Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
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THEY are right? Are you kidding?
I think Apostolic doctrine is right. What did the Apostles teach?
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Rom. 6:1-2
So if we sin every day pray tell how is that not CONTINUING IN SIN?
If we sin every day how is that not LIVING IN SIN?
How can we be DEAD TO SIN if we cannot stop sinning?
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Praxaes wrote
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What if you sin once a week? Is that continuing in sin? Once a month?
Mat 5:27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
Mat 5:28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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I don't believe it is how often, it is the condition of the heart.
I believe David called some sins, “presumptuous sins.”
Christianity has been taught, through slogans, “We're not perfect” (And we certainly are not) “We're just human” “You sin a little every day.” And a lot of this comes from, OSAS and you're sins are covered “past, present and future.”
If you sin, and you know that you sinning, but, "So what? we're just human." or God will forgive me. I believe that is presumptuous sins.
Some sins are committed thru ignorance. Actually all sin is ignorant, when we compare what we have received, and the danger of losing or becoming hardened to sin, so that we no longer see our sins, and being lost.
For instance, in my 20's, I didn't realize that I was coveting money. Then after a few days of fasting, God showed me how wrong my thinking was. Did I learn all at once? No, but little by little.
I looked into, “The Power of Positive Thinking,” and the “Prosperity Message,” Oh, I wanted to get into that, but realized from the beginning, it was a message from hell.
It is not a matter of making a list and checking to see if we are on the right page. If we do not condition our heart, to live a righteous and holy life, we won't.
I believe that “peer pressure” is one of our greatest problems.
For instance, Suppose I'm by myself and I see a nice looking man. I acknowledge that fact and go on to think about other things. But, suppose I start fantasizing. That is lust and a sin. And not to be taken lightly.
But suppose I'm in a group of Pentecostal ladies, and they start fantasizing. (I don't remember being in that group) But someone should call a halt to it. “Look this is not right!”
Suppose I'm with a group of sinner ladies, and the conversation turns that way? (I probably have been in that situation—don't exactly remember. I think men are more prone to this, than women.) Would I stop it? Probably not. They are sinners and can think anything that comes to their mind. I would probably try to change the subject or if possible walk away from them. I don't enjoy being with sinners. Their talk is not my talk and my talk would not be theirs. I'm not interested in the latest movies or their stars or the soaps. I used to be interested in the News, but many ladies are not.
But lust and covetousness, are not the only sins. What about 'idle talk' “we will give an account for every idle word.”
I believe it is where your heart is. If you want to live a clean, holy life, God gives you the wisdom, moral strength and ability to do so. And if and when, you mess up. You repent.
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