Romans 6:1-2
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
Over the past few decades, there has been an insurgent of "Grace Doctrine". This has been preached in such a way that it has led to a " do whatever you want to do, He sees your heart and that is what grace is for" kind of living. It has neglected the teaching of Holy and righteous living, and doing what Jesus said to the woman who was about to be stoned, "go and sin no more".
Where did we lose sight of repenting of our sins? When did we forget that Jesus said "Be ye holy as I am holy". When did we forget 1 Corinthians 6:9-11:
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,[a] nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
When did we forget that the purpose of the Cross was to bring us back into right standing with God, to free us from sin, not to allow us to stay in it's condition. Sin separates us from God. He cannot look on or bless sin, yet we have taught that we an do whatever we want, and still call ourselves Christians.
Romans 6:1-2 clearly states "GOD FORBID
that we continue living in sin as to abuse His grace. Grace covers our sinful NATURE not our sinful BEHAVIOR. We have been given the power to overcome sin, just as Jesus did when He walked this earth.
We have a CHOICE and we have to CHOOSE. Are we going to serve GOD or the FLESH.
James 4:17 says "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
CHOOSE!
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