Hmm I was going to say more but.. seems you are just telling what you personally believe the word is saying. This is not HIS words its yours, mine so for so on. When we read the word we then just have to go tell others what its really saying.. we know right? How can everyone not see this? hehe
What is written.. Chrsit died for the sins of the world. Behold the lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. In the OT they offered up something that only covered the sin. So when this man this friend this savior this GOD dies on the cross what sin that was that is that will be did not get "taken away". Sin.. the wages of sin is death, in this life. Adam and Eve.. eat of this tree and you will die. That is the cost for sin. Sin demands punishment. IT IS FINISHED! This is the GOOD NEWS!
As you said we are no longer slaves to sin. But make not mistake no HUMAN on this earth saved or lost is spotless. Its written we all have sin. If we say we dont we deceive our selfs and the truth is not in us. It is not written Christ only died for past sins. People do get stuck in sin. This sin is no light switch we can just turn off. No one gets saved and then 100% pure grown up. Babes in Christ, drinking milk. Adam and Eve WALKED with GOD.. still sinned. God said what in the OT about forgiving sin and wiping it away for ever?
Truth is what is written not what I or you or anyone else believes its really saying as in.. come to Christ.. for Christ calls the sinner to repent. You are now a new creation old things passed off, all things become new. You are no longer a slave to sin. If you sin you come to Christ repent He is faithful to forgive and cleanse you from ALL unrighteousness. You do not have the right to walk in sin. For repent means to turn around turn over a new leaf so to speak. What so many forget is.. this FLESH LOVES To sin and it has NOT been changed. We are just no longer slaves to it. WE are righteous in the Fathers eyes..we are 100% spotless. He sess us through Christ. We are righteous in right standing with the Father because we believe in Jesus.
So lets not add burdens or bigger yokes to the weak in the faith and babes in Christ. Sometimes we bend we carry them.. we are the servants to all. They see CHRIST in us...we die daily. It is as the other person said.. we are all still growing in Christ..no on has arrived. Praise GOD no one writes in HIS books but Him. It is finished.
Do we really think the 12/120/3000 that did have the NT and many didnt have the OT.. do we really think they didnt sin miss it goof up get stuck? They never wrote about it. Peter sinned, Thomas sinned ..doubt? Its a sin.. yet Christ said nothing. Go for it ask CHRIST at any time about sin.. He will point to where He died and rose.. that BLOOD ..as John said.. took away the sins for the WORLD. All those people that didnt eve ask yet. He died for them anyway. The Catch is.. you have to ASK Him..repent and believe... and like you said.. we cant freely sin.. but this does not make ALL that do it..a sinner
Its late,may adress this more fully later.but you have listed all the cliche excuses people use to justify continuing thier sin .
No,im not saying you are doing that.but that you have listed all the same same verses they use.
Jesus does indeed take away our sin.
And sets us free from it.
If free...
What can compell us beyond our will to knowingly do that which we know is sinful?
As i said ,i may adress the rest later ,much of these verses are plucked out from thier context.
And lets be clear,im not talking about ambiguous matters of conscience.
Lie,steal,hate,sexual immorality...
Things we know without ambiguity ,are sin.
Take a christian man watching inappropriate content for example...
There is no ambiguity as to the question of sin.
Dont read 2verses from 1 john... Get a literal version with no chapters and verses deviding it ,and read the letter as he wrote it.one continuos statment and explanation.
Its one of the most partially quoted letters . so many pluck out the verses which make them feel good,as if the other parts are some form of lesser truth .they are not ..it is all truth.truth is,as you say,what is written..you will find most have not been reading all of what is written.they mentally shut down after they have read thier favored peices guided by chapter and verse.when you really read what the truth is that is written you will enter( so to speak)a kingdom of power ,victory and freedom ,one many are being told,in direct contradiction to God,is not possible.a kingdom where you are utterly free from the power of sin.
But before continuing..reading 1 john..all of it,is a must.
So for now ,i will leave the question underlined above.