Pjw I do not willfully sin.. why? Because GOD loves and forgave me of my sin through Faith in His Son my Lord and Saviour.
Our Gracious GOD is my Father through Faith in His Son and I love my Father. I delight in His Commandments because I Love Him.. more than anything.. everyone knows the score I won’t tell my children a lie that I love them more than GOD because it is GOD who taught me what Love is.. and through this Love I can love.. Many would gasp but My First Love is GOD.. and though the Messiah teaches this.. I find it in my Heart as if His Word testifies to that which is within.. rather than the other.. which is the Holy Spirit of Truth.. the same Truth spoken by the Messiah.. a mystery .. not for we believers.. because His Words are life and that life be within all by the power of GOD to those that Repent and Believe.
Here is my thought.. rather than tell everyone you don’t sin.. because we can neither attest or deny.. but Christ will judge you and I as doers of the Royal Law..
Why not share the Love and forgiveness you received.. yes share your hope and point sheep forward to the Good Shepherd so they Hear His voice as you did..
GOD is my Lord and GOD Himself knows if I willfully sin.. for like Bill said we are given our daily prayer and I will not sleep until I pray this.. no boast .. but the Words are part of our daily walk on the path of Righteousness..
Because of Christ’s Victory I’m under Grace at liberty to Love.. Kept by the power of GOD just as many are and undeservedly..
This may sound a bit weird.
But the Lords prayser is so refreshing and so releasing.
My prayer life used to be come before God, tell him about my sin, with guilt attached and condemnation.
After a few minutes would stop because condemnation overwhelmed me.
When I researched the Lord’s Prayer and focused on the format that Jesus gave it totally changed my perception of God and my prayer life.
Rather than focus on my sin to start with I focused on him.
My Father, you are great Oh I wish your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven.
Praising him for his creation and it’s beauty.
I then found myself praying for all things of the world.
And his will be done here.
Focused on people who I knew were struggling, hurting, wanting and needing, in all things physically and spiritually.
Then i noticed when I got to forgive me my sins I poured them all out, confessed them and asked for help.
To my amazement I found myself saying “Thank you that I am forgiven” what a release for me.
God forgives me. (just so all know that I don’t use that as an excuse to sin, I hate my sin with a passion and so does God, that’s why he sent Jesus to bring us back to him and help us)
When I focused on him and not me I have got to see just a glimpse of my Father.
I know very little of Agape love but God is Agape.
That is what I seek after.
I encourage us all to do the same.