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1 | Are you saying that you obey? | John 3:16 | welldigger | 63943 | ||
Are you saying that you obey? That is, are you saying that you do keep the commandments ("keep" meaning NEVER break any commandments)? | ||||||
2 | Are you saying that you obey? | John 3:16 | EdB | 63954 | ||
Welldigger Yes I keep the commandments, however being imperfect I fall short and must rely on grace. Jesus' death on the cross for our sins did not license our sin! Instead it forgave our sins but we must never forget Jesus called us to holiness. If we are not living our lives with an intentional move toward holiness then we aren't living our lives for Christ. Remember when Jesus forgave the woman caught in the act of adultery? He said your sin are forgiven go and sin no more. That is how we are to live to go and sin no more, but if we do fall into sin we can be sure God's grace is sufficient to cover that sin also. EdB |
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3 | Am I understanding you so far? | John 3:16 | welldigger | 64921 | ||
To be sure I understand you, I will attempt to state what you have said in my own words and using scriptures I have been studying on. Please correct me if I am not understanding you. You said “being imperfect, I fall short and must rely on grace”. By saying that you are “imperfect, and fall short”, you are saying that you are not without sin, that is, that you do still commit sin. According to the following scripture, you are breaking the commandments, since it says that sin is defined to be breaking the commandments. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for SIN IS THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW. (1 John 3:4) So it seems you are saying that you do sometimes break the commandments and therefore do still commit sin. Also, according to the following scripture, the payment for sin is the death of a soul in hell. For THE WAGES OF [(or “payment for”)] SIN IS DEATH; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23) Now, by saying “if we do fall into sin we can be sure God's grace is sufficient to cover that sin also”, you are saying that God will forgive you of those sins that you commit because of the sacrifice of Jesus. The following scriptures speak of the forgiveness of sins being dependant on the sacrifice of Jesus. Without that offering/sacrifice of Jesus, there would be no forgiveness possible, because it’s BY that sacrifice that forgiveness is possible. By the which will we are sanctified through THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, AFTER HE HAD OFFERED ONE **SACRIFICE FOR SINS** for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; (Hebrews 10:10-12) Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children BY JESUS CHRIST to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom WE HAVE **REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS**, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE; (Ephesians 1:5-7) So you are saying that you ask God to forgive you of those sins that you commit, and He grants you that forgiveness for those sins you committed **BECAUSE** the sacrifice of Jesus was the payment for those sins that you committed. That is, that Jesus paid for those sins that you committed, in your stead, so that you wouldn’t have to pay for them yourself, by the death of your soul in hell. Am I understanding you correctly so far? |
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4 | Am I understanding you so far? | John 3:16 | EdB | 64947 | ||
Welldigger Now see now your scaring me, your talking like a lawyer and I start to wonder if I have to weigh every word I write. Your making it complicated. Basically your last paragraph sums it up pretty well. Let me simplify it, we are human and as humans we sin. Sin by definition is violating one of God’s commandments, rebellion to God. The wages of sin is death, but Christ by His death paid that price for us by becoming our propitiation for sin . By grace God saved us from sin. However this does not give us license to sin, if we are in grace Titus 2:11-13 teaches us: “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.” So we see saving grace does come with expectations, we are expected to live differently than the world. I hope that answered your question without more confusion. EdB |
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5 | Further understand breaking commandments | John 3:16 | welldigger | 64977 | ||
Thanks for bearing with me and being patient with me so far. I just want to be sure I understand what you are saying and how that corresponds to the scriptures. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and **WITHOUT SHEDDING OF BLOOD IS NO REMISSION**. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves WITH BETTER SACRIFICES THAN THESE. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: BUT NOW ONCE IN THE END OF THE WORLD HATH HE APPEARED TO PUT AWAY SIN **BY THE SACRIFICE OF HIMSELF**. (Hebrews 9:22-26) It is clear by that scripture that forgiveness for sins committed is completely dependant on the sacrifice of Jesus being the payment for those sins. That is, there is no remission/forgiveness for sins without a substitute payment. That is, there is no forgiveness without a sacrifice. And clearly the sacrifice we are dependant on for our forgiveness is the sacrifice of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, according to the scriptures. When you break the commandments, do you ever know what the commandments are, and that you are about to break one, but you go ahead and do it anyway? |
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6 | Further understand breaking commandments | John 3:16 | EdB | 64980 | ||
Welldigger To answer your question I think we need to look at the different situations sin occurs in. I think committing sin occurs various ways. One where we react out of passion, like when we speak unkindly to a person that pulls out in front of us as we are driving along. :-). The second probably more troubling is when we do something we know is not right but do it anyway being caught up in the moment. Like when we are talking to a friend and they bring up a mutual acquaintance to which we speak about in gossip. A third might be a radar detector sitting on the dash, the Word says obey the laws of the Land but the radar detector says your planning on speeding. These are all very minor but I think they can be representative of most all sin committed by a Christian. All three are definitely sin, one were you reacted and sinned, one where you knew better but you just got caught up, and the third where you set out to deliberately sin. All three put you into the position of needing a Savior and fortunately for those in Christ Jesus we have one. EdB |
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7 | no forgiveness when knew better | John 3:16 | welldigger | 64992 | ||
You said "All three are definitely sin, one were you reacted and sinned, ONE WHERE YOU KNEW BETTER but you just got caught up, and the third where you set out to deliberately sin. All three put you into the position of needing a Savior and FORTUNATELY FOR THOSE IN CHRIST JESUS WE HAVE ONE." But what about this scripture? For if we sin wilfully AFTER that we have received the knowledge of the truth, [[OR KNOWING BETTER]] THERE REMAINETH NO MORE SACRIFICE FOR SINS, (Hebrews 10:26) |
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8 | no forgiveness when knew better | John 3:16 | EdB | 64998 | ||
See my answer to this duplicate question | ||||||