Is a 100% sinless life possible? - Page 17

mfblume · #**161** 10-30-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jfrog

Cause it's stumped me

What about everyone else? :/

Timmy · #**162** 10-30-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mfblume

What about everyone else? :/

We're all stumped!

Jermyn Davidson · #**163** 10-30-2009, 08:08 PM

No.

I don't think that the major thrust of salvation is for us to become perfect in our flesh in everything we say and do-- in every way, without flaw.

However, I honestly believe a Christian can get to a point where the sins that he/she knows about in their lives are completely non-existent.

I don't think it happens over night, but I believe that a person can grow so close to God.

I am learning how to strive for closeness, not for perfection.

My own flaws are ever before me.

Timmy · #**164** 10-31-2009, 09:09 AM

"Yes, it's possible" voters:

DerechHashem, jfrog, John Atkinson, [mfblume], pelathais, Sept5SavedTeen, Trouvere, Whole Hearted

My hunch is that some others besides mfblume voted without reading post 1. Do all the rest of you believe that is it possible for someone other than Jesus to live an entire life, even before salvation (if that applies), without ever having committed a single sin?

mfblume · #**165** 10-31-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Timmy

We're all stumped!

Well, Saying that in Adam all die seems to propose original sin.

If anyone could live a life, aside from Jesus, without ever sinning, then that one would be another Jesus. That one could die for the rest of our sins because that one would be without spot.

Timmy · #**166** 10-31-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquila

One of the issues I have with the notion of man being able to be sinless is exactly that, we wouldn't need Jesus. . . .

What do you mean "we"?

Presumably, if it were possible for some to be sinless all their lives, those would be very rare exceptions.

Anyway, what would be so horrible about some very few people being perfect and not needing Jesus? It certainly wouldn't bother Jesus himself, would it? Sure, he gave himself as sacrifice for "all" mankind, but would it really bother him for some reason if there were a couple of us that didn't need that sacrifice?

And it would not mean Jesus died for no reason: there is still the other 99.99999% of us that needed that sacrifice!

Would Jesus actually be angry at those perfect ones? The thought of that is ludicrous, when you think about it.