Do you still sin?

All sins are forgiven to the Christian but unconfessed sin impedes scantification. A Christian cannot grow with unconfessed sin we are never brought under condemnation but we can have impeded fellowship with out Lord Jesus.

For the cause of Christ
Roger

Oh goodness, I'm surprised no one is curious about being filled with the Holy Spirit and getting excited about how God has given us His Holy Spirit so we can live this life of holiness in our Savior Lord and King Yeshua/Jesus Christ that He wants us to live.........

I have no idea what "Hyper-Grace" is and if it's NOT in the Bible, then I don't want to know!

As far as addressing ANY current sins - there are none - ONLY because Yeshua/Jesus Christ took ALL my sin away from me.

However, I'm still stumbling over my flesh with the rest of y'all, and when I do - I know it, immediately and I apology to God, and others and ask for God and the people I hurt for forgiveness, get back up and immediately start stirring up the Gift of the Holy Spirit within me because I know WHY I stumbled.

I agree with you, but the verse indicates a loss of righteousness.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

I'm sorry, I'm not seeing what you're seeing in those scriptures, but thank you for sharing them with me.

Yeshua/Jesus told people that it's NOT what goes into the body that defiles the body, but it is what comes out of the body that defiles the body. Yeshua/Jesus wants me more focused on my thoughts, words and behavior.

I'm keeping my focus on Christ - not really too concerned about what I eat or drink - I enjoy eating healthy, so I do. God has given me all things to enjoy, but not all things are profitable for me.

The Holy Spirit will guide us, counsel us, teach us, lead us, comfort us, instruct and correct us. We have so many choices every day...... we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Just like He washed the apostles feet. Peter said wash all of me but Jesus said ye are clean but needed his feet washed. John13:10

For the cause of Christ
Roger

Oh boy, here we go? Can you please give me an example or two of how someone "falls down" or "stumbles?" In other words, what causes a person to stumble or fall down?

IN GOD THE SON,
bluto

Paul is sharing with us his struggle which is the same for all of us. Yet, Paul does not say "he is the one sinning because he is not choosing sin, so how can he be sinning? Paul never calls himself a "sinner."

Later in chapter 8 - he comes to the conclusion that there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ and tells us that we are to live this new life by the Spirit.

Romans 8:1-5 King James Version (KJV)
8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.



If we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we can walk by the Spirit and NOT fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

I'm tired of stumbling and falling down, it hurts. I want to walk by the Spirit......I'm learning...

You may have jumped to respond to my post before reading It with calm and judging what I said peacefully.

I only meant that the word backslide doesn't mean that the person lost their salvation, GOD IS not looking at your sin to decide whether you are righteous enough to relate with him,We know that those who think that way are looking at things as If saying your sin Is worser than my sin therefore GOD will be more likely to give me salvation

All have sinned and come short of the glory of GOD.You know anImperfect thought Is not accepted by a PERFECT GOD If HE were looking at your sin to decide.

A person can't relate with GOD perfectly In the flesh the way HIS SPIRIT IS PERFECT.
So then that Is why I said stumble Is a better word than backside because some people see the word backsliding and they think that that person must not be saved.

Listen missy, I'm well aware of Romans 6 and especially what vs18 is teaching. It is "NOT" teaching your sinless or that you don't commit sins. You have to realize that slavery was common place in Paul's day. The Roman Christians clearly understood Paul's language. Being "made free" is the Greek word "eleutheroo," "to liberate, set free from bondage, to set a liberty."

In other words, believers are set free from the "BONDAGE" of sin and Satan. Now we are freed to a new slavery, to become slaves of righteousness. Paul is saying that at one time you gave yourself to sin as its slave, and when you did that righteousness had no claim over you. NOW that you have given yourself to God as a slave to righteousness, sin has no claim on you.

This does not mean we don't still commit sin/sins. Why do you think the Apostle John wrote at 1 John 2:1-2 My little children, I am writing these things to you that you MAY not sin. And "IF" anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; vs2, and He Himself is the propitiatikon for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world." This had already been explained to you but you don't seem to want to listen by thinking your position through.

