[Faith-talk] weekly bible study - the difference between understanding the bible, and arrogance

[Jorge Paez]

Precisely.

That's what I'm saying,
on the one hand its not a license for going back to the same junk,
and on the other it admits that we are not saints.

That was exactly my point, though you said it better then I.
Jorge


On Mar 25, 2011, at 11:58 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:

> Jorge, the Bible says in 1, John 4, that "he that commiteth sins is of
> the devil." Notice, that the sinner commits sin. A sin is a willfull
> transgression against God. A saint, (on the other hand,) may stumble,
> but it isn't sin, unless they let it go unrepented of. For instance,
> when you get saved, it's not "O God I'm sorry," and go back to the
> same junk. You may slip up, but God will forgive you if you repent.
> You can't go on in the sin. Jesus said that the righteous fall 7
> times, but they rise up again. God's grace is not a license to sin,
> but power to overcome it. We can only overcome sin by the power of the
> Holy Spirit. See, acts, 1:8.
> The power isn't just to be witnesses, but it's power to overcome sin.
> Seriously, how can you be a good witness, if you haven't repented of
> your sins? That's one point about this verse. That's why we as
> Apostolic Pentecostals stress holy living. Just go to Youtube, type in
> Lee Stoneking, "Worldliness." His sermon on Worldliness is one that's
> worth listening to. He shows us scriptures on how to overcome sin, so
> all of us can learn not to be worldly.
> Blessings, Joshua
> 
> On 3/25/11, Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi guys:
>> 
>> I thought I would start writing a weekly bible reflection for you,
>> and see what you all think.
>> Just to provide some more food for thought,
>> and my own input on what the bible says.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> This week's verse:
>> 
>> I am free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2)
>> 
>> 
>> This is an interesting verse,
>> because it could be taken many different ways.
>> But this is how I take it.
>> 
>> It doesn't mean that we are perfect, it doesn't mean that we do not commit
>> sins--just because it is written that way does not mean we are all the
>> sudden angels.
>> 
>> No, what it means is this: we WILL commit sins, in some form or other, but
>> this is the crucial part.
>> 
>> We have to understand that we may sin, but as long as we have faith and turn
>> to God in repentance he will accept us. This doesn't mean commit sins on
>> purpose--for that is the deed of an evil one, but to understand that we are
>> merely humans.
>> 
>> As a famous theologian put it,
>> the believer "commits small sins and imagines them as a mountain" while the
>> hypocrites commit large sins and consider them like "flies they can just
>> swipe away."
>> 
>> Who would commit more sins?
>> 
>> Yet it is not our sins, but who we sin against that is important here, and
>> we have to understand that as long as we are willing to admit that we sin,
>> as long as we turn to God he will forgive us.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> And this may be the same conflict as when people tell you you're
>> wrong--knowing you're wrong, or made a mistake is the worse thing because
>> its the hardest thing to accept sometimes,
>> yet its crucial for your wisdom to flourish.
>> Could you imagine how tiring it would be if we never committed a single
>> mistake? We'd never learn anything!!!
>> 
>> So just remember, to always turn to God, and as long as we turn to him who
>> created us in honest repentance we are forgiven as believers.
>> 
>> 
>> Until next week,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jorge
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