Are you still a Christian if...

[Guest Butero]

Believe it or not Tinky, I have taken that challenge before, and gone an entire day without committing any sin. Yes, you can do it. I have gone even longer without committing wilful sins. I haven't committed any wilful sins today, and I am not aware of any sins I have committed today? Have I ever sinned? Yes. Do I commit sins at times without being aware of it? Yes, and thank God there is grace to cover them, but a real Christian doesn't go around committing wilful sins everyday. If you are doing that, you need to question whether or not you are really saved?

[revolutionist90]

We all sin -every day. I challenge anyone to go one single day - even one hour - without committing a single sin. We sin when we don't love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Bible says we are to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.

Thank God we are declared perfect and righteous through our relationship with Jesus. Our sins are forgiven through His shed blood on the cross. We can rebel, and not do as we ought, which will invite God's chastening. But the issue of our salvation is settled.

Even Paul lamented that He did not do as he should - that he also struggled with sin:

''I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature, a slave to the law of sin." (Romans 7:15-25)

The Bible also makes it clear that there will be believers in heaven who made it with no good works to show.

"If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." (1 Corinthians 3:15)

But Paul was repentant and lamented on his desire to not sin. I am talking about those who chose to live in Sin and deceive themselves into thinking that they are not sinning or simply ignores. A person who is sorry and is trying to stop is different from a person who believes they did nothing wrong and chooses to continue doing wrong.

[Tinky]

Believe it or not Tinky, I have taken that challenge before, and gone an entire day without committing any sin. Yes, you can do it. I have gone even longer without committing wilful sins. I haven't committed any wilful sins today, and I am not aware of any sins I have committed today?

Pride?

[Tinky]

We all sin -every day. I challenge anyone to go one single day - even one hour - without committing a single sin. We sin when we don't love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Bible says we are to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.

Thank God we are declared perfect and righteous through our relationship with Jesus. Our sins are forgiven through His shed blood on the cross. We can rebel, and not do as we ought, which will invite God's chastening. But the issue of our salvation is settled.

Even Paul lamented that He did not do as he should - that he also struggled with sin:

''I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature, a slave to the law of sin." (Romans 7:15-25)

The Bible also makes it clear that there will be believers in heaven who made it with no good works to show.

"If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." (1 Corinthians 3:15)

But Paul was repentant and lamented on his desire to not sin. I am talking about those who chose to live in Sin and deceive themselves into thinking that they are not sinning or simply ignores. A person who is sorry and is trying to stop is different from a person who believes they did nothing wrong and chooses to continue doing wrong.

I agree. I'm not talking about people who claim Jesus yet live like the devil all of the time. An actual believer sins against his new nature. He is aware of it, and he laments his transgressions. An unbeliever lives as his sinful nature demands, and he has no problem with his lifestyle.

[revolutionist90]

We all sin -every day. I challenge anyone to go one single day - even one hour - without committing a single sin. We sin when we don't love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Bible says we are to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.

Thank God we are declared perfect and righteous through our relationship with Jesus. Our sins are forgiven through His shed blood on the cross. We can rebel, and not do as we ought, which will invite God's chastening. But the issue of our salvation is settled.

Even Paul lamented that He did not do as he should - that he also struggled with sin:

''I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature, a slave to the law of sin." (Romans 7:15-25)

The Bible also makes it clear that there will be believers in heaven who made it with no good works to show.

"If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." (1 Corinthians 3:15)

But Paul was repentant and lamented on his desire to not sin. I am talking about those who chose to live in Sin and deceive themselves into thinking that they are not sinning or simply ignores. A person who is sorry and is trying to stop is different from a person who believes they did nothing wrong and chooses to continue doing wrong.

I agree. I'm not talking about people who claim Jesus yet live like the devil all of the time. An actual believer sins against his new nature. He is aware of it, and he laments his transgressions. An unbeliever lives as his sinful nature demands, and he has no problem with his lifestyle.

But some unbelievers call themselves Christians also even though they may just be cultural Christians. So are those who live like an unbeliever and claim they are Christians actually a Christian?

[Tinky]

We all sin -every day. I challenge anyone to go one single day - even one hour - without committing a single sin. We sin when we don't love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Bible says we are to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.

Thank God we are declared perfect and righteous through our relationship with Jesus. Our sins are forgiven through His shed blood on the cross. We can rebel, and not do as we ought, which will invite God's chastening. But the issue of our salvation is settled.

Even Paul lamented that He did not do as he should - that he also struggled with sin:

''I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature, a slave to the law of sin." (Romans 7:15-25)

The Bible also makes it clear that there will be believers in heaven who made it with no good works to show.

"If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." (1 Corinthians 3:15)

But Paul was repentant and lamented on his desire to not sin. I am talking about those who chose to live in Sin and deceive themselves into thinking that they are not sinning or simply ignores. A person who is sorry and is trying to stop is different from a person who believes they did nothing wrong and chooses to continue doing wrong.

I agree. I'm not talking about people who claim Jesus yet live like the devil all of the time. An actual believer sins against his new nature. He is aware of it, and he laments his transgressions. An unbeliever lives as his sinful nature demands, and he has no problem with his lifestyle.

But some unbelievers call themselves Christians also even though they may just be cultural Christians. So are those who live like an unbeliever and claim they are Christians actually a Christian?

Only God knows..

But I have to say, people will manifest whatever is actually in their hearts. The lost will not anguish over their sins.

[Guest man]

Matthew 12

³⁴ Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

[Guest Butero]

Believe it or not Tinky, I have taken that challenge before, and gone an entire day without committing any sin. Yes, you can do it. I have gone even longer without committing wilful sins. I haven't committed any wilful sins today, and I am not aware of any sins I have committed today?

Pride?

Not that I am aware of? That sounds kind of judgemental Tinky? What sins have you committed today? Can you go 5 minutes without sin? How about 10? If you are capable of going one minute without sin, you are capable of expanding it to an hour, and so on.

[Guest man]

Believe it or not Tinky, I have taken that challenge before, and gone an entire day without committing any sin. Yes, you can do it. I have gone even longer without committing wilful sins. I haven't committed any wilful sins today, and I am not aware of any sins I have committed today?

Pride?

Not that I am aware of? That sounds kind of judgemental Tinky? What sins have you committed today? Can you go 5 minutes without sin? How about 10? If you are capable of going one minute without sin, you are capable of expanding it to an hour, and so on.

Nothing against you.

1 John 1

¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

Iron sharpens iron.

[JohnD]

Micah 6:8 (NASB95)

8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?