No — believers do not need to beg God for forgiveness because Christ's death already paid for every sin and God has already forgiven them.
Les Feldick answers directly: "Is it still necessary to beg the Lord for forgiveness? No." He teaches that all mercy was poured out on the cross and God has already forgiven every human being's sin (Clips 1, 4). For believers who sin afterward, the response is not to beg for pardon but to recognize the sin and confess it (Clips 2, 5). Scripture presents forgiveness as a completed work in Christ (Colossians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 5:19).
Colossians 2:13 — Shows believers were already forgiven all trespasses when God made them alive with Christ — not something to beg for.
2 Corinthians 5:19 — Declares that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting trespasses against them, so the basis for forgiveness is already finished.
Scripture presents forgiveness as an already completed act. In Colossians 2:13 Paul tells believers, "And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses." God has already forgiven all trespasses; the verse does not instruct believers to plead for that forgiveness again. In 2 Corinthians 5:19 Paul writes, "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." Ephesians 1:7 ties forgiveness to the shed blood of Christ: "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace." The New Testament never commands a believer to beg God for a forgiveness that Scripture already declares has been accomplished through the cross.
Les Feldick says plainly that Christians do not need to beg the Lord for forgiveness. He asks, "Is it still necessary to beg the Lord for forgiveness? No." He explains that all the mercy of God was poured out on the cross and that "God has already forgiven every human being all his sin. It was paid for in full" (Clip 1). In another clip he says that when Christ died, He took on the sin of every human being, and God could say, "Those sins are forgiven" (Clip 4). Les also clarifies that this does not give believers license to sin. He teaches that when a believer sins, he or she still does not need to beg for forgiveness, but must "recognize our sin and call it what God calls it" and confess it (Clip 2). Likewise, to be forgiven means God has wiped the slate clean; daily failures after salvation are dealt with by confession (Clip 5). The question is not whether God will forgive, but whether the person will believe the pardon that is already done (Clip 6).
Scripture uses past-tense language for the forgiveness of believers. Colossians 2:13 says God "hath forgiven you all trespasses." 2 Corinthians 5:19 says God "was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them." Ephesians 1:7 adds that believers have redemption through Christ's blood, which is the forgiveness of sins according to God's grace. The biblical picture is that forgiveness was accomplished at the cross rather than offered conditionally to those who beg hard enough.
Les directly answered a questioner: "Is it still necessary to beg the Lord for forgiveness? No." He argued that if someone still has to beg for forgiveness, then the Bible would be a lie, because the book says all mercy was poured out on the cross and God has already forgiven every human being. He also rejected the idea that the "sinner's prayer" — "God be merciful to me, a sinner" — is the prayer someone must pray to be saved.
Les is careful to say that forgiveness is not a license to sin. When believers sin, they still do not beg for forgiveness; instead, they recognize the sin, call it what God calls it, and confess it. He says God has already wiped the slate clean, and daily failures are handled by confession, not by a renewed plea for pardon.
Les teaches that when Christ died, He took on the sin of every human being, and God could say those sins are forgiven. But even though the pardon is already done, lost people still face an awful eternal doom because they have rejected the pardon. Their problem is not a sin debt that needs to be begged away; it is refusing to believe what God has already accomplished in Christ.
The Publican's Prayer as the 'Sinner's Prayer'
Les raises the phrase "God be merciful to me, a sinner" and shows it is what people call the sinner's prayer, setting up his answer that this prayer is not required.
No Need to Beg for Forgiveness
Les directly answers the question with a clear "No," teaching that God has already forgiven every human being's sins and has already reconciled the world through the cross.
Believers Confess, Not Beg
Les clarifies that forgiveness does not give believers a license to sin; when they fail, they do not beg for forgiveness but confess their sin because they are already forgiven.
Forgiveness Enables Believers to Forgive Others
Les shows that because God forgave believers by grace, they can freely forgive others rather than trying to earn forgiveness by being forgiving.
Christ Took Every Human Being's Sin
Les points to the cross as the place where Christ took the sin of every human being, so God could declare those sins forgiven — a finished work that does not require begging.
Forgiven Means the Slate Is Wiped Clean
Les says being forgiven means God no longer has a sin controversy with the believer; daily failures are handled by confession rather than by pleading for a new forgiveness.
Pardon Is Already Done
Les teaches that lost people are not told to clean up their lives or beg for mercy; their responsibility is to believe the pardon that is already done.
Forgiveness Through Shed Blood
Les teaches that forgiveness is impossible without the shedding of blood and that believers are forgiven according to God's grace, not according to what they deserve.
Colossians 2:13: And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Paul states directly that believers have already been forgiven all trespasses.
2 Corinthians 5:19: To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
This verse shows God not counting trespasses against the world, which is why there is nothing left to beg for.
Ephesians 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Forgiveness is tied to Christ's shed blood and God's grace, not to human pleading.
No. Les teaches that believers do not have to beg for forgiveness because they are already forgiven. The response to daily sin is to recognize it and confess it, not to plead for a new pardon.
It is not the required "sinner's prayer" for salvation. Les says the answer is no to the idea that people must beg for mercy, because all of God's mercy was already poured out on the cross.
No. Les specifically says that forgiveness is not a license to sin. When a believer sins, he or she must confess it instead of treating grace as permission to continue in sin.
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