When the Pharisees saw
this, they said to His disciples, "Why is your Teacher eating with the tax
collectors and sinners ?" But when
Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a
physician, but those who are sick. "But go and learn what this means : 'I
DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the
righteous, but sinners." Matthew 9:11-13
With only a couple of weeks into this new year and I have
made my first big mistake at work of 2013.
I am certainly not proud or boasting here, just accepting the fact that
I am only human and do make mistakes; in fact, I make a lot of them.
One of the most common misconception about Christians in
that all believers should be perfect.
Many of us go to extremes to pretend that we have every facet of our
lives in order, but the truth is that while we are all forgiven, we all still have many shortcomings.
Salvation through Christ doesn't change the fact that sin is
still present in our lives. When we
become believers, God forgives us and sees as righteous. We must continue to renew ourselves and fight
the ongoing battle against sin while we are on this earth.
I disagree but I do not mean this as an attack. I want to share the Word and then you can decide what is true. Fair? ...
ReplyDeleteHuman mistakes are not sinful in every circumstance. I have defects at my job as an assembly worker. None of those mistakes are damning sins... not any kind of sin for those who may think some sin is not damning. We are to be perfect, the One we profess has proclaimed it (Mat.5:48). This word means complete. In context it means to be complete in conformity of God's Word. There is no sin in complete conformity. If we do fall short (Rom.3:23) and err (Jas.1:13-16; 1 Jn.3:4), we can be REnewed (Re- to do again) IF (a conditional word) we repent (Jas.5:19-20; 1 Jn.1:9; Rev.3:5, 16, 20-21; 3:3, 19). We can live victorious over sin by the new birth, following the Holy Spirit and w/ the proper use of our spiritual weapons. Which one of these sins are you incapable of quitting (Mat.15:18-20; Rom.1:29-32; 1 Cor.6:9-10; Gal.5:19-21; Eph.5:3-7; Rev.21:8)?