Moreover at 1 John 3:8-9, "the one who "PRACTICES" sin is of the devil." Vs9, "No one who is born of God "PRACTICES" sin, why? Because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin/PRACTICE sin, because he is born of God." A born again believer will not make sin a practice or continually habitually sinning. It bothers the Christian when they sin. Like I said in another post, "If you don't hate sin or when you commit sin, there is something wrong with your Christianity.

You might ask, "what time frame would be "habitual" to a Christian?" Or what span of time is making a practice of sin? I don't know the answer to that, only God knows our hearts. By you saying you don't commit sin, (and bty your dogmatic about it) your doing a disservice to new or younger Christians who don't understand that your not only contradicting yourself but your contradicting the Bible. And yes, I know you mean well but that does not make you right.

IN GOD THE SON,
bluto

Actually I was addressing what Lafftur had said, not necessarily you.

IN GOD THE SON,
bluto

Oh gosh Blain, I'm so sorry, I don't remember! Great to have you back!

The only eyes all of us need to see everything through are God's eyes. To see what He sees when He looks at each of us......

Man sees, judges and condemns...... yet, God sees and says no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.

So, whose eyes do you want to see yourself through, Blain - yours or God's?

Once you have seen yourself through God's eyes, you're never the same - no one can convince you that you're a sinner. It just isn't true.

We're God's children learning how to walk by the Spirit so we do not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

All true born again believers have received the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus" - None are sinners anymore we're His children.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Blain! The words you give him to write are so life giving and encouraging - an absolute joy to read!

Touch and heal his eyes, whatever he is going through, Father, help him, strengthen him, give him joy, great joy, in the Name of Yeshua/Jesus, amen.

It's quite alright my memory isn't the greatest so it may have been another person and you are absolutely right in what you say about the eyes. The thing is I can see through his eyes when it comes to other people but for some reason when it comes to me most of the time I can't. I have always struggled with depression and self laothing but when I met him the love he poured into me and the way his heart expressed how he felt about me bafflrd and confused me even to this day I have no idea how he sees what does because I sure don't see it but I also do not simply accept how I view myself either.

I know what everyone sees when they look at me and what they think as well, in their eyes I am a weak incapable child even my mom said so when she got drunk one night and to be honest a lot of times that is how I feel since I can never be like everyone else I will always have to have help even I know living on my own or driving is past my capability but when I look inside my heart I don't see what they see or believe what they do either it's like when I am with him I see small adoring child who gleefully plays and laughs with him but I also see a strong warrior who is full of valor strength and honor like I am called to arms in his army or something.

To be honest even I am surprised to see this in me when I look inside but maybe that is what it means to see yourself through his eyes often times it surprises us

What struggle with is the thought of making others stumble. Thankfully God forgives that as well it's tough to avoid it sometimes I wouldnt intentionally do it.

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. - Matthew 18:6

Not really.........

For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.… I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do” (Rom 7:14–15, 19).

Paul admits to sin and we all sin.

A person often is not even aware of their own sin, the righteousness of God is that far from our understanding.

Yes yes yes! Sweet sweet Holy Spirit. One of if not the first question they asked.. have you received since you believe. Thank you for saying this.. bless you.

Thanks so much for your post, Ahwatukee!

I'm curious, can you help me by comparing the the Greek/Hebrew words used for sin and see if it's the same sin. Like you said, there's willful deliberate sin and then there's sin out of weakness..... I'm just curious if it is the SAME wording or different that is being used for "sin."

Also, take a look at the word sin in the following scripture below:

1 John 5:16-18 King James Version (KJV)
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. (Is the same Greek/Hebrew word used for both of these "sin"? Because John seems to be talking about two different types of sin.... just like you mentioned.)

18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

I haven't learned yet how to look up Greek/Hebrew words used in scripture, but I really need to. I'm going to research on my own and see if I can do it, too!

I'd love to compare what you get with what I get because I really do want to know the TRUTH about sin and learn how to find the Greek/Hebrew words used. Thanks!

But, perhaps it's "sin NOT unto death"........ the following scripture has me curious.....

I've been thinking ALL SIN is unto DEATH, that's why I'm saying No, we no longer have sin because we have been given Eternal Life, but....... there might be two different types of SIN....

1 John 5:16-18 King James Version (KJV)
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

I'm trying to figure out what Greek/Hebrew words are used - if they are the same or different.....

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