A Christian man doesn't justify pornography, nor any other sin. All sin however is worthy of Hell. The scripture even tells us that if we break any law, we are guilty of all. All sin however has been paid for by the blood of Christ.
All sin however has been paid for by the blood of Christ.
All sin however has been paid for by the blood of Christ.
All sin however has been paid for by the blood of Christ.
No it has not and anyone that believes that is in great danger.
The blood of Jesus did not "pay for sin." The blood of Jesus PURCHASED US. The blood of Jesus CONFIRMED the New Covenant.
God does not treat sin like a debt that must be paid. Sinning brings condemnation but God is willing to forgo the condemnation upon those whom repent, not through the condemnation being "paid for" but through the condemnation being remitted through the New Covenant.
The Bible simply does not teach this "sin has been paid for" doctrine. That doctrine deceives people into thinking of forgiveness in the context of an ECONOMIC TRANSACTION in which a debt owed is not owed anymore because it has been paid in full. This then leads to the erroneous conclusion that ongoing rebellion to God can no longer bring condemnation of the soul and thus this doctrine twists the grace of God into an "immunity to condemnation" or in other words a LICENSE TO SIN.
That never means that we use that blood to justify sin in our lives. Saved men and women abhor sin of every kind. We will however sin and fall short. That's what grace is for
This quote here is an attempt to justify a license to sin by pretending it is not a license to sin. Thus it is claimed that one can "abhor sin" and yet not be condemned for actually engaging in sin.
The purpose of grace is to lead all people to righteousness, it is not a cloak for sinning. God is patient and longsuffering not willing that any should perish but that all come to repentance. God is gracious in being willing to forgive sinners of their crimes against Him but that does not mean that one can engage in wickedness and not be under condemnation. Repentance is inclusive of a forsaking of all known wickedness and it is the "forsaking of all known wickedness" which many a modern professing Christian is absolutely opposed to.
Many a professing Christian will claim that they "abhor sin" but they will NEVER contend that known sin MUST be forsaken. NEVER. They won't go there because they truly believe that "sin is paid for" and thus forsaking sin has nothing to do with the forgiveness of sin.
Some sin seems to us more disgusting, but according to God, even if we lie, we are guilty of fornication and murder. God loves us as we are, not as we should be. We are called to love others as they are, not as they should be.
God does not love people "as they are." God loves people in the context that He wants them to escape condemnation but that does not mean that people escape condemnation whilst still in rebellion to God. God is a holy God and God is a just God and God will not forgive anyone who refuses to repent of their rebellion, God will not forgive anyone who refuses to yield themselves to him with their whole heart. This is why Jesus spoke of the Pearl of Great Price which costs one everything. We have to lose our lives in order to find our lives and the losing of our lives includes a forsaking of rebellion through godly sorrow and a broken repentance.
REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE.
No repentance = no life.
2Co 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
2Co 7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
One does not experience godly sorrow which works a repentance unto salvation and then continue to engage in known wickedness. One may fall short due to ignorance and require correction but rebellion is out of the question. Satan does not want people to understand that and that is why dangerous doctrines like "paid for sins" are so popularly promoted, they destroy a comprehension of the simple truth at the very root of understanding.
