On the subject of Forgiveness of Sin
here its clearly says, if the dependency is on works, then its not
consider a gift (ie. grace), though I doubt anyone (apart from
Christ) can do a perfect work for it to be accepted by God. But to
the one who put his trust in God (ie. the work of Christ) instead
of his own work, his faith is regarded as righteousness (hence the
subject of grace).
Roman 4:3-8
3 For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it
was reckoned to him as righteousness."
4 Now to one who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as
his due.
5 And to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the
ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
6 So also David pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God
reckons righteousness apart from works:
7 "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins
are covered;
8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his
sin."
Do we then sin? or does this means we can continue to
sin?
Roman 6:15-18
15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under
grace? By no means!
16 Do you not know that if you yield yourselves to any one as
obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of
sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to
righteousness?
17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have
become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which
you were committed,
18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of
righteousness.
But do we still sin? the following quotes refects what many of
us are going through (or is it just me?),
Romans 7:18-20
18 For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my
flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it.
19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is
what I do.
20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it,
but sin which dwells within me.
but when I do, I can take comfort in that there is now no
condemnation for us that are in Christ Jesus. And its because of
this, that we can have a sure footing in life. Someone once told
me, "Right believing (What Christ on the cross had done for us)
will bring forth the right living.
Roman 8:1-4
1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free
from the law of sin and death.
3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not
do: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for
sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
4 in order that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled
in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the
Spirit.
These verse is one of those that comforts me alot
Roman 8:38-39
38 For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor
powers,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will
be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
to the belivers, stop flattering yourselves thinking what you
just did can separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
