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repentant
Answer, are you sinless? Since you know you are saved, does this mean that you don't sin. Obviously since you said the man who killed his wife wasn't saved, because someone who is saved wouldn't do that, then are you telling me you are sinless?
Obviously you have no idea what repentance is, and you have no idea of what the parable of the prodigal son means...
Luke 15: "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
"But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.
"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'
"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'
" 'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "
You see the son was with his father. The father represents Christ, the son represents us. He left his father and began to live a non Christian life, which would not please his father (Christ).
He then realized his mistake, and went back to his father and repented. The father immediatly forgave him, and even celebrated the occasion.
You see the son in the beginning was with his father and was alive(like a Christian accepts and is with Christ) then the son strayed and began to sin, and not live a good life (like a christian who sins).
Then the son realized his mistakes and repented and ask his father to forgive him "father I have sinned against you.", he said. (like a Christian who repents after sinning).
He was forgiven by his father (just like Christ will forgive us when we ask for him to after we sin, and he was made alive again)
So you see he was alive, sinned and died, repented and was alive again. In other words, was saved, lost his salvation because he sinned and left his father and was dead, then he repented and was forgiven, being made alive again.
This is what the Christian life is, falling down, repenting and getting up again. Not being saved for a one time exclamation of belief in Christ, with no consequences for sinning, or in your case, not sinning at all..
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