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1 | Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | saved and filled | 236501 | ||
No, the scripture does not say that people can continue to sin (deliberately), while professing to be saved, and still go to heaven. Matt 5:20 "For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven." Scribes, who copied the scriptures from worn out scrolls to new ones, would have known what was in them better than many others of their time. But they were obviously not living by the words they were reading in the Old Testament, since Jesus said they were not righteous enough to enter heaven. Jesus, in another place, called the Pharisees hypocrites. And stated in the above verse that they also were not righteous enough to enter heaven. (They were even sacrificing pigs on the alters of God.) We have but to look around us to see that many people are already living in hell and don't know it. I ask God daily to search my heart and expose to me anything in me that is in opposition to him, so that I might repent it quickly. |
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2 | Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 236510 | ||
I am not sure I agree with your answere of "no". I have in my past helped in rescue mission's, preaching and counseling with those who were hooked on alcohol and drugs, and sexual addictions, I never saw one just suddenly stop. They do have relapses and there are genuine hearts of repentance. Physically addiction's are very difficult to brake. How do we explain 1 John 1:8,9,10 "If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His Word is not in us." We all have the sin of omission, and comission. I am a sinner! I do not believe anyone is without sin until we are with the LORD. To say we can not sin after surrendering to Jesus Christ changes salvation to that of "works" not "Grace" In 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 Paul is dealing with immorality in the church of a man. In 2 Corinthians 2: 1-10 Then Pauls to forgive and to allow his return to the Body after his repentance. Finally 1John 2:1 "My little children, I am writting these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteousness." Look over these verses, pray about it and read more in His Word about it and let's dialogue later, Blessings. justme |
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3 | Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | saved and filled | 236521 | ||
Hello justme. I hear what you are saying about alcohol and drugs and sex when it comes to "falling off the wagon." But we can not get away from the fact that giving in to those temptations is still done -- by choice -- and therefore deliberate sin against self. Knowing that something was done by choice is simply knowledge, not accusation or judging. As to 1 John 8-10, every one of us has unknown sin in our lives, which is why men in the Bible asked forgiveness for it. And the sin that so easily besets us is the sin of the lips. Remember that we will be "judged for every idle word," and that "in the abundance of words there is no lack of sin." As to being a sinner: That is why I ask the Lord every day to reveal my offence to me, so that I might recognize them and repent. The Holy Spirit killed Ananias and Sapphira because they made the DELIBERATE choice to lie to the Church, i.e. the Holy Spirit within the Church. And that was -- after -- they had received salvation. The Lord wants us to -- choose -- to avoid deliberate sin against Him and against one another. Amen? The grace that Jesus saved my by is the things he has taught me to live by. When a welder teaches his student everything he knows about welding, he is gracing that student with his knowledge about welding so that the student might earn enough salary for a good living. When Jesus teaches us everything he knows about truth and life, he is gracing us with His righteousness and the ability to live that way. Do you not agree? |
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