What If I Don’t Feel Forgiven? Is God Angry At Me?

Answering some questions regarding God's love and forgiveness.

[@mountaindew7190]

Trust the Promise, not your "feelings"!

[@ernestohernandez3814]

Good one

[@gregorylgreenwoodii]

Right! See!? Exactly. Thank you.

[@BrayOfTheDonkey]

Initially thought Frank may have answered like this, not that whether we feel God is angry with us (or not) that it doesn't matter cause He is an infinite being hey

[@mnight207]

Thank you, sir or madam. I needed it just the way you put it

[@JonnyRoboto]

@@gregorylgreenwoodii wait who? Ok! Yes. How do.

[@DruPetty42]

I want to add by saying that if a person is feeling God is still angry with them, that's Satan trying to keep them in that state of guilt.

[@ContemporaryCompendium]

Amen, brother.

[@friedmotherboards2395]

Andrew Petty God is angry with the wicked everyday.

[@DruPetty42]

@@friedmotherboards2395, Maybe the wicked. But if that middle schooler is a Christian, then God isn't angry with him like the way he may think/feel.

[@friedmotherboards2395]

Andrew Petty Jesus said whoever sins is of the devil, if you sin, Gods wrath is on you, we must live holy. A Christian keeps the commandments

[@DruPetty42]

@@friedmotherboards2395, And 1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness". But, you do realize that if you are a child of God and you sin, you don't become a child of Satan, right?

[@Jesus_is-Lord77]

For the LORD disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child." Hebrews 12:6 (NLT) ...May this bless you

[@messiahsmisfit33]

Just a reminder, discipline and punishment are 2 different concepts.

[@Wanderer24]

He is a good father

[@EricLucero]

Amen brother. This has blessed me 4 years later.

[@fatimahbutler2521]

Thank you Jesus Ive come to love every rebuke

[@vxenon67]

While we were yet sinners Jesus died for us.

[@smeatonlighthouse4384]

A better translation goes - 'we being still sinners, Christ has died for us'. When you study the tense of the verbs it means Christ has died for us to put away our sins when we were sinners, also we being 'still' sinners by nature and prone to fail, the effect of Christ's death continues to cleanse us from all sin. It is a once for all sacrifice and Christ has sat down as our High Priest at God's right hand, ever living to make intercession for us.

[@anti-brainwashing6135]

Wake up. Nobody deid or dies for your sins. You are responsible of what you do period the same way as if you get a speeding ticket it is you who responsible to pay and get punish.....Wake up

[@eliasalcantara9537]

@@anti-brainwashing6135 Little did he knew he was the brainwashed one.

[@alansmlth7989]

FOR HE THAT CALLETH UPON THE LORD THE SAME SHALL BE SAVED! JESUS IS LORD OVER ALL! IF YOU HUMBLY COME BEFORE HIM & REPENT, HE WILL FORGIVE YOU!

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

This is what I struggle with the most. I’ve been told I’m forgiven, but I can’t stop sinning. And I feel like an abusive spouse begging for “just one more chance” every time I pray for forgiveness. A chance I know I will fall short of.

[@raspberrymist]

You aren't alone in this fight

[@anis1210]

Confess and repent with a sincere heart after every sin. And leave the rest to God. I believe he will decide what is Good for you. its not yours to decide if he forgives you or not. Its solely his will. So just trust him and his will.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

@@anis1210 I’m beginning to feel that I’m just not of the elect. I believe God is lord, but I cannot identify his love or influence in my life, and seemingly every day I slip more and more into depravity. I’ve begged him to save me, to grant me the strength to maintain my repentance and to chase the devil away from my mind. But so far……I’m just getting worse.

[@anis1210]

@@TheNightWatcher1385 - Remember God works in mysterious ways so never expect him to work in a certain way or how you want him to influence you. But trust his own ways. Although you might not understand him, Have strong faith that hes working on you. - We are humans and we are weak. Even a true Christian can slip and sin sometimes. So dont be hard on yourself that you have sinned. Instead ask for sincere forgiveness and let him decide if you deserve it or not. You might think you dont deserve forgiveness but you dont know what God is thinking so dont let your feelings of sadness or hopelessness overcome you. Those thoughts are mostly from the devil trying to make you weaker and lose hope. - The other thing is I think God sends the devil in order to test our strength and willpower. So next time if you are tempted by the devil just focus on your own righteous path. Sometimes its not the devil that needs to be chased away but we must flee from evil ourselves before it consumes us. Next, say this prayer "Jesus, I believe that you died on the cross for our sins. You sacrificed your own life so that we sinners could be saved through your blood." "I accept your sacrifice and repent of all my sins and ask for your forgivness. Please accept my prayer. Amen"

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

@@anis1210 Thanks for the advice. I’ll continue asking for forgiveness. It’s just hard, ya know? Repenting while just knowing I’ll fail again. My despair doesn’t just come from knowing I sin, but realizing that I’ve begun to sin much more egregiously than I thought I was capable of. I’ll do my best to keep the faith, but I’d be a liar if I said I wasn’t afraid that I’m condemned. Afraid that at any moment I could die and be in fire.

