had never committed this foolish act. Please talk to me because I feel so stupid about this. Please I am waiting to hear from you. Answer:…
Read MoreI don’t know if I should sacrifice my happiness to stay with my wife
Question: Hello, I have a very painful situation to talk about. I have been married for less than ten years. Recently my wife left me and said she didn’t love me anymore. This was after a string of arguments, for which I take half the blame. I tried to reason with her but to no…
Read MoreI cheated on my marriage. Can I be forgiven? Can I remarry?
Question: Blessings! I have three questions: Will God forgive me because I committed adultery twice in my marriage with the same man and I was already a Christian? Can I remarry the man with the one I cheated on my now ex-husband with? We still see each other and talk, but we don’t have sex…
Read MoreCan we be forgiven when we have had children out of wedlock with different people?
Question: Hi, I have been trying to get on the right path. I know I have sinned and was lost. I made mistakes. I am in a relationship, never married, but we love each other and would like to marry eventually. We have a child together. However, we both have children with other people. What…
Read MoreAre willful sins irremissible?
Question: Hello, I repented wholeheartedly and believed that I would never (willfully) sin again. I was determined to not sin. I was overjoyed to be baptized for the forgiveness of my sins because I knew what Jesus went through to make it possible, and I thought that surely I would never turn my back and…
Read MoreI feel so bad because I let a man touch me. Will God forgive me?
Question: I have a really difficult moment. I really need your help. I am 24 years old and I’m a Christian. I only had one boyfriend and with him, I had nothing more than a kiss, like a peck, and some holding hands and hugs. I was 16 years old at the time. After that,…
Read MoreShould I tell my friend’s wife that he has been unfaithful after he has repented of his sin?
Question: Hello sir, I hope that God is blessing you in what you do. I am writing you on the matter of infidelity. I am aware of a man who has been unfaithful to his significant other. This is not the first time that he has been so. The previous time which he was unfaithful…
Read MoreMy ex-girlfriend visited me and we ended up having sex. How do I ask for forgiveness?
Question: I am a student and I was in a relationship with my girlfriend. We broke up because there was some cheating from her. Though we broke up, I decided to be friends with her. I knew that I still loved her, but I could not let go of the fact that she cheated, so…
Read MoreI regret that I didn’t marry a virgin
Question: I accidentally came across your website and labored in mind whether I should seek some sort of “final” counsel. I don’t know where to start, so please forgive me as I resort to simple point form. When I was 17, I met a lovely girl my age and we dated for some time. Both…
Read MorePornography has ruined my sex life. Has God given up on me?
Question: I’m very ashamed of what I’m about to write. I think God has given me up as Romans 1:24 says. I have been a member of the Lord’s church since my youth, but until recent years I really didn’t try to live faithful to Him. I became involved in pornography during my first marriage…
Read MoreI fear I’m becoming a lukewarm Christian
Question: I have been a Christian for about five years now. Recently I have found myself becoming a slave to sin instead of a slave to Christ. I don’t like to talk about my emotions and things, so instead of dealing with them, I choose to bottle them up until it finally feels like I…
Read MoreI apologized for hurting two sisters with my words, but they don’t trust me. What can I do?
Question: I’ve been involved in a campus ministry, and I recently hurt a few of my sisters. I said something inappropriate about them that shouldn’t have been said. I asked for forgiveness and one of them forgave me; however, she doesn’t feel comfortable around me. The other one, who was a good friend of mine,…
Read MoreI just committed fornication. How can I forgive myself?
Question: I just had been surfing the net and came across your post an hour ago. I’m a 22-year-old male from a Christian family. I was well brought up, but I fell into fornication yesterday for the first time in my 22 years on earth with a Muslim friend. I immediately cried and asked God…
Read MoreCan I be forgiven for knowingly sinning by having sex with a prostitute?
Question: Hi, I am a young man, age 22. I came upon this woman, who was a prostitute. I decided to invite her to my place and we slept together. Since that time I became a Christian. I haven’t committed fornication since, but I am scared that God will not forgive me because I did…
Read MoreAm I forgiven even though I repeat my adultery?
Question: Hi, I am a born-again Christian but have committed adultery as I am also married. I battle with the lustfulness of the flesh, and I don’t know how to manage it. I have prayed for forgiveness, but I still fall into the same temptation. How can I work on this? Am I forgiven, even…
Read MoreHow can I teach when I am so unworthy?
Question: I am currently 21 years old. Every day I wake up and cannot get the sins I have committed in my past out of my head. They haunt me day in and day out. I want to get to know Christ better, but I feel like I can no longer be the Christian I…
Read MoreHow can one know if he is a reprobate?
Question: I was wondering how one would know they are reprobate? I turned to a life of homosexuality for nearly ten years, but recently had a couple of nightmares that scared me into coming back to God. During the time in which I lived in that lifestyle, I attempted to convince myself with Scripture that…
Read MoreDoes fornication mean my salvation is lost permanently?
