Hi there everybody, my name is Stephen and I'm new to this forum.
I wanted to ask a question regarding Christians and sin. Today I watched a teacher online discuss that without repentance, no one is saved - which I totally agree with and consider absolutely Biblical. However, he then went onto how santification is not perfectionism and how believers react to sin differently; which began to puzzle me a tad.
To quote him exactly, he said: "Christians still sin but they don't ...plot it, plan it, strategise it..."
This is where I got confused because, doesn't sin ultimately involve all 3 of those? Perhaps an illustration will help communicate what I mean - if he's speaking in the sense that a Christian doesn't wake-up everyday and decide "I'm going to sin today" and then go onto laying out his numerous sinful activities; then I understand and am inclined to agree with him. But when a Christian finds himself in a moment of temptation, isn't he/she then presented with the choice to plan, plot , strategise or to turn away? Isn't all sin ultimately willful and deliberate, regardless of whether it's followed by repentance or whether one is aware they've commited sin? I think King David would be a notable and Biblical example to consider.
I'd appreciate some clarification. Cheers guys and may God bless.
I wanted to ask a question regarding Christians and sin. Today I watched a teacher online discuss that without repentance, no one is saved - which I totally agree with and consider absolutely Biblical. However, he then went onto how santification is not perfectionism and how believers react to sin differently; which began to puzzle me a tad.
To quote him exactly, he said: "Christians still sin but they don't ...plot it, plan it, strategise it..."
This is where I got confused because, doesn't sin ultimately involve all 3 of those? Perhaps an illustration will help communicate what I mean - if he's speaking in the sense that a Christian doesn't wake-up everyday and decide "I'm going to sin today" and then go onto laying out his numerous sinful activities; then I understand and am inclined to agree with him. But when a Christian finds himself in a moment of temptation, isn't he/she then presented with the choice to plan, plot , strategise or to turn away? Isn't all sin ultimately willful and deliberate, regardless of whether it's followed by repentance or whether one is aware they've commited sin? I think King David would be a notable and Biblical example to consider.
I'd appreciate some clarification. Cheers guys and may God bless.
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