[@stickmansam8436]

"God doesn't need anything...He knows we get benefits from worshipping Him" --- AMEN! On point!! On time!!

[@WilliamsWorldView]

please name the benefits

[@stickmansam8436]

@@WilliamsWorldView MANY. All within a loving relationship with our Creator :-)

[@somerandom3247]

@@stickmansam8436 Can you name any of them? if there is "MANY" you should at least be able to list a couple for us

[@WilliamsWorldView]

@@stickmansam8436 Okay, many... how about a Top 10, then... I'll make it easy for you, you can do it in a random order. No best to worst, or anything like that....

[@WilliamsWorldView]

@G Will Funny.... but, seeing as to how the stick man, couldn't answer the question, maybe you can. Why don't you give me a random Top 10 of benefits from worshipping God.

[@evangelistkimpatrik]

It is not about our feelings. It is about the Word of God, and what it says. If we confess and repent of our sins, he is just and forgives us.

[@The_Scouts_Code]

Amen. Psalm 51:17 is also encouraging.

[@evangelistkimpatrik]

MyLifeForAuir87 Amen.

[@evangelistkimpatrik]

nickj14711 We have the NT, which is not a bronze age book, but the living word of God. It proclaims the good news of salvation for sinners.

[@WilliamsWorldView]

@@evangelistkimpatrik salvation? You mean where all humanity is saved through Jesus' temporary 3 day death, but where unbelievers pay for their sins for eternity, that salvation? Jesus was only dead for 3 days, then was resurrected, that makes salvation redundant. Factually there was no payment for the sins of humanity, as Jesus did not stay dead.

[@evangelistkimpatrik]

Williams World View It is clear from your statement that you don’t understand salvation. No wonder. The NT says that the cross is foolishness for those who are perishing. Jesus proclaimed, repent or perish. What are you going to do?

[@melvinhunt6976]

If you've REPENTED and ask JESUS into your heart, your forgiven Past, Present and future! Sometimes the hardest part is forgiving Ourselves! 🕆

[@kalebtrejo3388]

Struck a cord for me there. Never even thought about forgiving myself. I forgave others because that's what Jesus does. But I always beat myself down for those past sins that I've committed before and even after I got saved. But I never once thought about just letting go and forgiving myself. Still will remember those things I have done but I guess that's just apart of the gift of remembrance. And to never do it again! Thanks friend!

[@melvinhunt6976]

@@kalebtrejo3388 👍

[@jesusismylordsavior6604]

We have to repent of future sins when they happen. That's why it's if we confess our sins then He forgives us of them. If you know a sin, but refuse to confess it, then it remains unforgiven and He is merciful with our ignorant sins and He'll lead us to repent. So be humble and confess them. ☺️💛 P.s. Forgiving ourselves can really be the hardest part. I love how merciful our God is. 🥰❤

[@gobucs3146]

Sounds like “accept Christ as your Lord and Savior and sin all you want” doctrine. ...

[@melvinhunt6976]

@@gobucs3146 REALLY! When you get saved, the HOLY SPIRIT comes to live in you,become your conscience, and correct you in your behavior.

[@darthlumpy0911]

When God forgives us, he forgets the sin. Many times one of the consequences of sin, for us, is not being able to forgive ourselves for a while. We've hurt or disappointed ourselves and have to live with it. But hopefully, in time, and through God's grace, we can move past it.

[@DJ_Kruz]

Father God, I confess & repent of my entire life's sin. I put my full trust & hope into Jesus Christ & His finished work on the cross !!

[@ferdnerkel]

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? The answer to this question. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Never trust your heart until you have compared its message with scripture.

[@lilchristuten7568]

In this case it isn't the heart that is the problem it is the emotions(she said the person knows God forgives them but they don't feel forgiven). In which case I would say tell those feelings to shut up and go away because I choose to believe that I am forgiven, because God said that I am forgiven. Though there is also the question of, have they made the choice to forgive others. We love others the way we love ourselves, if they have an unforgiving heart towards others then their heart will tell them that they are unforgiven. But again they said they know that they are forgiven.

[@Dd-po2ij]

BLESS. U. You ARE RIGHT.

[@childofgod4347]

God doesn't love us more when we obey and doesn't love us less when we disobey, but there's a consequence in disobedience. Oh boy u see it throughout the entire Bible and many believers nowadays experienced it themselves including myself, it's painful but but He is a merciful God when we come before Him and confessed in repentance.

