sin is not acceptable in the presence of God...so for one to even think he can have sin and be in God's presence is beyond my understanding..
Here we sort of agree.
But where we disagree is that scriptures shows us that Christians
"cannot sin" (1John 3:9), we've
"ceased from sin"(1Pet4;1)
the day we believe on Jesus. This is not based on how good a lifestyle we live (as the thief on the cross proves). Instead it's based on our believing on Jesus, and thus we're covered by his righteousness, holiness, sinlessness, perfection.
Christians are a new creation. Our life is hid with Christ in God, Col 3:3. We abide in Christ (1John 3:6) and in him there is
no sin (1John 3:5). To say that a Christian (one who abides in Christ) sins, is like saying that there is sin in Christ.
1John 3:5,6
And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
Newbirth, why do you think it's silly that once we receive Christ that we
cannot be charged with sin any longer?
Rom 8:33
Who shall lay any thing (this includes sin) to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
.that is the reason God made it that way so we can come before his throne in purity by cleansing in confession...you admit that sin separates us from God if you die in that state where will you spend eternity?....the bad road it leads to is hell and death...
This is the same foolish see-saw, bobbing up and down righteousness, in and out of God's presence, doctrine that Kenneth follows. As Mitspa said, ït's silly". And it's not supported in scripture.
In Christ we are commanded to be rid of the sin nature(natural man) because we are now partakers of the divine nature...
2 Peter 1:4
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Christians got rid of the sin nature (flesh) the day we believed on Jesus. As long as we believe on Jesus then we're walking in the Spirit and are partakers of the divine nature as our life is hid with Christ in God, Col 3:3. When we believe on Jesus then we've escaped the corruption that is in the world with it's lust for self-righteousness.