12/19/13 FREE TO SIN OR FREE FROM SIN?
Through faith, Christ makes us free from sin, not free to sin. There is no such thing as a sinning Christian. If a Christian sins, he must repent or perish. Faith in Christ is submission to Christ. Take a few moments to review God's view of sin and salvation.
Romans 6:15-23
(15) What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
(16) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
(17) But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
(18) Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
(19) I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
(20) For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
(21) What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
(22) But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
(23) For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Think about this...
To sinning religionists, the phrase, "Sinless Christian" is offensive and absurd.
To God, the phrase, "Sinning Christian" is offensive and absurd.
