But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who WILL RENDER TO EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS. (NASB) Romans 2:5-6   What a man sows that he will reap in the future.      His Mercy. All of us will suffer in this life for our sins - the wicked and the Christian. Listen to Hebrews,     If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! (NIV) Hebrews 12:8-9   Yet, God is often merciful and we do not suffer. Recently, I had a friend who sinned by breaking the law and was potentially going to prison. We prayed for mercy and God granted it to him. Daniel the prophet tried to encourage King Nebuchadnezzar to stop sinning and maybe postpone his suffering. But the king did not listen.     Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity. (NKJV) Daniel 4:27   The king's suffering was unavoidable, because God had already predicted it would happen. But Daniel believed it could be postponed.      The message for us is that God is merciful. Yes, we will suffer when we sin and DO NOT REPENT AND CONFESS OUR SINS. If Christians continue in sin, we will receive discipline and suffer in this life but not in the future. Jesus took care of that. There is also a "sin unto death" that if committed results in our "immediate" death.     . . . There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this. (NASB) 1 John 5:16   It appears this is the result of an ongoing pattern of sin in the life of the believer -- a sin he or she allows to continue in their life. Someone once asked, "What sin is this?" Well, the Holy Spirit never says. Why? Apparently, the sin is different for each person.      Confessing Sin. True Christians are those who admit they are sinners. When we do sin, God asks us to admit we sinned.     If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. (NASB) 1 John 1:8-10   Confession is not seeking forgiveness. it is an admission of guilt. Christians are already forgiven (Colossians 2:13). Confession is simply agreeing that we sinned.       < Back   Next >
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