The Seed living in us is Jesus Himself and since Jesus can't sin, by association, we can't either. (Those who are joined to the Lord is one spirit with the Lord 1 Cor 6:17)
Does that mean we can no longer do bad things or are no longer able to do them? No. Of course we are still able to do wrong bad things. They are just no longer held against us as sin. Obviously we don't want to do them, but we are no longer sinners saved by grace, we are saints perpetually justified by grace.
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So What About Sin?
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Someone asked, “what about sin?”
Answer:
“Look, I really don’t know all about the mechanics of sin. I know people who can chart it out and demonstrate how sin happens and why, but I don’t know any of that. We aren’t about sin anymore, why bother with it? We’re righteousness people. The sin issue is for babies and for people who want to argue about it. Get off it! It isn’t our subject anymore. We’re about love now. We’re about others now. Sin doesn’t enter that picture, because love doesn’t allow it. When I was 18 or so and full of oats, I used to call my job and make up some excuse after partying all night why I couldn’t be at work the next day. But when I got a little older and I had kids with mouths to feed, because I LOVED them I didn’t have the luxury anymore of ditching work. Love compelled me to get out there and earn a living and take care of my family. Now that’s who we are now. We’re lovers, not sinners, and it is no longer our issue once we realize we’re He and we live for others. Give it up! Get off it! Sin has no more to do with us!”
The above note is a compilation from two different sources:
The first part was a response posted by a friend Cornel Marais. A more detailed take on this can be found at http://www.newcovenantgrac
The second part 'So What About Sin' was taken from http://thesingleeye.wordpr
2 comments:
OK So let me ask, I know I am saved but, If I fall into doing something Sinful what do I do?
1) Just walk away as if nothing happened, because I can no longer "Sin" and think that whatever happened just didn't happen?
2) Or are you implying that I can do anything I want because there is no longer any law to define Sin. Or in other words the word "Sin" is irrelevant in the New Testament?
I'm not sure why you ask these questions? If it is to debate, then I am not interested. But if it is to know the truth I would be more than willing to share it.
The natural question that will arise when you listen to the grace message is, "So can we sin, that grace may abound?"(Rom 6:1) . Paul was slanderoulsy reported as encouraging people to sin, so that good may come (Rom 3:8)
Since I am not sure of your intentions I would just leave you with the following short excerpt:
THE FREEDOM OF GRACE
By: Charles Swindoll
Won't some people take it to an extreme? Doesn't a minister run the risk that some in his flock may take unfair liberties if he presents the message of grace. Couldn't an awakening of grace lead to an abusing of grace? Martyn Lloyd-Jones states that preaching grace is not only risky, but the fact that some take it to an unwise extreme is proof that a minister is indeed preaching the true grace of God. Some people will take advantage of it. They will misrepresent it. They will go to such an extreme that they will promote the erroneous idea that you can go on sinning as much as you like. If you claim to be a messenger of grace, if you think you are really preaching grace, yet no one is taking advantage of it, maybe you haven't preached it hard enough or strong enough. I can assure you of this: Grace killing ministers will never have that charge brought against them. They make sure of that! This issue of grace is indeed controversial. It brings grace abusers as well as grace killers out from under the rocks!
All who embrace grace become "free indeed." Free from what? Free from oneself. Free from guilt and shame. Free from the tyranny of others' opinions, expectations, and demands. Free to obey. Free to love. Free to forgive others as well as myself. Free to allow others to be who they are different from me! Free to live beyond the limitations of human effort. Free to serve and glorify Christ.
Because of grace we have been freed from sin, from its slavery, its bondage in our attitude, in our urges, and in our actions. But having been freed and now living by grace, we can actually go too far, set aside all self-control, and take our liberty to such an extreme that we again serve sin. But that isn't liberty at all, that's license. And knowing of that possibility, many opt for legalism lest they be tempted to live irresponsibly. Bad choice!
Freedom is frightening. There are people who want to be told what to do and when how to believe and why. And the result is tragic perpetual adolescence.
You can't be afraid of the heights if you're going to walk on the tightrope of grace. But at the same time you have to watch out for the strong gusts of wind that will occasionally blow like mad.
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