That's oddly specific. But what the answer was yes? Would it change your mind?
And why does my sin count change the discussion at all? The side against me says we can't go even a day without sin. But we can, and I have.
I can't say this past year was clean, unfortunately because of issues with lust. But if I told you I don't have those same struggles anymore through God's grace, would you even believe me?
Sin can be so overwhelming at times that we think we can never stop. But do we take God at His Word? Do we believe we can overcome.
I used to believe I could never stop sinning, so I sinned. When I realized Scripture says every sin must go, I started overcoming and now those same sins don't trip me up anymore. Anything is possible with God.
Keep up the good fight sister, and I'm glad you're here with more to say.
And why does my sin count change the discussion at all? The side against me says we can't go even a day without sin.
You have summed up the main difference between a saint and a sinner: Attitude.
The attitude of the saint is: Not only do the saints not have to sin, nor is it inevitable, and Jesus died to free us from our sins, but the saint absolutely can live without sin
today.
Saints absolutely can take God at His Word and go and sin no more. Sin not. No go on still in their trespasses
today.
The point is about
today. Not yesterday, nor tomorrow, but sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
I can't say this past year was clean, unfortunately because of issues with lust.
A large trick of the devil is to move the conversation about yesterday and tomorrow, and get away from just today. Can't a Christian not sin for one lousy day??!!
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but
this one thing
I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
The main difference between saints and sinners is the saint knows there is no excuse for sin, and if--now when--the saints since, don't give up the race, but repent and go on to sin no more. Sinners just chalk it up as par for the course, and since they are forgiven anyway, then what's the big deal?
"Yeah, sure I sin. Of course I do. We all sin. Nobody's perfect. What? Are we supposed to be saints, or something?? So, lets just celebrate our grace, and think God He isn't judging us for it, like the rest of the 'unbelieving' sinners of the world..."
But if I told you I don't have those same struggles anymore through God's grace, would you even believe me?
Sister, what you must learn about certain people is that no amount of correction nor exhortation nor plain reasoning of Scripture will change their minds, nor give themselves one pause to consider changing.
It's the nature of the beast and of strong delusion: you offer them something entirely reasonable, according to the truth with sincerity and honesty, and they will never budge one iota, because they cannot
allow themselves too. Saints see preforgiven and inevitable sins as the slipper slope to destruction, but they see even the possibility of going to not sin today as a trap door to condemnation for not doing so.
They have already made a purposed decision to believe a lie, even if it means being damned by it.
All they want from you and everyone else who names the name of Christ is to join them in their delusion: the OSAS right of passage is to declare plainly that we all are ungodly sinners on a daily basis, and there's nothing God nor we can do about it:
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him.
Which is why Scripture tells us to reject such, because it is pearls before swine.
But, you keep up the good work and keep the posts coming, because I do want to learn from you. Perfecting the doctrine is what I love most, and you will help do that.
