Not bothered by sin means that sin doesn't control you, you aren't scared of going to hell because you know how much God loves you.
You aren't your past mistakes, you are the person God is making you to become.
God chastens you when you feed your flesh and indulge in who you used to be instead of cutting out the tunores and learning to live a new life in Him.
Why is that so hard to grasp?
Sometimes I think it's semantics and sometimes I wonder if some folks are never chastened and aren't true kids of God?
Only God really knows who are His kids.
If people say "I cannot read the sermon on the mount, it was said just to show how big
a failure people are, not to build a house on"
Are they not in rebellion against Jesus and His intent and word?
After 2 years the same people still cannot get over this reality, or even face it as possibly
being true.
I have not see one good argument about this to support their position. Rather the opposite.
Walking in evil behaviour. Some say focusing behaviour is wrong, we should focus on Jesus,
yet the reality is focusing on Jesus is focusing on behaviour. What they appear to be saying
is sins should be ignored, even when blatant.
They will say, yes I am redeemed but I am an inevitable slave to sin. Again this is a contradiction
with the work of the Spirit in our lives. What impossible sin are we talking about?
Anger for instance. The interesting thing about anger, is if you try and tame the beast it tames
you. You have to let it out, and find out where it is coming from. Resolve the source, the teenage
rebellion, and throwing off others expectations, and knowing God loves love, puts it in its place.
But continue to tame it, and you panda to its legitimacy, rather than finding why anger has been
buried for so so so so so long. For me it was rejection in the family, wanting to be understood,
things failing which should have worked, plans and communications being let down. But now I am
content in what I have and the great blessing God has given me. "I have rights you know, do not
tread on my toes, you ****** " now that is pride, which leads to anger. But God can truly resolve
everything, because the cross levels it all, Amen.