Originally Posted by
GhostHawk
It is my belief that to be forgiven of all your sins, you must repent.
You must be heartsick over each. And you must make a real effort to not repeat any of those sin's again. Jesus was quick to heal and to forgive, and quick to say "go forth and sin no more".
Repent yes, and stand on that. Hold fast to it. Keep yourself on the path, stay in God's will. Sin no more, and then start seeing where you can lend a hand.
Simplistic perhaps, I am no scholar or theologian.
But when my Lord called me, on the third day I threw myself on the floor and begged for forgiveness. Tears streaming down my face. I believe I repented of every evil thing I ever did. Many of them went flashing through my mind. I continue to repent for the small thoughtless ways I have inflicted pain.
But how do we know? We are men, imperfect beings that fail and fall and stumble every single day. Until we stand before our maker how can we know what it is we will hear?
In my opinion, we can not "Know" we can only keep "trying" to be better. To be more like our Lord. More loving, less judging. More forgiving, more tolerant.