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1441 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | Emmaus | 140013 | ||
Jeff W, "Why does the whole of Christianity believe and teach that we will never stop sinning?" I don't know any part of Christianity that teaches the saved will sin after death. And certainly some very holy Christians seem to have, by the grace of God, overcome sin before the end of their lives, but I haven't met many. Our human experience of ourselves and others confirms this. 1 John aslso comes too mind including 1 John 1:1: 10 and 3:16-17, noy of course forgetting 18. Most of us, even when justified by grace and faith are a work in progress when it comes to being conformed to Christ. And that process for most seems to last to the very end of our earthly lives. James 1:14-15 tells us: "Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. The desire conceives and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity it gives birth to death." This is a process of degradation in sin. It seesm reasonabel and experience bears out that grace works in a similar manner. We are called and "lured" so to speak by God's grace aqnd His desire for us. We begin by grace to confirm ourselves to His desire and grace conceives faith, which when it reaches maturity gives bith to eternal life. We call the process of being "conformed to Christ" sanctification or "an increase in justification". Some seem to progress more quickly than others. So, the question is when each individual may stop sinning? For certain, no one who has been saved will sin after death and they may even undergo a final purification before entering the presence of God. 1 Cor 3:15. That0 is my take on your question. It is not something I have any desire to debate. Emmaus |
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1442 | regarding the apocrypha? | Rev 22:18 | Emmaus | 91560 | ||
Angel9, One might ask how the spirit can bear witness to something that does not ring true. Is it the spirit or the internal bell that is out of tune? Emmaus |
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1443 | regarding the apocrypha? | Rev 22:18 | Emmaus | 91805 | ||
Angel, I presumed you were speaking of Old Testament " Apocrapha". Am I correct or were you speaking about something else. Emmaus |
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