So it hit me, the Bible states Jesus Christ came to die for our sins in 1 Peter 3:18 (and about 29 other bible verses)
So here i was doing my business comfortably on my toilet seat and I pondered a bit "its a continuous concept isn't it" meaning we obviously were not in existence over two thousand years ago when Jesus died on the cross but He paid the ultimate price for our sins today and in the unforeseeable future, now my question is what happens if the "Horns Blow" while one is in the act of committing sin? would we will still be forgiven?
I asked a friend of mine and fellow steemian buddy @janrotas (after handling my business of course) and he responded with "the mere thought of sinning is a sin biblically, not asking for forgiveness is where your eternal damnation is secured" lol, well then another concept hit me, God knows our every action before we commit them right? and His Son died for our sins so what then? Some mite argue on the path of free-will but I place a question again to all my philosophical buddies, if there is such a thing as free-will then what does "fate" have to do with it? it was predestined maybe, it was predestined for Peter to deny Jesus before the cock sounded the third crow, "Luke 22:34" He was told/made aware but still He did it anyway (lied, which is a sin to fulfil the scriptures/prophecy, John the Baptist didn't have to lie to fulfil his part of the scriptures, He was beheaded) something they both couldn't possibly avoid I'm guessing (although we have free-will). Are we responsible for our actions ultimately? Are we playing a role in the "grand scheme of things", are we pawns? Is eternal damnation real if we seemingly can't avoid it?
Back to it, if redemption is possible what then happens while one already is in the "thought" of committing that sin even if he doesn't eventually come around to committing it?
Let's graphically illustrate this in our minds, stealing is a sin, so is the thought of stealing, so hypothetically speaking what if a crippled man in Sudan imagined stealing Gold from "forth knox" (The United States heavily secured Bullion Depository, often known generally as 'Fort Knox', is a fortified vault building within the United States Army post of Fort Knox, Kentucky that holds billions in paper money & gold) (which he wouldn't get to do ever) and during that fantasy filled "oceans 11" thought Judgement day comes on full throttle, would he be permanently visiting hell? Ponder.
NOTE: This is purely a philosophical post not intended to shake or question anyone's faith and religious beliefs.
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