Finally, there is the recognition that our
forgiveness of the sins of others is not the basis of our righteousness.
Even though forgiven, we need to gain release from the damaging and destructive consequences
of sin in our lives.
Because of sin there was inequality, and slavery was just one of the necessary forms of inequality.
The way to avoid the damaging and destructive
consequences of sin in the life of the believer is simply to avoid sin and follow the teachings of Scripture.
I mostly wear slim jeans with a loose fitting top (to hide the
multitude of sins on my tummy).
There seemed to be a
power of sin in man s life that was not simply subject to his will and yet was bound up with that will.
His blood works forgiveness
of sins for all whom it touches.
Death is not the immediate
result of sin but its inevitable consequence.
Is it not possible to understand the
nature of sin in a way that avoids these pitfalls?
At baptism your old
man of sin really dies in a real sense.
And you christians say we are all
guilty of sin because they did nothing wrong?
In the Christian scheme, the orders correspond to this
world of sin and death, and will cease when the kingdom comes.
Such a position deals both with the ultimate worth of individuals and the
reality of sin in individuals and their institutions and political and economic structures.
And the planks are great for covering a multitude
of sins on your wall.
As for me, I will point the saved who may be slipping back into their
life of sin to Gal.
Neither his knowledge of the law nor his resolution to obey it fully could deliver him from his slavery to the
law of sin.
These are the shoes make me look instantly put together & important & hide all
kinds of sins from the night before.
Though it was the law that promised the forgiveness
of sins through blood sacrifices, the simple fact that the law required perpetual sacrifices revealed that the law could not deliver what it promised.
In the latter case there would be no need to help out the forgiveness
of sins by bringing in the new obedience — indeed it would be impossible to help it out.
However, it will not do for religious leaders to lay the fading of a
sense of sin entirely to the influence of the secular community.
They show us some of the character
of the sin from which we need to be redeemed.
But then it is also true that there is no other way available to get
free of our sins.
This is why the identification
of sin with its particular forms is always mistaken.
These priest that commit this uncanny act come to church everyday and give confession to people, how can they forgive
people of their sins when they are living in sin.
Do you get a favorites
list of sins you commonly do so you can keep track lol?
When the
problem of sin is solved, then all other problems will follow.
I wonder if such a person can possibly be a Christian as they have no
conviction of sin.
Modern theology has tried to go beyond the traditional ways of interpreting the
forms of sin to achieve some further insight into its roots and its manifestations.
It just seems to me that all this «loving» pointing
out of sin is only directed at ONE sin.
But other divorces, though resulting from evil and causing much pain, are not
acts of sin.
Another point of continuing disagreement concerns the
presence of sin in those who have received justification by faith and baptism.