Friday, 17 August 2007
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Let the River Flow
By Darrell Evans
see relatedTo sin or not to sin. That is the question.
Here is a subject. Can we set aside the question of what exactly saves us? It is Jesus' blood that saves us from hell.... but aren't we supposed to be saved from sin too?
It is true that we all sin, and none of us are going to live from birth to death without sinning. So, no matter how you behave after you come to Jesus, whether attaining perfection or not, we are still in desperate need of the cross and mercy and forgiveness. However it is prudent for us to acknowlege that God does not want us to continue sinning when we come to him. Yes, I believe we are saved through faith in him. I don't know about you, but I have faith that God can help me to sin less. He even has the ability to keep me from sinning. He is God Almighty and if I am a willing subject, I can attain it. I believe he wouldn't command us to be perfect if it is impossible. (Even if it was impossible, all things are possible with God.) It is a goal for every day, to live as God's glory. To represent him well, to be made into his perfect image.
Let's let go of our defense system that is an excuse for our sin. "I'm not perfect, just forgiven." Instead, let's reach out to God with a desire, a hunger for righteousness that He can give us the power to attain. If we hunger and thirst for righteousness, we shall be filled! Filled with what? Righteousness!! This is a promise folks. Don't you want to live in the fullness of the Christian life?
What do you think? Are we called to be perfect? Are we supposed to give up sinning?
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Comments (14)
I saw your comment to Frank, and went to your husband's site--Personally, I believe (based on many years of studying the scriptures and praying) that he is correct. I have LOTS of scripure ref. that talk of falling away. As I've learned it's not a debate I'll win I don't argue it on my site but I thought it was important enough of issue to comment.
Our goal is perfection--that way we are focused on being righteous and repenting when we are not--Unfortunately, much of christianity is based on rules and religion not relationship w/God---I believe it's all about the heart and your relationship with God. As, I said on your husband's site--just my two cents. Elizabeth
ryc: I completely agree with you that we don't need to throw out logic. However, I'm getting a little tired of people trying to merely prove that they are smarter than non-christians as opposed to loving them, forgiving them, and showing them Christ. Thanks for commenting!
Hey thanks for the comment! I got the opportunity to go to the onething conference at IHOP last year, and I got accepted into their music school (FMA) but God told me to wait, so i think i'm gonna go next year. but while I was there I heard Dana Candler speak of living the fasted lifestyle and it just struck a chord in my spirit. and then mike talked about the anna annointing... and it was just, wow.
^haha, yeah, god is painfully rooting out some of my intellectual pride
We are called to be like Christ and not sin. However, we will fail, but "I can do all things through Christ who strengthenth me." I struggle with this paradox. If some one can please explain this to me, that would be great!
"What do you think? Are we called to be perfect? Are we supposed to give up sinning? "
Well, no one's perfect and no one gives up sinning. So what's wrong?
I invite you to join my new blogring:
http://groups.xanga.com/groups/group.aspx?a=1&id=2512573
I'm perfect all right.