But who is running around teaching we are devoid of any responsibility towards God? I've never seen, neither as a Christian nor as a non-Christian, anyone say that we can do anything whatsoever and still get to heaven...
And that thought process seems to be the point of the thread, that there's Christians somewhere who think they can fornicate their way into heaven and I've never seen anything like that ever suggested
Magenta believes it...and many others....and one is too many for me.
Hazel, There are only two ways of looking the teaching...We are not under Law...We are under Grace.
One is..Paul is saying we are no longer under the Old Covenant Law of Moses, we are under the New Covenant Law of Christ...as I teach it.
Two..Those who believe Jesus is the Son of God, are saved and sin doesn't count against them.
If there is no penalty for sin...Why wouldn't they continue to do as they want?
I watched William Shatner interview a Porn Actress one time, and she claimed to be a born again Christian. He was shocked, as I would imagine many Christians folks were, but according to most Christian teachings today...she was right!
Some even raise their children, the way they believe God raises his children. They set down rules for them to follow, rules without any consequences when broken. And these same parents are dumbfounded as to why their children break their rules. God is wise, and being wise...he would never raise a child in this manner.