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Biblical Explanation Series: No excuse for Sin




He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" - Romans 8:32 

 Some of us think that after we're saved, that we can continue sinning. Paul wrote, 
"What shall we say then, are we going to abide in sin just so grace may abound? Certainly not! We are dead to sin, how can we live any longer in it?" (Romans 6:1-2) 
Exactly. How can we? If we don't belong to something, we can't be in it. Sin means 'going for enmity against God' and if we are for God, how can we suddenly now be against Him? Many people claim to have been sent by God, some we can trust, others we can't. Let's see what the Bible says:  "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the
spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1. So, now we know that there are false prophets, false teachers, false doctrines etc. But how do we test the spirits? Every person has a spirit in them. Those who are born into the world and do not have Jesus as Lord and Saviour, belong to Satan the god of this world (1 Corinthians 4:4). But if you do accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour, you belong to Him. And Jesus destroyed the power of sin, and those who believe in Him, don't have to live any longer in sin. So, we have no excuse for sinning after we have been given grace. " Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.  How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?  For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” - Hebrews 10:28-30 

 Ouch. So you see we have no excuse for sin. Because the grace that's been given to us, once only. What I mean to say is, the saving grace of God is given once and then you follow Him. No more sin. If you DO sin mistakenly, and you did not know, God can forgive you. True Christians hate sin, and the Kingdom of Satan hates Christians. If we know what is right, we should teach others too and help them out of their ditch as well. This is what is called love, the passion and centre of God. We must be like Christ, who is God (Philippians 4:5). Jesus loved. Paul wrote: 
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV. 
This is the love Jesus had. One fact needs to be made clear, YOU CANNOT LOVE WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT. Let's look closely at Galatians 5:22: 
" But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness," Notice how Paul said ' The fruit of the Spirit is' meaning that these actions/fruits can only be working and in your life by the HOLY SPIRIT. 

Prayer: Lord I now understand that I need your spirit to be working in me to activate the fruit. Lord, let my soul receive that activation now. The activation of your fruit. Lord, Jesus, I'm sorry for any sins that I've made before this time. Now I know, and I will never sin again. Wash me clean and give me a new heart, oh Lord. Amen. 

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