That article is very deceptive.
The reason for this is because their sin has not been paid for, and God's perfect justice requires that payment be made for sin (Rom. 6:23).
Romans 6:23 says this...
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
It says nothing about "God's perfect justice requires that payment be made for sin." Rather it simply teaches that sins wages is death. We see this evident in other verses like this...
Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Jas 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Jas 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
The result of sin is death hence the wages of sin is death. Alternatively the gift to mankind is eternal life THROUGH Jesus Christ. Look at this verse...
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
The wages of sin being death is the law of sin and death. We are set free from this law via the Spirit of life that is IN Jesus Christ. Hence it is via abiding in the Spirit of Jesus Christ that sets us free from the law of sin and death. Why is this so? Well Paul goes on to explain...
Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
In verse 3 Paul teaches that the law was ineffectual in setting men free from the law of sin and death because the law is weak through the flesh (for the law cannot reform the heart of man to effect true change) but Jesus came in the flesh (in the likeness of the flesh that people sin in [ie. sin being moral the flesh is not literally sinful] and Jesus condemned sin whilst in the flesh by defeating it for Jesus NEVER sinned one time. The reason He did this is so that the righteousness of the law be fulfilled IN us when we walk after the Spirit just like He did. Jesus was giving us an example to follow.
Life is found in mortifying the deeds of the body by the Spirit which is exactly what Jesus did when He walked the earth.
Rom 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
It is in the Spirit that we find assurance of genuine salvation.
Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Rom 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Jesus came to set us free indeed from being in bondage to sin. When one is in bondage to sin they cannot be pardoned of their ongoing sin because they keep re-offending. The Bible teaches...
Pro 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Isa 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Jer 26:13 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
God is willing to pardon sin but only on the condition we forsake it. This is why in Acts it is written...
Act 3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
God wants to turn every individual away from their iniquities. This is why Jesus would say...
Joh 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Joh 8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
Joh 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
The service of sin is the bondage that Jesus came to break. He came to cleanse us of all sin and make us pure in heart they we go and sin no more.
Tit 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Tit 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
We are literally redeemed or ransomed from all iniquity. The price that Jesus paid with His blood was a ransom price that would set us free from the bondage of sin and leave us clean whereby we can serve God acceptably (Heb 9:14). Jesus gave Himself that we follow His example (2Pet 2:21) and His blood enjoins us to the New Covenant (Heb 9:20) whereby we are purged of our former sins (Heb 9:22, 1Joh 1:7).
The article above is premised on the death of Christ being a "payment for sins" in the sense that Jesus literally "paid the penalty for sin as the sinners substitute." Thus with the payment being made it is not due anymore which is the basis of a sinner being set free from condemnation. This teaching is deadly to the soul because it serves to give assurance to people that their ongoing rebellion to God is covered by the blood of Jesus when it most certainly is not. The blood of Christ is to PURIFY we who are meant to be the living sacrifices (Rom 12:1-2) who present ourselves to God with true hearts (Heb 10:22) that we be washed clean of our iniquities. Hence David would say...
Psa 32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and
in whose spirit there is no guile.
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Psa 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all
ye that are upright in heart.
It is the pure in heart that will see God...
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
It is those who work iniquity that will be rejected...
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
You'll notice that the article above totally ignores "working iniquity" in Matthew 7:23. This is because the premise of the article has NOTHING to do with the heart being made pure via the Spirit of life in Jesus Christ (Rom 8:2, 1Pet 1:21, Act 15:9) whereby one is truly set free from sin and therefore earning sins wages. Instead the premise of the article is of Jesus "paying sins wages for you" which the Bible simply does not teach anywhere. It is a very subtle but effectual satanic deception.
Another aspect put forth in the latter part of that article is that it is the regeneration of the believer that is the CAUSE of obedience to God. This is not true. Obedience to God is rooted in a repentance wrought by godly sorrow (2Cor 7:10) which is a response to the conviction wrought by the Holy Spirit of sin, righteousness and judgment (Joh 16:8). When we are broken in godly sorrow it produces the motivation to follow God because it is the right thing to do...
2Co 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
2Co 7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Regeneration is something that occurs AFTER this takes place...
Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
For we are not washed until we approach God with a true heart...
Heb 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Heb 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Heb 10:21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
Heb 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
This is why John would write...
1Jn 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
We cannot be walking in rebellion and be cleansed. We have to be walking in obedience to be cleansed having forsaken our rebellion. This is why repentance and conversion comes first and then our sins are blotted out at the time of refreshing by the presence of the Lord. The premise of that article has it backwards because it written within the context of Reformed Theology which at its root teaches INABILITY which is an Augustinian precept (from the Fourth Century) whereby man is deemed unable to turn to God due to being born corrupted due to the sin of Adam. Hence regeneration under this philosophy offsets inability.
Sinners are capably of turning to God for the grace of God has appeared to all men teaching them the way they ought to go (Tit 2:11-12). The condemnation is that men refuse the light because they love to do evil (Joh 3:19-21).
Notice how the above article does not ask the reader if they have truly repented. Instead the approach is in this fashion...
These changes are not the cause of our salvation for we are saved by faith (Eph. 2:8-9). But rather, they are the evidence that we truly have been born again. If they have not taken place in our life, then it is vital that we earnestly seek God and implore Him to regenerate us. He promises we will find Him if we seek Him with all our heart (Deut. 4:29), and the way to begin is by reading His Word. The Bible says, "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God" (Rom. 10:17).
That article teaches that sinners are to "implore God to regenrate them" apart from repentance. It is a very subtle twist based on the notion of total inability. Reformed Theology teaches that men simply cannot repent unless their inability is offset by the Irresistible Grace (I in TULIP) of God and therefore the real issue is recieving this "enabling grace" which "produces repentance." The truth in the Bible is that God's grace has appeared to all men already (Tit 2:11-12) and that God is already calling all men to repentance (2Pet 3:9). While we cannot regenerate ourselves we can all most certainly repent via godly sorrow.
I recommend sticking to the Bible and being very wary of the writings of men (including mine) because deception is everywhere and Jesus warned that MOST people who profess His name would be deceived. It is FEW who will be saved whilst MANY will be led astray. Therefore we have to be diligent to show ourselves approved.
God bless.
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