[@cz7755]

Elisabeth H I believe that God will discipline the believers who disobey, and He will forgive those who repent.

[@WilliamsWorldView]

God doesn't love us more when we obey and doesn't love us less when we disobey, but there's a consequence in disobedience. Why is there a consequence in disobedience? I've had disagreements with my parents, I've disobeyed them. They did not love me more or less, regarding obedience. And there have not been any consequences. I was 'free' to live my own life. My parents did not always agree, but also didn't put consequences on it. So, why is god then so petty?

[@childofgod4347]

@@WilliamsWorldView if your parents said, don't murder but if u didn't obey them what's gonna happen with you when you murdered? If you end up in jail + heavily fined that's the consequences of disobedience.

[@WilliamsWorldView]

@@childofgod4347 I'm sorry, but that analogy doesn't work. My parents are not the lawgivers, with regards to murder. However, according to religious people God is the lawgiver. And, he determines what you can or can not think and he even determines what you can and can not eat. And when you disobey him, you will go to hell for eternity. Have you eaten pork or shellfish? Then you must repent, because God doesn;t want you to eat those foods. Have you looked in lust at another person? Then you must repent, because God doesn't want you to think about another person in that way. That is kinda petty. Once my parents did not agree with my choice in girlfriend. Which is their right. Did they ban us, from visiting them? Ofcourse not. Why would I need to repent to my parents for chosing a girlfriend they did not like? The same goes for God. Why would need my repentance, when he can't love me more or less, regardless of my obeying him? Why would I then need to repent, if it doesn't matter to him?

[@childofgod4347]

@@WilliamsWorldView you cannot compare earthly parents with God. It doesn't work this way, because even they are parents they are still human, they are not perfect. I disagree on my parents on many things but I don't lose my respect for them. And of course parents love their children regardless what they do, they love them for who they are and not what they do. The same goes for God, He loves us as His children but he doesn't like everything we do regarding our actions and choices we made but still loves us. Obeying Him is not about Him, it doesn't benefit Him but it benefit us, whether we obey or disobey it is for us, and not for Him.

[@hewhositsuponfroggychair5722]

My own mother used to tell me that *conviction* comes from God, but Guilt does not.

[@VengefulPolititron]

guilt, shame, conviction.. different stuff

[@christisking1576]

Feeling guilty by not knowing the salvation promised in scripture can make you feel hopeless. Feeling hopeless can then be used as an excuse to continue sinning. Read up and have faith in God's promises

[@susana4434]

Thank you! I learned something from your post. God bless you brother/sister in the Lord!

[@LoveYourNeighbour.]

"Whoever hears my word & believes him who sent me, has eternal life. He will not be condemned. but has crossed over from death to life" (John 5:24). As Christians, we need to accept what we say we believe, and stand firm in the confidence the scriptures provide! We have been freed from a life of shame & guilt, to now live a life of good fruits (Hebrews 10:22).

[@friedmotherboards2395]

LoveYourNeighbour Keep reading to Hebrews 10:28

[@jcthomas3408]

@@friedmotherboards2395 Yes, and keep reading Hebrews 10:29-39. This passage is about rejecting Jesus. If you refuse the payment of the blood of Jesus, you will fall Into the hands of the living God at judgement day, but the very end says we are not of those who shrink back, but of those who have FAITH and are saved.

[@friedmotherboards2395]

Jc Thomas So are you saying we can sin everyday and as long as we have faith we are saved? Wrong, even the demons believe and they tremble. You don’t tremble, for the fear of the Lord, men depart from evil. Jesus didn’t give you a license to sin, he calls every man to repentance or you shall all perish. The Bible teaches that if we sin willfully after being born again than Christ death has no affect on you.

[@jcthomas3408]

@@friedmotherboards2395 Are you refering to Hebrews 6? That passage is talking about a person who falls away. Walks away from what they know to be true. But even believers still live in a body of flesh which continues to sin, yet we struggle against it. Romans 7:21-25. Thanks be to God for Jesus Christ our Lord for saving us! Once we believe (trust in him, unlike the demons) we receive the Holy Spirit and we desire to do good works, but the good works do not save us, and we still struggle against the flesh. 1 Cor 2:12

[@remylagrene2211]

Very good

[@grrrohmy665]

I am struggling with this exact thing. i feel so dirty, disgusted and condemned. i believe in God and love him with my heart and soul but i hve been sinning and i feel like God is done with me and i’ve just been feeling so horrible to even pray, so ashamed. I feel God will forgive everyone but me

[@hannahnicoleeee]

You are not alone, keep praying and don't lose hope in God, I will pray for you also.

