Forgiveness offers us another chance for sinfreeness not a way to sin freely without fear of condemnation or damnation. Truly asking God to forgive you of your sins involves Holy Spirit motivated repentance, a repentance that acknowledges the sinful values you had that caused you to sin are really empty to bring satisfaction, purpose, meaning and pleasure. Asking forgiveness also involves accepting Christ's divine character to replace your sinful idol values. If a person bel ieves they have to sin then they cannot take responsibility for their choices and thus cannot be sorry for wrong done or appreciate the Divine Nature that is being offered by God to replace their carnal mind that caused them to sin. 1Corinthians 10:13 "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." ...