Subject: Can you continue to sin an go to heaven? |
Bible Note: 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? |