[@T-Bone223]

Hey I don’t know if you are still feeling this way but look up “Authentic Living” by Dan Mohler. It helped me and gave me a revelation about myself and I’m sure it will do the same for you. It’s all about intimacy and Identity ♥️ love you friend

[@MFaith777]

Will forgive everyone but you?? The gospel message declares ALL SIN was ALREADY paid for. IT IS FINISHED. It’s already forgiven. All you have to do is trust in that gospel message.

[@essequamvideri]

i'd suggest confessing it aloud to another, a parent, preist or pastor, and thru a thorough examination of conscience, finding the peace in His forgiveness. God gives us many tools to process the forgiveness he so freely gives. Best regards. Peace.

[@YophiSmith]

This is a great question. It required an emotional response and Frank gave a logical one. You could hear the emotions in the beginning with 1 John but I suppose he is so used to apologetics that he didn’t stay with comforting her.

[@remowilliams7569]

I never thought of it in that way. The lightbulb really went off over my head. "God does not love you less when you sin and more when you obey Him. God loves you infinitely." Thanks Scott

[@EricLucero]

Yet, can He not still be pleased or displeased with us?

[@MarkJohnson-yn2ol]

God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. Psalm:7:11

[@ethanhutchison3180]

Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. - 1 John 3:20 NLT

[@TimothyFish]

It's a good answer, I'm just not sure it answered the question.

[@DruPetty42]

@Timothy Fish, it only partially answered the question. When we feel like God is still angry with us after we have sinned, it's Satan trying to keep us in that state of guilt. Our conscience has kicked in as well because we know we did wrong.

[@baltsazaarofir9566]

Only in humbleness, we can understand God's Grace. Only when we realize how empty and meaningless we are in the face of The Infinite Being, we know how priceless HIS redemption through Christ is. And we can be grateful everyday because we are saved by Faith in Jesus.

[@youvasquez]

its a good sign the christian struggles with sin because as he/she matures he sees the depth of his sin more and more. He sees the wretched person he is but this drives him to Christ evermore for who can rescue him but Christ.

[@sarahsa7687]

I'm struggling with that so much! Everyone is talking about that they are feeling "God does this, God does that and I feel him everyday and he speaks to me" etc. I believe in God/in Christ but I can't believe that he loves me like everyone else. I never felt something. I only know that it is the truth. I lost my faith... somehow! It's not easy to explain because I can't english fluently.

[@patrickrutherford5553]

Find your faith again?

[@sarahsa7687]

@@patrickrutherford5553 difficult.

[@patrickrutherford5553]

@@sarahsa7687 have you been reading your Bible ?

[@Rachelebanham]

this is really useful - thank you very much for this answer. i really struggle with guilt nearly all the time. it's a daily wrestle.

[@23SonicBoom]

Crazy how there are some things you hear and just tear up a bit. God is so infinite he can’t love you any less or more. He doesn’t get anything from us yet he does so much for us. How lucky we weak humans are to exist in this manner.

[@Keyfer62]

Good answer, I agree. The way I see it, God has reconciled everyone to Himself. In other words, everyone is loved, forgiven and healed but each person must choose to either reconcile their self to God by repenting of evil behavior and believing the good news (gospel) or not. By cooperating with God (repenting, believing and acting) one receives the blessings but by rebelling, one rejects the blessings; our destiny is in our own hands. Mark 1:15 (KJV) And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. 2 Corinthians 5:19 (KJV) ...God was in Christ, RECONCILING THE WORLD UNTO HIMSELF, NOT IMPUTING THEIR TRESPASSES UNTO THEM... Peace and blessings to all. :)

[@maranatha8524]

Nice one Frank. Very nice indeed. I’m going to use that information Frank. Thanks. MARANATHA 👏🙏🙏

[@walkietalkie1973]

Don't let one's feelings dictate one's decision

[@adhi1650]

No else can love us more than Jesus

[@slimshead8100]

Feelings faith and facts. Feelings took a fall, faith took a setback, but facts remained the same. Facts drew back faith, faith drew back feelings. We must have faith, but it must be fact based faith. If our faith is based on the facts of God and His word, it will be an anchor of stability in our lives. It will hold us when we don’t “feel” like we can go on, when we don’t “feel” like God is working in and through us.

[@IanBartleson]

Two sons were asked by their Father to go work in a field. One said he would go, but didn't. The other said he wouldn't go, but did. Which one did the Father love more?

[@brotherfred792]

Ian Bartleson - The point of Mt. 22.31 was which one of the sons did the will of the father - not which one did the father love more.