Question: Good evening, I was wondering if you could help me with a question that has been haunting me for some time. My current husband and I partook in premarital sex for about a year and a half before we finally got married. We were both Christians at the time but fell prey to our…
Read MoreDo I need to tell my husband about my sinful past?
Question: Hi, I am married, and I wanted to know if I need to tell my husband all my past sexual sins before we met. I was baptized this year and I’m realizing a lot of things I used to do were very sinful. I’m feeling overwhelmed. I didn’t grow up in a Christian home.…
Read MoreMy wife told me she had sex before we were married, and I can’t let it go
Question: We have been married for nearly 40 years. About two years ago, in an argument over needing to enjoy each other in bed while we can because someday we want to be able to, somehow things I didn’t know came out. When we started dating, my wife played the organ in a Baptist church.…
Read MoreBecause I doubted, do I need to be baptized again?
Question: I’ve been having quite a lot of problems with doubt and worry lately. The other night I was in quite a doubt-filled, depressed mood, and I think I slipped into a period of not believing in Christ. Whether it was a minute, an hour, or five hours, I do not know for I soon…
Read MoreI committed fornication, but I am determined not to do so again. Why do I not feel forgiven?
Question: I read your answer to a lady on God forgiving fornication. My story is similar to hers, but I lost my virginity. My parents are not the strong Christian type, but I had high standards for myself. I never had a boyfriend until I was 21 years old. My seeking attention and someone to…
Read MoreRestore Such a One
by H. E. Phillips Those who have very little concern for the lost will not make much effort to restore them to the Lord. Those who love the lost and are concerned about their eternal destiny will work and pray for the salvation of their souls. The difference between these two groups is the difference…
Read MoreI’ve been so lonely that I’ve gotten involved in pornography. How do I get back on track?
Question: Thank you for your web site. I feel quite happy to read such great answers and feel inspired to follow Jesus Christ in the right way. For the past few months, I have been feeling very lonely and depressed despite being surrounded by wonderful friends. I have started to withdraw from people and question…
Read MoreHow do I earn God’s love back?
Question: Dear Jeff, I find myself asking you questions in the wee hours of the morning. I get so conflicted with questions and loneliness that I don’t know where else to turn. But anyway, my question is: How do I earn God’s love back? I’ll give context first before continuing. Lately, I’ve been putting God…
Read MoreWill God forgive me for not saying my prayers as I had promised?
Question: Hello, I’m 17 years old. My family has always been very secular. For a small period of time, my older sister went to a Catholic school, and I was sent to Sunday school. When I was little I was very much afraid of death and the concept of eternal nothingness. This fear led me…
Read MoreI feel I don’t deserve anything. Should I give up on getting married?
Question: I am in my early twenties and had a godly life since childhood. I had sworn to remain a virgin until marriage, but last year I had this boyfriend who promised we would get married. We had sex. Later he broke up with me claiming I was unfaithful since he lived far away, but…
Read MoreCan a Christian who knowingly commits fornication be forgiven?
Question: Is the sin of having sex many times before marriage while being a Christian and knowing it was a sin forgivable? I have been raised up in a Christian family and I am a Christian myself and believe in Jesus. I believe I am saved. Even though I know this and I clearly know…
Read MoreI deceived myself into thinking I was saved when I was lost
Question: Dear Minister, I have been in a state of utter despair for the past 1.5 years. I feel like I am in a horrific state of having rejected the gift of Jesus and now finding myself with no place for repentance. I had deceived myself into thinking that I was saved when I was…
Read MoreWould God accept prayer for the dead in order for the dead to be forgiven?
Question: Before going to my question, I’d like to thank you for all the work you’ve done, preaching the Word of God. I am truly grateful for having found your site, as it has really opened my eyes to a lot of my previously unrecognized errors and helped me with some other issues I knew…
Read MoreIf I fathered a child that I don’t know about due to my past sins, does that mean I can’t be forgiven?
Question: Dear Jeffrey, When I was young, I had a lot of sexual encounters and never thought too much about my promiscuity. However, I am now older and have obeyed the Gospel, but I wonder from time to time whether I might have fathered a child. No one has ever come forward concerning this matter,…
Read MoreI keep repeatedly committing adultery
Question: I just came back from work and decided to browse on this topic repeated sin and luckily for me, I found myself on your site. I really need your help man of God. I am the worst sinner ever — an adulterous woman. I am married with kids. I cannot explain how I found…
Read MoreDoesn’t the Bible say that sins should not be hidden but exposed?
Question: Sir, This is in regards to Am I not able to get pregnant because I didn’t tell my husband about my adultery years ago? My writing to you is that there is nowhere in Scripture that God encourages secrecy when it comes to sin. In fact, Scripture does the opposite, in which it shows…
Read MoreIf I had sex with someone before marriage, can I be forgiven? Will my guilt go away?
Question: If I have slept with someone before marriage, will I go to hell and my name not be written in the book of life or can this sin be forgiven and my guilt go away? Answer: All sin can be forgiven if a person will change his mind and change his behavior regarding that sin. “The…
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