There are several verses in the Bible which seem to teach that you need to make a public confession of Jesus in order to be saved. One of these is Romans 10:9-10. Many people interpret this to mean that if you do not let others know that you are a follower of Jesus, then you do not truly have eternal life and will therefore not spend eternity with God in heaven.

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Does 1 John 1:9 mean that if we do not confess our sins to God, He will not forgive us? No, the truth is that God has already forgiven you for all your sins, past, present, and future. So what does 1 John 1:9 mean? This podcast episode explains more.

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The titles Christ or Messiah refer to someone who has received a special anointing by God to perform a specific task or purpose. Such a definition is true of every anointed person, whether it is a king, a prophet, a priest, or Jesus Himself. This article defines the word Christ and considers John 20:31 and how a proper understanding of the title Christ helps us understand the offer and invitation of the Gospel.

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https://redeeminggod.com/christ-jesus/

Can you be blotted out of the book of life? Some think so. The reason that some people wonder if they can be blotted out of the book of life is because passages like Revelation 3:5 seem seem to indicate that this is a distinct possibility. However, when you understand what the Book of Life actually is, you will also come to understand what Revelation 3:5 actually means.

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https://redeeminggod.com/book-of-life-revelation-3-5/

According to 1 John 1:7-10, the blood of Jesus cleanses us from sin by exposing sin for what it is and then calling us to no longer live in the way of sacred violence.

The blood of Jesus is not a spiritual antidote to sin which somehow removes the polluting presence of sin from our lives. Instead, the blood of Jesus exposes our sacred violence to us so that we can see in our own lives how we make scapegoat victims out of others, and then calls us to no longer live in this way.

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You and I can forgive others without requiring them to shed their blood. So why do some Christians teach that God requires the shedding of blood in order to forgive us? One reason is because of Hebrews 9:22 which says that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. But Hebrews 9:22 does not teach what most people think it teaches. This study gives 10 reasons why Hebrews 9:22 does not teach that the shedding of blood is required for the forgiveness of sins.

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In Ephesians 1:7 and Ephesians 2;13 we learn that we have redemption through the blood of Jesus because He redeemed us from our sinful and violent way of living and revealed to us God's way of living.

His bloody death released us from addiction to sin and scapegoating, and showed us how to live in the way of love and forgiveness.

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https://redeeminggod.com/blood-of-jesus-ephesians-1-7/

Did Jesus die so that God could forgive your sins? In other words, did God need a blood sacrifice in order to love and forgive you? Did Jesus purchase the forgiveness of sins for us from God?

Some people say Yes, and uses passages like Matthew 26:28 to defend this idea. In this study, I provide a different explanation of Matthew 26:28, showing you that the blood of Jesus was NOT shed to purchase forgiveness from God.

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https://redeeminggod.com/blood-of-jesus-forgiveness-of-sins/

Lots of people wonder why the Bible is so bloody ... that is, why there is so much violence and bloodshed in the Bible. Jesus explains why in Matthew 23:29-35. His shocking summary of the Bible will cause you to read Scripture and understand humanity in a completely new way.

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When you were baptized, what words were said? Do you remember? Some people look to Matthew 28:19-20 as the proper words for baptism, while others look to the practice of the Apostles in Acts. In this study, I dispel this entire baptism debate with one crazy suggestion. Listen to it and let me know what you think!

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https://redeeminggod.com/matthew-28-19-20/