[@antichrist_revealed]

*_Quoting:_* It seems that, before one experiences a conscious thought, unconscious brain processes work behind the scenes to generate the thought. During this opaque process, unconscious representations and calculations seem to be involved. The great Hermann von Helmholtz referred to these behind-the-scenes processes as "unconscious inferences," and Wilhelm Wundt, the father of experimental psychology, referred to conscious thought as a high-level "apperception," because it involves more unconscious analyses and interpretations than does "normal perception," which, to him, could transpire unconsciously. In other words, we make up what we think God is and how he acts, therefore we also make up being punished or rejected by him, loosing track that God has never said or done anything either way.

[@ronnieashton3192]

Did anyone else almost cry when he said God doesn't love you anymore when u obey him and he doesn't love you any less when you disobey him.

[@EdDrow]

what you can learn in 2 minutes is amazing

[@redlfox6360]

Thank you. Somebody please pray for me I'm done with the enemy trying to ruin my relationship with God :( .

[@GrowthGuided]

Frank. You are just out there killing it!! Love watching your clips. You should do a colab with The Bible Project.

[@teamreckdjipod]

I feel like he did not answer the question

[@BenRye495]

"I feel like god is still angry at me" "God is never angry at you, he always loves you"

[@francismausley7239]

Good themes... "My God, my God! If none be found to stray from Thy path, how, then, can the ensign of Thy mercy be unfurled, or the banner of Thy bountiful favor be hoisted? And if iniquity be not committed, what is it that can proclaim Thee to be the Concealer of men's sins, the Ever-Forgiving, the Omniscient, the All-Wise?" ~ Baha'u'llah, Baha'i Faith

[@JeanV1986]

Usually, I get this feeling when I have sinned. Keep from sinning and you will feel closer to God. Not because He loves you more at that moment, but because you get closer to Him.

[@bvetter2903]

Frank I learn so much from your lectures

[@marktombazian6490]

One of the hardest things for people to do is actually accept forgiveness and move on and allow change to occur as it will without judgment involved. The reason people think, mistakenly, that God is still angry at them is self-centered judgment. God isn't still angry at you, you are still angry at others and yourself. Let go of past hurts, etc, taken and given and you're free to love but with discernment. Jesus said "Love God with all your heart and your neighbor & enemies) as yourself. So whatever standards you hold for your own life are the standards you want others to have but you can't hold them to it or judge them either way. You live them but you don't have to worry about them or try to save them if they don't want to go that route, so you bless them & release them to find their own way. Unless it's given to you to share the Word & news of Jesus in a formal setting, live your life with him as the center or foundation of your life and let your example be the way you let Jesus make you feel that you are living a loving life even when you disagree or choose to have nothing to do with people who don't want to interact with you based in Jesus as the center of life itself. Its a choice. How you choose to do that is about you. If you choose a church, which church? There are 1,000s of them. Maybe no church at all, just Jesus on a daily basis. It's your choice. It's their choice. Choose. That's about you. God bless you and everyone in all things. Amen.

[@oftin_wong]

No...you are just really good at overthinking everything and having guilt

[@edgarmorales4476]

From the standpoint of God, everyone is already forgiven from on high. It is us that needs to forgive ourselves and others, so that we can move on and not remain stuck in a pain of the past.

[@robertoesquivel4447]

Awesome response Frank ✝️❤️😊

[@davidhall2197]

20-1 says that little girl was raised Catholic.

[@hiddenrambo328]

You could do something wrong to someone they could truly forgive you but you still feel undeserving and that you need to earn your forgiveness. This is the same thing you feel with God but you can never earn and you are undeserving. So what you really want is to feel better.

[@daveconner9520]

Hey thanks! I really enjoy watching your videos, and seminars. I've watched just about all of them. What I really enjoy is when I'm playing it in the background and my wife goes "Oh hey! That's really neat can you turn that up?". Thanks a million.

[@michaelnicholson1964]

Never go by your feelings what God says goes. We walk by FAITH not by sight or our feelings. Read Romans chapter 8. God Says It We Believe It That Settles it.

[@nick-wg5py]

Or hebrews 10.

[@MumT05]

Thank you. I wish Frank had answered that way too. We place our trust in His promises, the work of His Son, and walk in faith... Not feelings

[@Bc232klm]

Exactly! Evidence isn't necessary. You just keep pretending it's true until you stop questioning! Isn't indoctrination great :)

[@MumT05]

@@Bc232klm you misunderstand.. Feelings are not evidence. Evidence is concrete indisputable and tangible. Jesus did come to earth, did live and die, did return to life and did pay for the sin of you and me so that we might have peace with God...a free gift. This is not based on how we feel or if we choose to believe it. It happened. And the evidence is all around you.

[@nick-wg5py]

@@Bc232klm stop trolling. Nobody's talking about the existence of God. This whole video is about the feeling of guilt.

[@Dd-po2ij]

God is not angry with anyone ever. Never. He knew what he was getting when he got us. We are no surprise to. GOD ever. He loves us Nomatter what. I know this is TRUE. It really is. Just love him back. BLESS. U.

