How to stop sinning
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How to stop sinning???? Wow maybe someone needs to counsel the Lord but it's to late . Probably could of saved him a whole lot of pain and suffering.
Our sin doesn't make us sinners....we are sinners because we sin.
On our best day we are as filthy rags. In fact only sinners go to heaven.... the rightous need not a physician.
Now let's put this to the test. Suppose at a certain time I found a way to stop sinning. What erases my past offences??
Ok let's go one step further...I have no past offences. How do I then enter in to the kingdom?
We should all know we enter in only through Christ.
One step further....because I have no sin I get a automatic enter in now am I equal with God because of this?.... I think this is where satan fall began.
Sin has separated us from God. But that's just the beginning. Sin has been dealt with on the cross forgiveness is a prayer away.
But now the transformation begins. To have the heart and mind of Christ. To do the works of Christ in fact jesus said to do greater works. ( How that can be is still a mystery to me).
Our common bond is this...all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Let me stop here for now😗😗
Our sin doesn't make us sinners....we are sinners because we sin.
On our best day we are as filthy rags. In fact only sinners go to heaven.... the rightous need not a physician.
Now let's put this to the test. Suppose at a certain time I found a way to stop sinning. What erases my past offences??
Ok let's go one step further...I have no past offences. How do I then enter in to the kingdom?
We should all know we enter in only through Christ.
One step further....because I have no sin I get a automatic enter in now am I equal with God because of this?.... I think this is where satan fall began.
Sin has separated us from God. But that's just the beginning. Sin has been dealt with on the cross forgiveness is a prayer away.
But now the transformation begins. To have the heart and mind of Christ. To do the works of Christ in fact jesus said to do greater works. ( How that can be is still a mystery to me).
Our common bond is this...all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Let me stop here for now😗😗
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I believe that the proper way of saying that is...we are not sinners because we sin; but we sin because we are sinners.
I would point out also, that we do not have to sin because we are sinners.
We are sinners because we have indwelling sin....
However, indwelling sin can be rendered dead within us (Romans 6:6, Galatians 5:24, Romans 7:8) so that it no longer has any say over our behaviour (Romans 6:14). We are not obligated to obey the flesh (Romans 8:12).
I would point out also, that we do not have to sin because we are sinners.
We are sinners because we have indwelling sin....
However, indwelling sin can be rendered dead within us (Romans 6:6, Galatians 5:24, Romans 7:8) so that it no longer has any say over our behaviour (Romans 6:14). We are not obligated to obey the flesh (Romans 8:12).
Jesus came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
Sinners (in the sense of those who practice sin) are not born of God (1 John 3:8-9) and therefore their destination is not heaven.
Those who are of the devil (1 John 3:8) will not be found in heaven after the judgment.
See 1 John 3:2-3.
Sinners (in the sense of those who practice sin) are not born of God (1 John 3:8-9) and therefore their destination is not heaven.
Those who are of the devil (1 John 3:8) will not be found in heaven after the judgment.
See 1 John 3:2-3.
The words "come short" there, in Romans 3:23, is in the present passive indicative, in the Greek, and it indicates that we come short of the glory of God when everything is passive in our lives.
If we are active in pursuing the Lord, I believe that Romans 3:23 would not any longer apply (see Hebrews 10:14 (kjv)).
If we are active in pursuing the Lord, I believe that Romans 3:23 would not any longer apply (see Hebrews 10:14 (kjv)).
If someone have faith in Jesus they will do as Jesus say to enter into life and not run to Paul as if Paul is great then Jesus. A man asked Jesus this very question, "...What good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?", and Jesus replied, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. (Matthew 19:16-19).
Throughout the bible we find that in order to receive eternal salvation we must keep God's commandments to the end. If we make a mistake we must not give up, but I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14). The last chapter in the whole bible reminds us of this one last time. "Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life." (Revelation 22:14). After this we find only seven more verses in the bible, and none of them does away with God's commandments.
Throughout the bible we find that in order to receive eternal salvation we must keep God's commandments to the end. If we make a mistake we must not give up, but I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14). The last chapter in the whole bible reminds us of this one last time. "Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life." (Revelation 22:14). After this we find only seven more verses in the bible, and none of them does away with God's commandments.
Of course no one can keep the commandments of God apart from the power of the Holy Ghost (Galatians 6:13, Galatians 3:22).
When Jesus told the rich young ruler what He did, He was bringing the law to bear upon his conscience and not telling him that he could possibly enter into life by keeping the law. While he may have thought that he had kept the law from his youth, Jesus' intention in telling him this was to bring him to the end of himself which is something that the law ought to do in us.
The rich young ruler was self-righteous, yet Jesus loved him; and the next step was that he told him what he yet lacked in his moral endeavor...he needed to sell all that he had and give to the poor. Then he would truly be "loving his neighbor as himself".
You see, Jesus' aim was to bring him to the end of himself. That is what the law does.
Only when you come to the end of yourself and begin to rely on the Holy Spirit as one who has been forgiven and redeemed through the blood of Christ, can you begin to walk in such a manner as to have the righteousness of the law be fulfilled in you (Romans 8:4).
And if you have been redeemed through faith in the blood of Jesus, your venue towards salvation no longer has anything to do with your works, or keeping the law, or personal merit.
Consider Romans 4:4. God will not owe anything to mankind but desires to give salvation to him as a free gift (Romans 5:15-19).
We are therefore forgiven and justified solely through faith in the blood of Jesus; and therefore law-keeping is not even in the running as a venue by which we might be able to obtain salvation (see Romans 3:20, Galatians 2:16).
Jesus gave credence to Peter's writings in John 14:26, 16:13; and Peter gave credence to Paul's writings in 2 Peter 3:15-16; and Paul gave credence to the rest of holy scripture in 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
When Jesus told the rich young ruler what He did, He was bringing the law to bear upon his conscience and not telling him that he could possibly enter into life by keeping the law. While he may have thought that he had kept the law from his youth, Jesus' intention in telling him this was to bring him to the end of himself which is something that the law ought to do in us.
The rich young ruler was self-righteous, yet Jesus loved him; and the next step was that he told him what he yet lacked in his moral endeavor...he needed to sell all that he had and give to the poor. Then he would truly be "loving his neighbor as himself".
You see, Jesus' aim was to bring him to the end of himself. That is what the law does.
Only when you come to the end of yourself and begin to rely on the Holy Spirit as one who has been forgiven and redeemed through the blood of Christ, can you begin to walk in such a manner as to have the righteousness of the law be fulfilled in you (Romans 8:4).
And if you have been redeemed through faith in the blood of Jesus, your venue towards salvation no longer has anything to do with your works, or keeping the law, or personal merit.
Consider Romans 4:4. God will not owe anything to mankind but desires to give salvation to him as a free gift (Romans 5:15-19).
We are therefore forgiven and justified solely through faith in the blood of Jesus; and therefore law-keeping is not even in the running as a venue by which we might be able to obtain salvation (see Romans 3:20, Galatians 2:16).
Jesus gave credence to Peter's writings in John 14:26, 16:13; and Peter gave credence to Paul's writings in 2 Peter 3:15-16; and Paul gave credence to the rest of holy scripture in 2 Timothy 3:15-17.