Originally posted by laoda99:
Deviate a bit...very interestingly, the Westminster Shorter
Catechism says:
Q. 82. Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of
God?
A. No mere man
since the fall is able in this life perfectly to keep the
commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word and
deed.
I think this answer Brey's previous posts.
When Jesus came to earth as a man, he gave up all his powers.
All the miracles he performed was not with his own power, but
God's. This is to show that it is possible for everyone to keep the
commandments of God perfectly in heart and deed. Actually due to
Jesus' sacrifice it is now even easier to keep God's commandments
perfectly as we can seek forgiveness directly from Jesus without
having to go through the ritual of sacrificing burnt
offerings.
Before Jesus, there was Enoch and Elijah. They could do it, so can
we.
To clarify what keeping God commandments perfectly means...
1. Love God
2. Love your neighbour
Everytime we sin we must seek God for forgiveness to absolve our
sins. Once our sins have been absolved we are 100% holy until we
sin again. However this does not mean we can sin with impunity. To
prove our sincerity we must try to sin less and less each time God
forgives us until eventually we sin no more. This is because God
only forgives those who truly wish to repent.
The thing to note is that once a sin has been absolved by God it is
forever forgiven. You may remember it, but God will not bring it up
anymore.