[@wishyouthebest9222]

How do you love him back in your case?

[@shilacoolz3320]

Seemed like she didn't like that answer. Hope I'm wrong and just misjudging. Only God will know God bless her and her family and her childrens Children I love you all even if I do not know you on earth I love you

[@Raj-xj2hf]

Praise the lord

[@chrisemmert1387]

God still loves the sinner even when we/they sin. God (IS DISAPPOINTED) (as a parent is disappointed) when we do not listen/follow his commands/guidelines.

[@Mike_416]

We aren’t to live by feelings we live by faith. If you feel unforgiven but God says you are than you have to CHOOSE to go with what he says rather than you. Obedience pleases him.

[@ianbetts4435]

If we say sorry to a friend we get a reaction if not we believe forgiveness is not forthcoming but with God we get silence only. I wish God would make himself heard clearly. He can if he wishes, he can do anything so why do we not hear him clearly? Why does he not break through all the barriers we put up and make himself heard, it would make having a relationship with him so much easier.

[@Vinylfiend60]

The way I look at it is Jesus wouldn’t have had to die for my sins if I could just decide to stop sinning. We’re all sinners. We don’t deserve the gift Christ has offered us. So I follow the two commandments love God with all my being and love others as I love myself. Even though I do this I still need Christ because I cannot do this perfectly. We will always fall short that is why Christ came.

[@paulrock4816]

To say you still feel unforgiven is like saying His Blood is not enough, now that is very scary. Be careful saying that.

[@francesco6107]

She probably meant she still felt guilty of the sin she confessed

[@Sunny-ks5ob]

She didnt say His blood is not enough. She said the student FELT unforgiven desping KNOWING he was. It is okay to be honest about our feelings with God. That’s when growth happens, as long as we are open to teachings. It is worse be so “careful” that we deny what we feel and only try to act “perfectly”

[@brotherpaul7774]

Thank you for this message. I'll use this for my children. 😇♥️😁

[@kdmdlo]

As embodied creatures, one could imagine that we could benefit greatly from having the chance to audibly tell someone our sins (kind of an ancient therapy session) and then actually hear the words of absolution from someone empowered by God to forgive sins. If only He had empowered a group of people to serve in that capacity (John 20:22-23).

[@TheMidnightModder]

I'm finishing up High School and I still feel like people are judging my outfits and condemning me for wearing clothing they don't like when I go out in public. But that doesn't mean it's true. Our emotions love provoking our imaginations into making up false stories.

[@lionofjudahlambofgod9132]

Spend time weeping and God will show you things you need to confess of and repent of. Its hard to have faith when your conscience is guilty.

[@iuliua]

In my opinion it's a lack of faith. If you believe you are forgiven you don't fell unforgiven, it's just not possible...feelings have a reason. Jas 1:6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." To illustrate: if I tell you i come to pick you up at 6pm and you feel scared or unsure it means you don't trust me keeping my promise. If you trust me you are relaxed and waiting confidently for me to arrive.

[@cbv1979]

It could very well be that we do not forgive us, even if God has forgiven us. So we need to work on forgiving ourselves.

[@hjc1402]

Back at it again with the awesome answers

[@hjc1402]

nickj14711 what exactly is the problem with the answer do you think?

[@EricLucero]

I respect Frank for all that he does, but I feel here he dodged the question. The question wasn't "why do I feel like God doesn't love me." The question was "why do I feel like God is still angry with me." I think what Frank said was true, but it doesn't address the question of God being pleased and/or displeased with us. I think a lot of Christians, myself included, wrestle with this feeling that God is angry with us. The closer we get to Him, the more real He becomes in our life, the more the magnitude of our sin (and that we are only not good, but we are in fact wretched) becomes apparent to us, the more we tend to find ourselves sympathize with the righteousness of God's wrath being directed at us. I believe Jesus was the atonement for all sin and that if we believe in Him we are given grace. But it was His Son with whom he was well pleased, not us. I believe God loves me but can I not still anger Him?

[@jollygoodgordon5580]

*perfect explanation* 👏🏾👏🏾

[@joshuamcdaniel4742]

Man I still struggle with this 💯

[@SundertheSky]

What if someone is feeling that their life is a legitimate mistake and that they should never have been created in the first place? If everyone in their life has thrown them away like garbage, (even their own parents), they have no template for comprehending a Loving, accepting Father-God in which to place their faith. Life has never show them anything upon which to even base the beginnings of an understanding. What if such a person's genuine expectation, upon meeting God after they die, is that no matter how hard they tried, they're just going to be rejected by Him as well anyway. Since rejection is the only relational reaction they've ever experienced in life? How can this person move on in faith? Upon what can they base their faith? Is it possible that some *souls* are simply defective and meant, from the beginning, only for the discard pile?

