One thing we do know is perfect..means mature..Jesus was obedient to the point of death....He certainly was mature in love..Then you are in disagreement with the verses I put forth and you are advocating in doing evil in God's name. But surely we both know God is good and just and perfect in His judgments. So your idea that you think you can sin and still be saved goes against everything that we know about moraliy or the goodness of God. For how can you tell the good guys from the bad guys when you watch a movie, or when you turn on the news or when you go out into the world? It is by what men do that determines if they are good or not. It's what 1 John 3:7 says. For he that does righteousness is righteous (even as He (Jesus) is righteous).
Then the 144,000 were really not found without fault before the throne of God.
And they that are Christ's did not really crucifiy the affections and lusts.
And Jesus must have been lying to two people in the fact that He told them to sin no more.
Did you even read the list of verses I provided? Or are you just throwing them out and disregarding them over a belief that you prefer?
Jesus here was not making idle threats or making a point in how we cannot keep the Law. His point is that we are not to look upon woman in lust or our whole body could be cast into hell fire. That's the point. For the Scriptures say that the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Right. God is going to tell you to do something that is not possible for you to do with His help. For the Scriptures say with God all things are possible. But you are saying that loving God with all your heart, mind, and soul is impossible.
And you think you cannot love your neighbor as yourself?
While this may be true on your own power, but with God's power working in your life, this can be reality for you.
Well, that is if you want it.
Also, you are making assumptions with these above verses.
Nowhere does God's Word use these verses so as to make a point that you cannot keep God's Commands.
On the contrary, Jesus said to the richman if you will enter into life, keep the Commandments.
Who am I going to believe? You or Jesus? I choose Jesus.
Jesus says if you love me, keep my commandments.
Yet, you are saying this is not the case?
You are quoting a verse that refutes yourself. God's Word says here to be ye holy as He is holy. Hebrews 12:14 says without holiness, no man shall see the Lord.
Apparently you have never read about the 144,000 in Revelation 14:3-5.
And if they can be without fault before the throne of God, then so can you.
But my guess is you really do not want that, though; Hence, why you believe as you do.
This is just being double minded with Scripture. 1 John 1:8 is not a declaration that all believers will live in sin in some way. That is insanity. 1 John 2:4 says he that says He knows Him and does not keep His Commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him. 1 John 1:8 is a warning to the faithful saints against those false believers who were trying to seduce them (1 John 2:26). This warning is saying the same thing that 1 John 2:4 is saying. It is denying sin on some level and claiming you are spiritually fine with God. It is saying if one says that sin does not exist for them on some level. For example: Christian Scientists believe sin is an illusion. So 1 John 1:8 would apply to them. 1 John 1:8 would also apply to the Eternal Security Proponent. For they believe they can sin physically but that they cannot sin spiritually because all future sin is forgiven them. But such a concept or belief is a doctrine of immorality and it does not uphold God's goodness or morality. The solution to taking care of sin is 1 John 1:9 (which is the very next verse). But even you do not believe that such a thing is necessary.
The devil can quote Scripture. That does not mean the devil is on the side of the truth.
The key here is to explain the verses that I put forth and not to post other verses that do not directly say anything about a how we cannot live perfectly before God. In fact, Jesus says for us to be ye perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect. Have you ever did a brief study on the word "perfect" before?
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