Expert: Pastor Don Carpenter - 9/26/2007

Question
so what appointee in the year 2007?

for example you said hugging is a sin because it leads to sexually thoughts,or something to that manner.

so the year is 2007 and plenty of people hug,kiss,etc(you too :),you hug or kiss on the cheek your bother wife in an family reunion etc..) so i wanna know whats appointee in the year 2007? lets say i get a girl friend what can i do with her thats not sin basically (sorry to put so nasty)

also im verrrrrrrrrrrrrry scared to go to hell (the mayans predict the world is going to end in the year 2012,and that scared me so much it turned my whole life around,i believe its verrry true, giving there past predictions are more correct than ours)

so if i sin one time do i go to hell? can i be forgiven?

also i have a problem with my religion i dont know which i am can you send me an email on helping me choose? please..... thanks

Answer
Hi Charles,

I am so very sorry for my late response.  You have asked two different questions.  First of all, let me say that I believe that it is wise to not start any physical contact before marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:1-2


Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769.

Now as far as how do you get forgiveness.... here is something for you to read and consider.  This is how you can forever be settled that you will not go to Hell.

Where will you be... in 1000 years?
The message of Christmas is the good news of the free gift of eternal life.  The Bible teaches that your soul will be somewhere in 1000 years, either in Heaven of Hell.  Here are 5 important truths to consider:

1. Everyone is a sinner.
[Romans 3:10] "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
[Romans 3:23] "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God"
No matter what our religious background, we all find ourselves short of the standard that God has set for us.

2. There is a price for that sin.
[Romans 6:23] "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

3. You cannot pay that price.
[[Galatians 2:21] "I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. "
There is not one deed we can do, not one rite to perform, not one law we could keep that has the ability to pay for one sin that we have committed. The only hope that we have is to find cleansing apart from the Law or man's idea of self-redemption.

4. Jesus paid that price.
[Romans 5:8] "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
[John 3:16] "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Jesus paid the price for the sins of the world, now it is up to you what you do with this free gift.

5. You must personally accept this gift.
It is time to transfer your trust from your own effort, works, religion, or intentions and realizing that these are a futile attempt to pay for sin, trust in Jesus Christ and his finished works alone for payment of your sin.

[Hebrews 6:1b] "...let us go unto perfection; not laying against the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God.

[Romans 10:13] " For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
If you wish to personally receive this free gift, then go to God and accept it with a prayer like this:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I know that I deserve to go to Hell, but I also know that You died in my place, taking the punishment that I deserved. I now accept that free gift, the payment for my sins through Your shed blood. Save me from my sins, and take me to heaven. Thank you Lord Jesus. Amen.


I hope that this helps you.

In Christ
Pastor Don