[@debbiekling6065]

I’m sealed in Gods hand , I’m pretty sure I want be responsible for slipping out of Gods hand , Song of Solomon 2:16

[@kenchino0161]

Trust Jesus and be obedient but obedient to honor him for what He has done for all of us! When we do not deserve it 😭😭😭😭

[@NoreenHoltzen]

Thank you! I also feel distant to God. But I love the message here that we should obey firstly and that our weakness is to be embraced and we shouldn’t forgive ourselves even as we stray. Only Jesus can forgive and we have no power. I hate myself but find that part of being faithful to Him. We eat chocolate proudly at our church so it is perfectly normal for our kids to not be let’s say athletic. I would not be ashamed of fatness as it is part of being a good Christian to tolerate guilt, and those that are not guilty might not be forgiven and thus might not reach heaven. I myself often have guilty feelings of not enough faith in God but I use this guilt to ask for forgiveness so I can be saved. I don’t think we should try to overcome our guilt but recognise it as part of being a Christian, even if it is difficult to live with. Even if we feel worse with this guilt, it I better to have it and know that we are true Christians. It brings us down, but it brings us together. Together, and down. Only then we can be saved. Being fat, well I’m bot fat to myself but if you choose to identify 558 pounds as fat, then that is your choice, but being like this does make me feel guilt but from my faith I think guilt is not an unholy feeling even if it means pain. It is like turning your cheek when struck as we are taught and deeply a part of our faith of tolerance our sadness and sickliness - including being large. Faith also why I love America 🇺🇸 and we are unique here, we have a responsibility to change the world, and lucky to be an exception in the world - thus we can spread faith to others to help them to tolerate guilt of sin, guilt of leaning away, and guilt of eating chocolate. This brings Christians together and Jesus accepts you too, so if you feel guilty for chocolate, or guilt ou about anything, think about your faith firstly rather than trying to solve the problem. Under god we accept, we give in to our weakness, we don’t try to change our weaknesses.

[@FanofAslan]

"You are my friends IF you do as I command." John 15:14. The disobedient, therefore, are not his friends. How does Jesus love me when I still sin? I hate sinning, but perfection is impossible and striving for it is exhausting; it also makes me very hard on myself, which easily leads to being hard on others. I don't like myself. So where do I go from here?

[@First1it1Giveth]

Just because you dont do everything right doesnt mean you cant do anything right. Your conscience seems pretty robust, but if you think in terms of black and white, all or nothing, then you disregard out of hand the act of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. He did so because he knew we could be saved.

[@FanofAslan]

@@First1it1Giveth Thank you. I have been praying too. It's not about my performance, but Jesus's love, perfection and sacrifice. I must continue to trust in Him, not in myself.

[@danbrenenstahl6591]

@@FanofAslan We have to ask him to change us and help us be better. "I can do all things through Christ which strengthenth me" The flesh will always be there while we are yet alive. After being saved then it is about sanctification. That is a process we will go through till we are glorified. It was his grace that saved me through faith, it will be his power that will glorify me. I rely on him and his promises to change me and help me do better with temptation of the world my flesh and the devil. People will let you down, you will let your self down, but God never fails. May God bless!

[@danielharrisson]

Let go of the theology and look for god inside yourself and in the world.

[@ShadesofPale.]

An easy question to answer if you listen to the Apostle Paul and rightly divide the Word of Truth. 2nd Timothy 2:15. Unfortunately, this man doesn't do that 😔

[@captanblue]

What makes you say that?

[@Ksee89]

True he won't love you anymore or less. The only time weve seen him offended was with the ten lepers when only one showed gratitude.

[@TheMetaAnalyst]

I think i will start by asking why she doesn't feel forgiven. Because feelings are often a byproduct of our thoughts and subconscious thoughts. And conform her thoughts with God's word. When Jesus died on the cross, He took all your sins past present future. And when you receive Jesus you have(present continuous tense) the forgiveness of sins. Acts 13:38.

[@think-islam-channel]

The answer from the islamic perspective : God is all forgiving. There is no anger for those that sin and repent.

[@jonroth9656]

People who "feel" that God hasn't forgiven them have other issues going on, much of which concerns self-anger or self-hatred.

[@codeblood2000]

Good explanation but the problem with apologetics is that they never talk about the enemy and that's Satan making you feel guilty when you ask God for forgiveness.

[@adegbeyekayodecoadegbeye8077]

Feelings are generally unreliable even when they appear positive. The happiness of a believer is not the same as that of an unbeliever. Fear is a feeling that Elijah can tell you about but look how Jehoshaphat handled it. The key in all situations is FAITH. Believe the WORD of God ACCORDING TO the word of God ( Psalm 138:2 ) and everything else will find its own level. Of course, Satan is persistent in re-introducing himself but he knows when to back off like Job and Jesus Christ showed him. Shalom.

