Have you read 1 John 2:1 'These things I write that you sin NOT".. Do you agree that God is allowed to say that to us?
Are you familiar with Righteousness by faith?
that will be helpful
, are you familiar with Paul's writings concerning it?
indeed I am keep reading
When you read Rom 8 how did God say (in that text that I posted ) how is obedience even possible?
How is it that there is even one sin that you do not commit? Is it just that you ran out of time to commit it, or is it possible that the infinitely powerful Holy Spirit enables you to overcome sin just as 1 Cor 10 said?
The one who surrenders fully to Christ as Christ as Savior.
Not only does Christ pardon sin, (justification) but He gives victory over sin (sanctification) and when someone is in Christ they bring Christ with them as they stand before God. And then God sees the righteousness of Christ not the righteousness of man.
But if that man embraces rebellion against God no matter the Holy Spirit directing man to go the opposite direction, than that man stands alone.
The question is not "can you say I am sinless" (a statement no bible writer makes), the question is can you say "I have been crucified with Christ therefore I
no longer live but Christ LIVES IN me". Gal 2:20.
In Matt 5 Christ flatly condemns the idea of downsizing/dismissing God's commandments. That is the path of rebellion according to Christ's teaching in Matt 5.
Matt 5:17 “
Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. 18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19
Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven;
16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ
Yep.
Rom 3:31 what then , do we abolish the Law of God by our faith? God forbid! in fact we establish the Law.
Since the Law is written on the heart under the New Covenant according to Paul in Heb 8, as he quotes from Jer 31.
Justification/righteousness is instantaneous when a person gets saved,
Yep that is what Paul states in Rom 5:1. That is not being debated
the justification Paul is writing about in verse17 clearly takes time to be seen, what justification is he writing about?
Why does he ask the question: ''Doesn't that mean that Christ promotes sin?
And what does he mean when he states: ''Absolutely not! 18 If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker.''
Thanks
Paul says in Rom 6 "you are slaves of the one that you actually obey".
His argument is "what matters is keeping the commandments of God" 1 Cor 7:19
where "the first commandment with a promise is honor your father and mother" Eph 6:1-2 in that continued unit of Ten
