Christians say god will forgive sins but you have to be truly sorry to ask for forgiveness.
Then a christian told me god forgives all sins as long as you believe.
So what about christian men who masturbate thinking about women who aren't their wives? They truly believe in Jesus but will continue to masturbate while thinking dirty thoughts. Do they get a free pass because they believe?
To me its like murdering or stealing but thinking you are safe because you believe. How many christians are guilty of the bibles definition of adultery? Remember you don't have to **** your neighbors wife to commit adultery. You just have to lust after her in your heart. And if you're going to do it again in the future are you really sorry? And if you aren't really sorry will you be forgiven?
Jesus taught that it is not what goes into a man that is unclean, but that which comes from the heart of man that is unclean. Lust begins in the heart. The following sums up Jesus' position beautifully:
Watch what you think; your thoughts become your words.
Watch your words; your words become your actions.
Watch your actions; your actions become your habits.
Watch your habits; they become your character.
Take care of your character; it becomes your destiny.
The point of what Jesus said, and the quote, is that sin begins in the heart with thoughts. When we want to get rid of a weed, we are careful to get to the root and pull it out along with the plant, else it grows again. The same with sin, and the root of sin begins with our thoughts.
Also worth mentioning, repenting of sin doesn't mean "be very, very sorry." Repent means to turn away from the sin and ask for forgiveness.