It is late in England, and forgive me but I have discussed this much of late, and I have discussed at great length with Skinsky. I do not agree with much of what he writes concerning this subject
But I will leave something with you
There is a huge difference between the sin you carry into your Christian life that you earnestly seek to be dealt with by faith in Christ, sin that may for years have entangled itself tightly around you, and the wilful deliberate sin committed once you have been set free of such sin by faith. The two must be viewed very differently. That is the practical reality, not much of(but not all) the rigid theological doctrine that in reality is most of the time never lived up to
You see Mark this is the issue, you have this belief that salvation is merely forensic while one can be "entangled in sin" and then rationalise your statement by alluding that this entanglement is a result of long practiced habit.
This is the very problem I am addressing. Modern Christianity teaches that actual "salvation" is unrelated to actually being "set free" from the "bondage of sin."
The issue is that the Bible does not teach what you are saying Mark.
You are forced to cling to Romans 7 as being the state of a Christian in bondage. Thus you believe a Christian is "carnal and sold under sin."
How can one be "carnal and sold under sin" and "set free from sin" at the same time. Only if salvation is purely forensic can this be so. This is why the Penal Substitution Model fits so well into your doctrine because Penal Substitution teaches a purely judicial exchange by which an individual enters the kingdom.
So when the Bible says this...
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
You cannot truly believe it. You believe that if a pornography addict "accepts Jesus" without forsaking that sin because he is still "entangled in that sin" and he dies IN that sin he will still go to heaven because of the "Judicial Exchange" of Penal Substitution.
Thus the heart purity in Mat 5:8 is MEANINGLESS. To you it must be a purely FORENSIC or PRETEND heart purity. An individual who is still in the bondage of his lusts and thus indulges himself in sexual perversion IS NOT pure in heart.
Look at this scripture...
Heb 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
You believe the opposite of that verse. You believe that one can be unholy but CLOAKED with the "imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ" and see the Lord. Thus to you MANIFEST holiness is completely UNRELATED to being a child of God.
Yet the Bible so clearly says this...
1Jn 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
1Jn 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
While you really believe that a child of God can be "entangled in sin" the Bible says the exact opposite.
I can quote CLEAR and PLAIN scriptures ALL DAY but you DON'T BELIEVE THEM.
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?
You believe one can "accept Jesus" and "still obey sin" due them being "entangled in it" but they are FORENSICALLY JUSTIFIED.
The problem with your theology is that it does not preach TRUE REPENTANCE.
Satan has managed to completely excise Biblical Repentance from the Gospel message.
Now really think about these things and be honest.
You say this...
So you are seeking justification in Christ but evidently a sinner at the same time. If you got run over by a bus the day after you accept Christ into your life you are saved, and will go to be with the Lord, but you are seeking justification from being a slave to sin, and being changed from that position that leads to death, to a slave of righteousness, which leads to life. And you get from A to B if you like by following the Gospel Paul proclaimed(Rom6:16&17)
But it takes time. However, Skinski has stated more than once that sin must cease before God will accept someone. I believe he does not understand the new covenanat to make that statement. A person does not want the sin, but they see victory over sin by faith(in Christ) Rom1:5 Do you think this happens in one moment of time? In an instant?
The Bible does not say ANYWHERE that you "accept Jesus into your life and you are saved."
Read the book of Acts for they did not go around preaching "accept Jesus." They preached REPENTANCE PROVEN BY DEEDS.
Your doctrine has the Prodigal Son "ACCEPTING Jesus" IN THE PIG PEN and thus the reconciliation with God takes place whilst still actively engaged in sin.
The Bible simply does not teach what you are trying to imply it teaches and all you can do is quote scriptures like "if we find ourselves sinners while we SEEK to be justified" etc. When NONE of those scriptures are teaching that you can be reconciled to God while you are still in sin.
The whole purpose of Jesus Christ coming to this world and dying on that cross was to REDEEM US from the bondage of sin so that we could then approach God for reconciliation. It is the sinful human being who has to change in order for reconciliation to take place, it is not God bending the rules by pretending that men are righteous when they are still wicked.