Can all sins be forgiven?

[DaVinci2]

There are the 10 commandments. I have most definitely not followed them all. I have repented, yet there are still some which I do not understand fully. I follow my heart and hope that the Lord guides it. If I have sinned and do not know it is a sin, will I be forgiven? If I have not followed the 10 commandments at some point in my life up to now, or in the future, will God forgive me? Will he show me why I was wrong when I do not understand? Or will I not be given this honor?

While I do not want to go into the details now, I have sinned. I have sinned and have day by day asked God to help guide me. Unfortunately, I have not reached the point where I can say I have repented. What should I do?

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Originally Posted by DaVinci2

I have not reached the point where I can say I have repented. What should I do?

First I look to see if what I do is a sin...if it is then on to step two...
Change my actions as I am able. Then on to step three if needed...
Ask the Lord to change what I can't change on my own.

Read through the book of Romans and you will find many answers to your questions.

Every sin has been paid for and every sin shall be forgiven ,,,yes every single one.
Ask and repent or Ask and ask...Lord help me change my ways and forgive me of my sin..

[toad]

We are saved by grace through faith, not of works or any thing we do or do not do. Only by faith. If you believe that God will forgive your sins and you believe in the finnished work of the cross, then why not ask to be forgiven? Paul in Romans 6-8 tells how we want to do right but don't.

You wrote:

"While I do not want to go into the details now, I have sinned. I have sinned and have day by day asked God to help guide me. Unfortunately, I have not reached the point where I can say I have repented. What should I do?"

Some character defects take time for God to remove. Some may never be removed, but as long as we do the 10th step and continue to take a personal inventory and when wrong promptly admit it, we will become more and more aware of our character defects or sins as they are known. As we become more aware of them it will be easier to recognize them and try to avoid letting them have their way. If in the tenth step we can admit our wrongs, why not at the same time ask God's forgiveness?

I find the key to having God forgive me.......is to forgive others......Scripture says that if we don't firgive others, then God will not forgive us.

AA says if we don't work a 4th and 5th step we might drink or use again.

Have you worked a 4th step?

I personally believe that God will forgive all, capital A-double-L, ALL....sins, if we believe in Him, ask for forgiveness, and forgive others.

[DaVinci2]

It's says to forgive others. Some people in my life have committed acts that have, in my eyes, permanently changed the way I see them. I understand that we must forgive others, but what if when I see this person I can't? What if I don't have the power in me to reach out my hand and say "All is forgiven." because the act the person committed itself is not as simple as those 3 words. Is asking God to help me find the power to forgive the next step? I do this every night. But I wake up most mornings without this ability. I will continue to pray and hope that I can be a better person and forgive.

I'm not familiar with the steps of AA. I am a sufferer of anxiety and panic disorder. I have most of it under control, but I dislike the fact I am on medicine to lead a normal life. I would very much like to be off all medicine so that I can be healthy and be of more use to my family and friends. I have found re-newed faith in the Bible, and have had many questions answered by BEST (Odd ones most of the time). I thought I would ask this one in the open forum.

[dgillz]

You have not repented? Really? Look at the definition of repent:

repent
1. to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often fol. by of): He repented after his thoughtless act.
2. to feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better; be penitent.
3. to remember or regard with self-reproach or contrition: to repent one's injustice to another.
4. to feel sorry for; regret: to repent an imprudent act.

Can you really say you have not repented based on this definition?

[DaVinci2]

I don't know. Maybe I'm just feeling sorry for myself at times. I sin at times knowing I am sinning, and still sin. After, I ask to be forgiven for the sin. I repent, but I do so knowing that I will likely sin again. I pray that I don't but then I do. I have to read more of the Bible to get a better understanding. I'm still not finished.

[toad]

Originally Posted by DaVinci2

It's says to forgive others. Some people in my life have committed acts that have, in my eyes, permanently changed the way I see them. I understand that we must forgive others, but what if when I see this person I can't? What if I don't have the power in me to reach out my hand and say "All is forgiven." because the act the person committed itself is not as simple as those 3 words..

There is a story in the book Alcoholics Anonymous, it is the next to the last story, it is called "Freedom From bondage." This story saved my life. In 1998 I had someone sneek up to my house and try and kill me. Of course they did not get the job done and I was terrified as a result. They were arrested, charged, and sentenced. It was a supended sentence and they remained free. I was drinking and using drugs very heavely at the time and had thought about killing this person myself. I was just waiting for the opportunity when my alcoholism took me dragging through another bottom experience of Terror, Bewilderment, Frustration, and Despiar (the hidious Four Horsemen). I decided to once more try going to treatment (7th time) and sober up. I had such anger and resentment toward this person that I knew I could not stay sober this time unless I resolved my problem. The story in the Big Book gave me the solution. It said if you have a resentment you cannot forgive, then to pray for that person for two weeks. Pray for them to have everything that you want for yourself. I hated this guy but wanted to stay sober more. It said to pray for them even when you don't want to. To just say the words even if you don't believe them. I prayed for this guy for two weeks to have peace, serenity, prosperity, health, friends, salvation, and the favor of God. Man I hated doing that, it was hard and I did not even mean the words I was saying. At about ten days I thought this is not working, I still felt the same. Then it happened.........on day fourteen I saw him in a different light. I saw him as a sick man, alcoholic like myself, and out of God's will. Something happened in my heart and I can only explain it as being compassion. I had begun to see him as God saw him. I did not like him, but was experiencing love toward him (expecting not to be loved back in return). I was able to forgive him. Today I know that if I had not been able to forgive him, I probably would have gotten drunk again. I would have been miserable to say the least. He died this year and I found out for sure that God had given me the gift of forgiving others. I did not feel any joy or happiness when he died. As a matter of fact I felt sorrow. Sorrow that he did not receive his healing, his prosperity, or his deliverance from alcohol. I am truly a changed man because of the whole affair. I do not regret the past or wish to shut the door on it, and I see how my experiences can benefit others. God did for me what I could not do for myself................toad