No — God will not confront believers with their past sins, because those sins have been forgiven and placed on Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that believers will never stand before God with sin on their back. The sins are forgiven, under the blood, and God has wiped the slate clean. Because Christ took the sin debt, God no longer has a controversy with the believer over sin.
Philemon 1:18 — Paul's instruction to put Onesimus's debt on Paul's own account pictures exactly how the believer's sin debt was transferred to Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:19 — Paul says God was in Christ reconciling the world, not imputing their trespasses to them — meaning sins are not charged to the believer's account.
The Bible uses accounting language to describe forgiveness. Romans 4:8 pronounces blessing on the one 'to whom the Lord will not impute sin.' Second Corinthians 5:19 says that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, 'not imputing their trespasses unto them.' In Philemon 1:18, Paul tells Philemon to put Onesimus's debt on Paul's own account — a picture of a debt being moved away from the offender. These verses indicate that once a sin has been covered by Christ, Scripture does not present God as bringing that charge back against the forgiven person.
Les is emphatic that believers will never be confronted with their past sins. When someone suggests that believers will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ and answer for some of their sin, he says 'Never, never.' The sins are forgiven and under the blood, and the believer will never stand before Christ with sin on his back. He uses the picture of sins buried in the deepest sea with a 'No Fishing' sign over them. Les explains that God has wiped the slate clean and no longer has a controversy with the believer over sin. Because God's grace forgave past, present, and future sins, there is no sin left on the believer's account. At the same time, this is not a license to sin; believers are still expected to walk, work, and live pleasing in God's sight.
Les answers with a direct 'Never, never.' He says a believer's sins are forgiven and under the blood, so the believer will never stand before Christ with sin on his back. He repeats the picture of sins buried in the deepest sea with God's sign over them: 'No fishing.' The Judgment Seat of Christ is for believers, but not for re-answering forgiven sin.
Les teaches that God's grace forgave past, present, and future sins. He asks, 'You mean what I commit tomorrow is already forgiven?' and answers, 'That's what the Scripture says.' Christ took the sin of every human being, and those sins are 'buried in the deepest sea, never, never to be brought before us again.'
Les acknowledges that believers fail and sin after salvation. He says God deals with daily sins and failures through confession. This is distinct from the once-for-all forgiveness that removed the sin debt. It does not mean God brings old sins back for confrontation.
Les explains that God declares a believer 'just as if you have never sinned' when they believe the gospel. The Philemon illustration shows this: Onesimus's debt is not merely ignored — it is placed on Paul's account. In the same way, Christ took the believer's sin debt and paid it, so there is nothing left for the believer to answer for.
No. Les says a person who truly teaches the gospel of grace as Paul did will sometimes be accused of teaching license to sin. But that is not what he advocates. Believers are still to walk, work, and live pleasing in God's sight.
Paul Charges Onesimus's Debt
Les uses Philemon 1:18 as a picture of imputation — Onesimus's debt is put on Paul's account, just as the believer's sin debt was put on Christ.
No Sin on the Believer's Back
Les says 'Never, never' when someone suggests believers will answer for sins; sins are forgiven and under the blood, and the believer will never stand before Christ with sin on his back.
The Slate Is Wiped Clean
God has wiped the slate clean and no longer has a controversy with the believer over sin; daily failures are handled through confession, not by re-condemning the believer.
Past, Present, and Future Sins Forgiven
God's grace forgave past, present, and future sins; this does not give a license to sin, but it means no past sins remain on the believer's record.
Sins Never Brought Before Us Again
Christ took the sin of every human being, and those sins are buried in the deepest sea, never to be brought before us again.
The World Reconciled
Les describes the cross as paying the sin debt for every human being, so no one can say God didn't supply their need; for believers this means the debt is settled, not held against them.
Pardon Accomplished
Every human being has already been pardoned through the cross; the only reason people do not receive it is unbelief — God does not later cancel a pardon He has already granted.
Justified as If Never Sinned
Justification is God declaring the guilty believer 'just as if you have never sinned' — a judicial act based on faith in the gospel.
Romans 4:8: Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
This beatitude says the believer's sins are not put on his account — the exact opposite of confronting him with them.
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.
Paul says God was not counting the world's trespasses against them, showing that the sin debt was being dealt with in Christ.
Philemon 1:18: If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
Les uses this verse as the picture of putting a debt on another's account — the believer's sin debt is charged to Christ.
No, according to Les Feldick. He says 'Never, never' — believers' sins are forgiven and under the blood, and they will never stand before Him with sin on their back.
Yes. Les says God's grace forgave past, present, and future sins. This is not a license to sin; believers are still to live pleasing before God.
It was placed on Christ at the cross. Just as Paul told Philemon to put Onesimus's debt on Paul's account, Christ took the believer's sin debt. God no longer has a controversy with the believer over sin.
Because they do not understand justification and forgiveness. God declares believers just as if they had never sinned, and the sin issue was settled at the cross.
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