We have no "obligation" to do anything after the Grace is given with forgiveness. .
Until you read the writings of Paul.
1 Cor 6
7 Actually, then,
it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud.
You do this even to
your brethren.
9 Or
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 effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor
the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers,
will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you;
Rom 6
12 Therefore
do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and
do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members
as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For
sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
15 What then?
Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! 16 Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone
as slaves for obedience,
you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
You can defraud me all you like of everything .
Your response to the mere post of scripture... noted.
Bob, how about quoting the next verse from the scripture (1 Corinthians 6). You left it hanging in the air giving people the idea, that they must now obey the law.
The one that proves beyond all doubt that the 1 Cor 6 instruction applies to saved saints who are in danger of forgetting the reality and applicability of the 1 Cor 6 warning Paul writes about?
Or did you suppose it said "forget what I just said - this is exactly the kind of instruction saints should ignore"???
This is the part where you let us know how you hope it will help the case you would like to make. I know how it helps the point I highlight in 1 Cor 6. Do you know how it might help your opposition to 1 Cor 6 texts quoted??
Relax Bob, your posts are laden with accusations.
That's an interesting accusation.
I asked you for your view -- how you thought the verse might possibly help your argument. Until you do that I am simply guessing at what your thinking might be there.
Here is the verse you omitted from your quotation of the scripture and a very important verse.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Or 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 effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God
Here is the context verse for that statement that I quoted and that you just omitted.
7
Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? 8
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to
your brethren
. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Indeed - as already stated - this proves that it is to the born-again saved Christian that this dire warning is given. I have already stated that this is devastating to your POV.
It is the "once saved" that are getting this "it is already a defeat for you" dire warning along with "do not be deceived".
This verse passage from 1 Corinthians 6, is not just talking about breaking the ten commandments. Because Paul mentions fornicators, the effeminate, homosexuals, drunkards, e.t.c. Paul uses the law and the prophets
Indeed - reminds them of sin as defined by scripture - and then tells them that such a group of sinners - they used to be before getting saved. (Still can't see how this is helping your argument)
Now they are washed, sanctified, and justified in and through Jesus Christ - yet still under the dire warning with the summary statement "
it is already a defeat for you" -- the very verse you just omitted from your quote of the texts I just gave you. Paul is telling them they cannot go down the "already a defeat for you path" without "consequences"
Were we simply "not supposed to notice"???
9 Or
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 effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor
the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers,
will inherit the kingdom of God.