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You mean we can sin as much as we want?

All sin leads to death and that's why we need a savior, but after being cleansed by this savior we can't repeat some sins. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Paul says that people who commit certain kinds of sin will not inherit the Kingdom of God. 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit...

I know that!

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor...

I agree a hundred percent if: # Purity of heart intent is really pure, according to God's point of view; # Grace is genuine; # Pure motives are really pure; # Love for God and neighbor is genuine. As for the fourth paragraph I have doubts because a person who sins (I am referring to sins that...

You're right; we are not to judge (others), but we have to judge ourselves. I believe that Paul received authority from the Lord Jesus to write the following: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not...

Do you believe adulterers, fornicators, liars and thieves can be counted as holy? Remember that without holiness no one will see God.

You can add that too! But I think repentance precedes genuine faith. If you have true faith (which involves faithfulness) it is understood that you have repented from your sins.

People who don't have love in their hearts, who don't have patience and who don't forgive others, are not holy and therefore will not see God, i.e., will not be saved. I know most theologians teach that salvation is by grace through faith + NOTHING and this oversimplification leads many to self...

If you don't commit sins that lead to death, have genuine faith, love in your heart, patience, forgiveness, etc, you are holy and will be saved. Those who think that Jesus paid for ALL our sins (past and future) most probably will not be saved.

I would say a person is perfect if they lack nothing, and holy if they have a perfect relationship with God.

What standard are you referring to; perfection or holiness? I mentioned "perfection" because it was a requirement for salvation by the Law and "holiness" because it is a requirement for salvation in the New Covenant. I am not a Law keeper, I believe in salvation by genuine grace through genuine...

I didn't say we must be perfect, I said that before the cross Jesus said we should be perfect. After the cross, however, the Lord Jesus gave us new instructions (through Paul and other apostles) regarding salvation. In the New Covenant we don't need to be perfect, but we have to be holy...

That's what I think: Paul's letters were actually from Jesus.

What makes you think that I'm offering God a cup of spring water with drops of urine in it?

Hi Guojing! Yes, there was a long (some 15 years) transition period between the Old and the New Covenant.

The earthly Jesus said: "Be perfect for your heavenly father is perfect". Humans cannot attain perfection, not even with God's help. The risen Jesus said (through the author of Hebrews): "Without holiness no one will see God" (will not be saved). Humans can attain holiness with God's help.

Glad Acapella -- In The First Light

The fact is Jesus expounded the law of Moses to the point that the disciples were astonished and asked: Who then can be saved? Yes, the Law requires perfection and Jesus once said: "Be perfect for your heavenly father is perfect". Perfection is something we cannot attain and yet Jesus told us...

Yes, it is a fact that Jesus, while on Earth, never told us to stop keeping the law of Moses and it is my opinion that He did say so after the resurrection, through His spokesman Paul. Your question is interesting: Why would Jesus tell His disciples to follow the scribes and the Pharisees? Why...