Index to Questions on Forgiveness

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If I have been 'saved' or 'born again' in the sense that I have prayed to God and received Jesus into my life and heart and for the most part lived a 'Christian' life, but have later given in to willful sin, is there no hope of salvation now, when I feel the most shame and sadness?

I have herpes and I want to know what do I do now living with this disease, how do I get married now and start a family? How does God look at me, and what do I do from here?

Isaiah 53:5 says that by His stripes we are healed. I've heard many pastors state this is the biblical basis for God's physical healing to us, while others say that this particular passages is referring to spiritual healing.

I am confused and I was hoping you could please clairify. The Bible states that when one truely repents to the Lord and asks for forgiveness, your sins are then "cast into the sea of forgetfullness."

John 15:6 "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned."

What is God telling us (in the following verses), beyond the obvious? Both cities where these events took place were totally destroyed. Did God provide the detailed description of these people's sinful behavior so that we could conclude that EVERY city state in Canaan was guilty of this identical crime and MUST be totally destroyed?

Genesis chapter 42: What plans for his brother's good did Joseph have when he called his brothers spies?

Is the sea of forgetfulness in the Bible?

Who specifically was the Apostle Paul addressing in his first letter to the church at Corinth?

I recently accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and got baptized. I tell you that I feel like I was born again. My surrounding (i.e. The sky, the moon the stars creation in general) appears different to me.

Hello everyone, I may be only 14, but I am trying to get right with GOD, so if anyone would like to preach to me...Please I need help I love the Lord, I do...if anyone will take me up on my request then I would really appreciate it!

How often should I forgive my brother?

Where can I read in the Bible about the Sea called Forgetfulness?

Where does the Bible compare being unevenly [unequally] yoked [in marriage] to a cow and horse being unevenly yoked and trying to plow together?; Is Polygamy Okay?; Musical instruments in the Church; How do I love an enemy that hates me?

I really need to find some verses on living up to our sins, paying the consequences of what we do even though God forgives us. Thanks!

Some people, [to] show their love towards Jesus, physically [hurt] themselves. Is [this] correct…or should we…only fast?

I've committed adultery. Can I still go to heaven?

I was reading the entries on sleeping together but not having sex and I am sad because it is true. I did not get burnt completely, but I sort of did. We sort of did, and now I feel very bad. I don't know how to go past this. I am truly ashamed, and I said those words, I have self-control. I am still a virgin, but I am scared to think of how far we let things go. I have asked God for forgiveness, but how can I forgive myself ?

I was once a prostitute, I have been delivered by Jesus...

If you have committed adultery and confessed your sin do you have to tell your spouse?

I have been in sooo many adulterous relationships...that I do not even know if I can remember all of them. I have prayed to God for forgiveness and I realize that I need to do the same for my ex spouse.

Follow-up on adultery question: As I said, I have turned away from that lifestyle and this past Friday, I let him know that I'd betrayed him and the marriage...he stated that he already knew that, but was glad that I realized that it was wrong;

I was an abused child both sexually and psychologically ...

This last couple weeks I had been trying to be faithful to Him and follow what He wants me to do and not to intentionally sin, but it sometimes seems hard to do. Any ways this was my first bi-sexual experience and I don't think I want to do it again. Do you think God can still forgive me even after I intentionally disobeyed Him knowing what I did was wrong?

People who live in areas that have never been exposed to Jesus Christ/ God but are good at heart, will they have a chance when dead to get to heaven?

I'm a christian and still a virgin, but I have a fiancé and our wedding is soon. My fiancé , who also says he is a christian, has not been all that open about his past relationships.

Follow – up to letter about fiancé who has not been faithful. Thank you very much for your reply. My fiancé had these affairs after he got saved, he was not a strong Christian.

Is homosexuality wrong according to the Bible?

If a person has broken fellowship with God and they die or Jesus raptures the church, will they go to heaven?

I've been a Christian since I was 4 and now I'm ten. I'm trying to redeem myself, because when I was 6 I moved out of my Christian Academy and realized not everyone loved to sing about Jesus all the time.

I am a young lady and a single mother. I was into prostitution at the time I got pregnant.

I am a Christian. I had a 3 year relationship with a 52 year old which started when I was 15.

Hi! I am a Christian and have been married for 18 years. I have had 3 adulterous relationships over the years. One of them my husband knows about, the other 2 he does not know about. The first 2 occurred very close to each other. That was around 10 years ago. My marriage survived, but barely. The other one happened recently. It was a one-time thing.

What is the meaning of John 3:16? This question came to us in Filipino or the Tagalog language. I will answer it in English, but will put the translation in Tagalog at the end of this question. ano ang kaulugan ng john 3:16 (Tagalog or Filipino)

I am a woman in my 50s, and I am a Christian, but for many years when I was much younger I fell into drugs, and alcohol and was promiscuous. During that time I had relations with my uncle who was also an alcoholic. I have confessed my sins to the Lord, but this is weighing heavy on my heart. My uncle has passed away many years ago. Do you believe I have been forgiven and how can I work past this?

When we get to heaven and have to give an account, what does that mean? What are we accountable for?

If justification takes care of sin past, present, and future, so there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ (Rom. 8:1), why pray for forgiveness? Aren't you praying for something that is already yours?

I know a man and he used to practice homosexuality, he has become a Christian and is now studying to be a minister. He said he no longer does the act, but he still considers himself "gay" and he has a boyfriend.

My husband cannot read and write, and I have tried to explain to him about God and how to be saved. I do not think he really understands what being saved means.

My boyfriend and I have had a beautiful Christian relationship for almost 2 years. A few weeks before the engagement, he had been approached by a prostitute and had unprotected sex with her. I was very pained, more so because we were both saving ourselves for marriage, and also because he believed he had contracted an STD. I prayed for him and want to forgive and forget, but do not know what to do next. I feel very hurt.

I have to admit…I had an abortion when I was around 17, isn't abortion a sin? Will God forgive me for the terrible thing I have done?

Is it o.k. for Christians to get a tattoo?

I have herpes and I got it when I was 16 years old when I was sexually promiscuous and have turned my life around now. I am not living with self-hate.

I am a Christian who committed the sin of adultery in marriage. My wife rightly divorced me. I walked away from all I believed.

Before I became a Christian I was married and got divorced. A few years later I go remarried still not a Christian. Now that I am a Christian [but] was not at that time, does the Lord still hold that sin today against me?

How long will people stay in hell?

My girlfriend and I have been dating for 5 years. She is Christian and I am just now starting to read my Bible and attend church. During our relationship, we have had sex. We both regret that this has happened. Is it possible to save ourselves?

I am a Christian woman who is 21 years old. I recently signed a marriage contract marrying my Muslim boyfriend. We did all this at a mosque. I've been a fool. I made a mistake. Would I be committing adultery if I cancelled that marriage certificate and left him? All of this happened in June and my parents don't know.

My husband has left me for another woman after 24 years of marriage.

Have you done any research on 1 John 1:9? My Question is why do many Evangelicals pray for "forgiveness" when we are already forgiven past, present, and future from 2000 years ago?

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