Thanks for commenting. Hebrews 10:26 says, “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,” I believe this to be absolutely true. But I don’t think it conflicts with what I originally wrote.
Perhaps I should have added some clarification. My point is that there is no sin against Jesus this is unforgivable. It’s not sin that sends us to hell; it’s our response to sin.
For example, if we desire not to sin in the first place, yet sin anyway because of our lack of self-control (this is me on a daily basis); then our response to the sin is that we wish we hadn’t. This is what it means to be repentant.
Another example: if we intentionally sin, but then later realize our error and wish we had not sinned, then this is repentance as well.
But, if we intentionally sin, and keep on sinning without any remorse, then this is what the writer of Hebrews is talking about. And note that remorse can come years later, like in my case; decades ago I sinned unceasingly, with no remorse. That was before I knew the truth of Jesus Christ. But now I feel remorse for all those past sins, and I am forgiven.
Again, it is not the sin that condemns us; it is our response. If we respond with remorse (i.e., repentance), than the nature of the sin doesn’t matter. We are forgiven because of our repentant response to the sin.
It all boils down to faith. It’s faith that can feed our love for Jesus, and it’s love for Jesus that can determine our response to our sinful ways. And it’s faith that allow us to believe in the love of Jesus, and that He does forgive us, not by magic, but by grace. We don’t deserve it, but He loves and forgives us anyway. As Jesus said many times, your faith has healed you.

By the way, there is absolutely cause and effect in this story. There must be justice; with justice there is an effect, which is the penalty for the crime. Our sin is the cause. The effect was that Jesus took upon himself the penalty for our sins. As Jesus himself said, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” (John 15:13-14)
By His love for us, Jesus laid down His life for us. All He asks of us is to obey His commands. Repenting of our sins is one way we obey.

To all who may read this, please believe in the magnitude of Jesus’ love for you.

This idea that a terrible evil person can magically be forgiven of all sins is one part of the Christian Faith I can not believe in.

There is such a thing as cause and effect. Karma

Personally I thank God for the food he provides me and my family at every meal. Is that communion?

We should stray away from reading into Jesus’s words what we believe it to say and stay within the context of what Jesus was actually saying. He simply said “As often as you eat this bread or drink this cup.” So if you do it once a day or once a week or once a year, as long as you do it in remembrance of Him (Jesus) then you are within what is expected.

There are no rules as to when or how many times one must perform this practice.

We need to get away from reading into the text what we want it to say just because we believe it says it.

Matt

I agree *that* and working alongside local non-profits, helping each other to help their fellow man or woman or child, will do a ton more than spending millions of dollars.

I can imagine it would work especially well if both groups were to set aside possible differing ideologies (if they do exist) and find a common ground–filling the needs of the needy.

It’s all about “loving God with all our heart, mind, body and soul” and “loving our neighbor as we do ourselves” in the end. It’s what God wants of us and what people need.

Leo