[@ministeriounnuevocomienzo2144]

Is it possible to love someone you don't forgive? God loves us regardless of what we do but he also says in his word "unless we forgive, he wont forgive us".

[@simplebiblicaltruths2572]

Honestly! Why do we assume to understand things we can't comprehend?

[@tripptank]

We benefit from worshiping him, because that's how he chose to create us. When someone sees something they want, they do what it takes to get it. If they don't put in the work they don't get it. Since heaven is so infinitely paradisaical and things on earth (that we ARE willing to work for) are not, there should be no reason to not constantly be working towards gaining access to it. My point is, God will not force us into heaven, but he shouldn't have to by giving an unthinkable alternative. Why not just stay where we are at forever until we decide to choose something better?

[@richiejourney1840]

You should have added, “That’s why God is described as our Father in Heaven. He loves us no matter what WE “feel” or do.”

[@stevehardy3553]

Kind of like a universal führer

[@nickydaviesnsdpharms3084]

How do I get the detriment of cursing God? I curse him all the time often without even thinking about it, like if i'm in a bad mood or stub my toe etc i'm an atheist so this all sounds absurd to me. It's no different from listening to children playing imaginary friends

[@Disney312]

He doesn’t answer the question about feelings here, though. The thing to remember is that our feelings often lie to us. You don’t always automatically feel warm and fuzzy after God forgives you for a particular sin. Sometimes we choose to continue to carry the guilt ourselves. Faith requires trust. If you prayed and sincerely asked God for forgiveness for something in a biblical manner, you’ve got to trust that he forgave you in accordance with the Bible, despite what you might be feeling. You may also need to forgive yourself.

[@Keithykins007]

So let me get this straight! God loves everyone infinitely, even if you praise him or sin. If you reject him then you’ll spend eternity in hell, even though he doesn’t need the praise?

[@randytidmore8021]

Good answer 👍

[@yamicanada]

💞

[@oldscorp]

If you dont feel forgiven it means you dont beliee in God's forgivness and that's also a sin. Go easy on yourelf though...our love and forgivness is flawed because we are humans. Have to go to church and confess though...doesnt matter how sorry you say you are if you dont say it directly to God (through confession...think of the priest as phone or a "conduit" if you want to be mystic about it :))

[@cliffordbodine5834]

God is not like an angry parent, ruminating and obsessing over their child's disobedience. On the other hand, to believe that God can not be provoked to anger is a serious, and oftentimes fatal, mistake. Because Christians have the benefit of confession and God's forgiveness does not give us license to sin. What we sow, we also shall reap. We are not immune from the effects of sin.

[@catherinequake2621]

What got to do with feeling, (I dont feel forgiven). Not feeling is Trust & Believe The question is whether you Trust & Believe God. If you trust & believe God, you trust & believe his words.......1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Is GOD angry at me? GOD is Patience, Love, Holy, Just and Forgiving. if you still continue to sins and do not want to repent. He will pour out his wrath to those who sins against him. To know God, is to read and study the KJ or NKJ Holy Bible. Easy to understand NKJ bible. Ans: God is not angry he is Just & holy. Take care and stay safe The end

[@dylan2905]

If you still feel unforgiven, please visit a catholic priest who in ‘ persona Christi’ will help with the sacrament of reconciliation. The most wonderfully touching and healing spiritual experience on earth

[@williamreece5763]

My sister's ex bf just messaged me trying to come at me and I spazzed out of a message and I feel real guilty now because we are called to be different and I slipped, is God angry at me 😔

[@vasako64]

Folks please read the Bible over and over again all your questions are mostly answered in the Bible. Now your question is I don't feel forgiven is God angry with me? In the Bible in the Old Testament Lord God says if a unrighteous person repents and turns back into a righteousness none of your sins will be remembered on the judgement day. But if a righteous person turns from his righteous ways to unrighteousness none of his good works will be remembered.

[@skylankarlcox3329]

Thank man thank you

[@junglejack7176]

It is because you need to go to the sacrament of reconciliation to be forgiven. Bring your sins to the light

[@roelsvideosandstuffs1513]

I think the question is not really answered. I think the context of the question is like how can I know if God is not angry at me if I asked for forgiveness? For that person I guess I'll recommend this bible quote "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,"

[@96tolife]

1 John 1:9 is not for Christians. We are already forgiven (2 Corinthians 5:19; Hebrews 10:17-18, etc). It's not an act of faith to ask for something you already possess.

[@WeakestYogurtEnjoyer]

1st John 5:13 says "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God" If you believe Jesus Christ died for you, then you have (present tense) eternal life, all your sins are paid for.