Do you understand that I believe that "event sin" can be stop immediately but other types of sin cannot? There are addictions, character failures such as pride and selfishness that are the foundation for other sin AND are listed as sin (selfishness is a sin but it is not an event). There are sins of omission when we should be doing something and we choose not to. Some sins stop -- but others only decrease in influence. Some may never be completely gone. It is my opinion that there is absolutely no alternative to this -- that those who disagree share a much narrower definition of sin than I - and I believe I have a sound biblical argument for my point of view, not to mention the practical argument. Much of nearly every letter saved for us in the NT scriptures contains encouragement to the saints regarding the continuing battle against sin ----- letters written to those who are in the family of God.

JD

Possibly I should have pointed out that I believe that there is a vast difference between an unintentional slip, as when you drop a brick on your toe and hop around yelling, "oh excrement", and when you deliberately do something you know is a sin and continue in that sin anyway. The Lord , I am certain, sees it the same way, or that long list of drunks and queers and gossips and others who love their sin more than they love the Lord would not be in the Book. The difference is a temporary reminder that we must keep our minds fixed on Him as opposed to living in the flesh. The response to the first , for a Christian, is immediate repentance, while the response of the second is much like the story of the rich young ruler. He wanted Jesus on his terms. So does everyone on that list. So do your addicts.

Re: [Bulk] Re: [TruthTalk] NIV Bible Quiz

Reply via email to