Redemption from sin "OR" regurgitation of sin?

What is God’s Word and will on this matter?

Col 1:13-14
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Oh, how we should always thank and praise our God for His great mercy that He has shown to us through His Son! This promise applies to all who have received Christ as their Redeemer. There are of course so many references throughout the Bible that speak of this key truth in Christ (OT and NT). In fact, this is what God has desired and willed from the foundation of the world, that Jesus Christ would redeem and offer forgiveness to sinful mankind so as to give all the glory to God alone.

Ep 4:30-32
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.

What does this word "forgive" mean? If we look it up in Strong’s we find the Greek word
"aphesis" {af’-es-is}
1) release from bondage or imprisonment
2) forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty

And the word "redeem" "exagorazo" { ex-ag-or-ad’-zo}
1) to redeem
1a) by payment of a price to recover from the power of another, to ransom, buy off
1b) metaph. of Christ freeing the elect from the dominion of the Mosaic Law at the price of his vicarious death

And finally the word "grace" ""charis" {khar’-ece}
Of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues.

As Christians washed by His Blood and born of His Spirit we often forget the truth of these words and their eternal application. Just meditate on the meaning of the words above for a while.

I am speaking to those who already know our need for holiness and purity in God. To those of you who let conviction keep you from doing wrong, and quickly and sincerely repent when you have failed and have let temptation defeat you by doing wrong. Due to your sensitivity in keeping your conscience pure before God and quickly repenting you must always become aware of another who would use this sensitivity of yours for his own benefit. His name is Satan, "the accuser of the brethren" as the Bible says. Let me tell you another similar trait of Satan. He will not only regurgitate (via reminders from those he can use) the sin that you have long repented of and forsaken but will also twist and pervert the truth of it as he does everything else. You see, he knows that many sincere Christians who truly desire to practice living a pure life will miss it some way at some stage in their walk with Christ. They will let the influence of the world affect their mind with corruptions though lust or pride. Or, they will be "swayed" by the influence of legalistic "pushers" who can weaken their faith in God’s grace (to keep them) to the point where they find that they have temporarily given into the flesh and missed the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

I will say this to you who do love God and desire to have His holiness which is supplied when we abide in His Vine. Satan will pursue an attack on you if you do not have the defense of the Truth of God’s Word at your side. If Satan sees that you practice carrying the Sword of the Spirit by your side, his attacks will not endure and they will have no ill affect on you but rather will work to strengthen your inner man with MIGHT and more faith in God. Praise God for this! Each time something or someone is used of Satan to attack you with the cleansed sins from your past or false accusation "be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints..."

It is my prayer that God will bless the souls of the redeemed who endure hardships as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Who find their lives assaulted by liars and deceivers. Blessed are you when they say all manner of evil against you falsely for Christ’s sake. You can be sure that it is impossible for your assailants to have peace or a clear conscience in themselves before God. No matter how much acting ability they have God will not grant them peace. They are already suffering in their minds for their choices. You, who bear the brunt of their assaults, rejoice and be glad in Jesus for so many before you have suffered this way after the light exposed their accusers. Even as "the Accuser" will continue to do all of this, unless they come to repentance, his participants will increase in their sufferings put on themselves by their decisions to practice spiritual perversions with the intent to rule over others. Christ from His Throne in the Highest will only strengthen those who are honest in God’s sight and those who place all their faith in Him alone without guile.

And what is the definition of guile? It means "sly or cunning intelligence". We have seen this through specific individuals. Don’t let them get to you if you are a redeemed child of God! All they have is a secular lawyer's wisdom mentality guised in a pseudo spirituality to attempt to indict you of your past and forgiven sins with serious perversions thrown in by their own corrupt creativity. What you must see is that the Judge of all Creation is standing in your place as they throw out their fruitless assaults. Christ has given us authority over all the power of the enemy. And we are "seated with Him" in Heavenly places. Cast down those things that exalt themselves against this Truth of God’s propitiation through Christ. If God’s justice is satisfied then He is at peace with you. Why worry about others who are perverts of spiritual justice in the court room of this life. Let them suffer in the halls of their own consciences unless or until they, too, repent. Their suffering will increase as their sins of falsely accusing increase. They are now pricked in their conscience as they read this exposure of Truth. Let us pray for their freedom from this bondage and self delusion. But you are to know liberty in the Lord as you submit to the righteousness of God in Christ and yeild to His transforming power from Heaven to conform you to His image.

"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling,
And to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
To God our Savior,
Who alone is wise,
Be glory and majesty,
Dominion and power,
Both now and forever."
Amen. Jude 24-25

I trust God’s Spirit will use these words to encourage you in Him as they have very much encouraged me. Be Blessed!

In Christ,
Denny

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