Misunderstanding about "christians"

[okeydokey]

As a christian I will say that being a christian does not make me better than anyone else. I continue to do those things that are considered sins. However, I can accept myself as a sinning person and yet accepted and loved by God. I recognize that I, as a human bean, am not capable of not sinning but I can be aware of my behavior, etc and strive to do better next time. I try not to judge others on their belief or disbelief in Jesus. That is between each person and God.

 

[Ben johnson]

I recognize that I, as a human bean

Ha ha! Do you identify more with "GARBANZO" or or "string"??? Oh gosh, please find it in your heart to forgive me; that struck me as rather funny (or maybe I get silly at a late hour...)

Nowwww, you say "I continue to do those things that are considered sins". May I share some Scriptures with you?
"Do not be deceived, neither (list) none of them shall inherit the Kingdom of God. And such WERE some of you; but you were washed, sanctified, justified, in the hame of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God." 1Cor6:9-11

"For if we continue sinning willfully after having received TRUE-KNOWLEDGE of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of fire that consumes the adversaries." Heb10:6

"When you pass judgment on others but DO the same things yourself, do you think you will escape the judgment of God? Do you think lightly of the richness of His kindness and forebearance and patience, not knowing that His kindness LEADS you to REPENTANCE? But YOU, because of your stubborn unrepentant heart, are storing up WRATH for the day ...when God will judge the secrets of men's hearts; to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, ETERNAL LIFE; but those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey truth but obey unrighteousness, HELL..." Rom2

"No one born of God practices sin; he who practices sin is of the devil. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed --- the one who does not practice righteousness is not of God..." 1Jn3

Sounds pretty clear, doesn't it OK? And yet, you're RIGHT --- as a Human Being you ARE incapable of NOT-SINNING. This is how the "ESSENCE OF SALVATION" comes into play; you see, being SAVED, is by having Christ IN YOU! "I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the One who loved me and delivered Himself up for me." Gal2:20

Are we (the saved) now sinless? No. We are imperfect. But we are REPENTANT. We do not PRACTICE sin (repeatedly), but abide in Him, and walk in the SPIRIT (walking in the Spirit is sinless, is life; walking in the flesh is sinful, is death --- see Rom8). We do not practice sin, so we sin FAR LESS than the unsaved. We repent of our sin, He is faithful and just to FORGIVE our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1Jn1:9

You see, salvation is NOT a "belief" --- it is fellowship with a real GOD, a PERSON: persons, actually. We are indwelt by CHRIST, and by the SPIRIT (two persons of one God; don't worry, no one fully understands it...). And the DEEDS we DO, are but what He does THROUGH us. Clear as mud?

If you are continuing to sin willfully, I highly recommend that you begin to spend time with HIM; in prayer, praise and worship, in reading the Bible. It is ijmpossible to commune with God and not be moved towards rightesouness; He will MATURE the good work He began in you! (Philip1:6). So it's not a question of you BEATING YOURSELF into the "good child God wants", but rather it's SURRENDERING and SUBMITTING to Him; that He MAKES you the good child He wants...

The biggest fights are those that are claimed as already won. He won us on the Cross, 2000 years ago; each of your sins was nailed to that Cross, right with Him.

Fellowship with Him, repent, receive the Spirit, and claim the victory. Not really hard...

 

[Jet Black]

do you read roald dahl?

 

[okeydokey]

Actually, human bean was not a typo but I, for some reason, find it funny too.

 

[okeydokey]

Actually, #2. I wasn't really saying I was continuing to choose to sin willfully. I was trying to say that I practice to not beat myself up for sinning but recognize that my growing relationship with God helps me to be able to sin less yet I must not fool myself into thinking I can stop sinning on my own. Thanks for the advice, though.