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1 | What is sin? | Col 3:9 | Lifer1J511 | 3740 | ||
Hi Lionstrong, Wow, you do wax eloquent. Thanks for the response. I read your response three times and, unfortunately, I'm still not sure what you are getting at. I do agree with the law of God part but sin was around way before the law. Satan rebelled and sinned. Adam and Eve sinned. The people in Noah's day sinned. And we all know that Noah was declared righteous before the law was ever given. But I still do see a differentation between sins that are committed and the sin of unbelief that causes us to commit sin. We can discuss sin singular and sins plural til the cows come home but, in the end, we are probably arguing semantics. 1 John 3:4 is talking about sins of commision. But scripture also says that 'whatever is not of faith is sin.' You may disagree (that is your right) but I still believe that sins come from sin. Jesus took away the sins of the world. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not holding men's sins against them. Why? Because sins caused spiritual death. Sin (unbelief) leads to sinning (whether inward or outward) which results in death. If Christ took away our sins, then why can we still sin? If God wasn't holding our sins against us (because of Christ's death), then why do we still confess them. The unfortunate thing about all this, brother, is that we focus only on what we DO or DON'T DO. We confess sins we feel that we commit (whether it is hatred or murder) and NEVER talk to God about the unbelievng attitude that was the seed of our sinning. God wants us focused on Him, not our sins, not the law. Only as our mind is renewed through God's Word, can we learn to trust what God says, believe Him, and rest in Him. As we do this, relying totally on God to meet our needs, we walk in the Spirit. And, if we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. In Christ, Lifer |
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2 | What is sin? | Col 3:9 | Lionstrong | 3865 | ||
Dear Lifer: A quick question. When I type my paragraphs and submit them, the paragraphs dissappear and it's all smooched together, making it harder to read. How do you make paragraph breaks? (I typed this note doublespaceing between paragraphs.) |
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