Is it lack of sin or love kindness and mercy

Sin is serious,
But i think there is a big difference when a person tries to do God will, and fails,
but the person feels bad, and wants to quit their sin, and keeps trying.
To others who may make excuses for it.

disciple1 said:

I think you missed these verses.

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We are not justified by the law, but we need to quit sinning anyway.

"IF you love me, keep my commandments"

disciple1 said:

I don't see the point, if you have one sin you have everyone according to this verse

Galatians chapter 3 verse 13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”

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If a person keeps sinning they won't enter heaven, that is what the bible says.

Obey the Ten Commandments. We don’t have to sin anymore it’s a choice and we are in Christ Jesus. Do we continue in sin the grace may abound. Certainly not! Is Paul’s answer. I think that’s Gnosticism.

You are not Jesus, and you sin too. Only you’re not trying to be perfect (holy) like Him. I said it in my last post, ‘do we continue in sin’. Sorry im in a good mood today. Don’t mean to sound offensive. The scripture speaks on this all the way through and the NT takes precedent. The Jews had a lot of rules like you said. But we have the law of love which fulfills the whole law and the Ten Commandments. God is our standard and that’s the minimum requirement. That’s how we and God sanctify us.

Your interaction in the above posts seems like you are arguing for sinning and not repenting and giving it to God. It says He can take away our sin so we don’t infringe on His ‘cheap grace’. Maybe we are on the same side idk.

disciple1 said:

Galatians chapter 4 verse 21
21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says?
1 Peter chapter 4 verse 8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

A multitude is about a thousand, from what I read.

If you sow love you reap love, same with kindness and mercy.

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Keeping God morals is love, sinning is not love.
Jesus saves us, make us able to live a new life, however we need to put an effort to stop any serious sin with his help.

disciple1 said:

Galatians chapter 4 verse 21
21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says?
1 Peter chapter 4 verse 8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

A multitude is about a thousand, from what I read.

If you sow love you reap love, same with kindness and mercy.

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Cheap grace is what you are advocating. Not so said the blind man. We could go on too long and you won’t change. Your friend is right. A multitude is 5000.

disciple1 said:

John chapter 7 verse 19
Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”
Galatians chapter 6 verses 13
Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.
1 John chapter 1 verse 8
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
2 chronicles chapter 6 verse 36
“When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you become angry with them and give them over to the enemy, who takes them captive to a land far away or near;
1 Kings chapter 8 verse 46
“When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to their own lands, far away or near;
Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 20
Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.
James chapter 2 verse 10
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
(Some would say)
Hebrews chapter 10 verse 26
If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
Matthew chapter 9 verse 13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Galatians chapter 5 verse 4
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
(here is how to be justified)
James chapter 2 verse 13
because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
1 Peter chapter 4 verse 8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Proverbs chapter 11 verse 17
Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
Proverbs chapter 10 verse 12
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs

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Love, kindness, and mercy leads to far less sin. Man doesn't have the Grit to have a lack of sin.

Man is sinful by nature and all have sinned.

Romans 8:6-36 - NLT - So letting your sinful nature control your mind le... | Bible Study Tools Romans 8:6-36 - NLT - So letting your sinful nature control your mind le...

Galatians 5:17-25 NLT - The sinful nature wants to do evil, - Bible Gateway Bible Gateway passage: Galatians 5:17-25 - New Living Translation

From God to man love covers a multitude of sin and through His grace and mercy forgiveness is given.

disciple1 said:

Is it lack of sin or love kindness and mercy

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Possibly, it is like this > if you are unhealthy, you can not just remove the unhealthiness.

You need medicine, maybe, and eating certain food and exercise. And you grow in your health.

"Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4:17)

"as He is" is without sin. "in this world" is here on earth in this life.

So . . . can we live without sinning? With God all things are possible.

"The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." (in Luke 18:27)

But do I live without sin? No. But it is possible with God, I am sure. So, I offer myself to God, and I offer any other person, for what is possible with Him . . . easily possible.

And how does this work, for me? I would say God has not totally cleared me of ability to sin. But He can. So, I leave this to Him >

"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)

And love others as myself, by offering any other person, also, to God, for all the good that is possible with God. Be all-loving in my prayer.

And while I am busy with loving . . . do you think I am going to sin, at the same time??

So . . . my offering is > grow in Jesus so we are more and more busy with loving.

And keep your forgiving up-to-date.

As we forgive, we can reap what is forgiveness in love. Make sure our forgiving is not only in order to get myself taken care of, but really care about others > feel for how they are while they are sinning. There is "the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience," our Apostle Paul does say, in Ephesians 2:2. So, if anyone disobeys God, anyhow, I dare consider that the person is being worked-in by Satan's evil spirit. And Satan's evil and selfish spirit is nasty and negative and naughty and numbskulling, with emotions and feelings and drives and ways of reacting that are horrible. So, any sinning has a person sharing with Satan in his horrible and dirty spirit; and so no sin is safe. And so, I need to feel for and care for and have hope for any person who is sinning > have compassion. Because any sin is in sharing with Satan and his evil spirit, and this messes people and ruins how they are relating, and they are missing out on enjoying Jesus in His "rest for your souls." (in Matthew 11:29)

So, we should have compassion for people who are suffering in their sinning.

And one scripture that can help us to do better, I would say, with this, is Philippians 2:14 >

"Do all things without complaining and disputing," (Philippians 2:14)

God commands that we do "all things" > "without" > meaning none, at all > "without complaining and disputing". I offer this includes **arguing**; arguing is anti-God and anti-love, then. And so, by depending on God to stop our arguing, this can make us stronger in love so our relating in close relationships gets more and more personal and sensitive and tender and freely and generously forgiving.

And so, the process is that God Almighty gets rid of what in us can cause us to argue. And His love with almighty power makes us strong and sensitive against anti-love stuff, and His love makes us creative, instead . . . including how we are guided by our Creator in His peace.

Yes, we are commanded to be ruled by God in His own peace > this is a basic of our Christian calling >

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Colossians 3:15)

If you are "ruled", this is all the time, right? Yes, God wants us to be ruled in His own peace, in such sharing with Him . . . since this is in His own peace.

And this can help to make sure Satan's evil spirit can't get the better of us. Because God in this peace is almighty to protect us but also to make us creative for how to love any person, while so personally sharing with Him.