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I agree that sin does not take us in and out of our standing with God. Justified, fully, and completely. The Son of God came to this world to defeat Satan. He succeeded. That victory was won by meeting all the temptation the devil could devise and present to human flesh (tempted in all points such as we are) and conquering sin right there...where we lose the battle, Christ won. The result can be seen in those who by faith in Him, demonstrate in their lives the righteousness of the law, through the love of God shed abroad in our hearts by the holy Spirit. Love in that context, is the fulfilling of the law. No -one who has such a faith need be overcome by sin, in fact, they cannot continue under its dominion...the hold that sin has over the man in Christ is broken. Forever. And as one continues in his walk with Christ, by beholding he becomes changed in HIs image...perfection of Christian character is the goal God has set for Himself in refining and sanctifying human beings in the flesh (not of the flesh). For what the law could not do, Christ did.@Enoch111,
“If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
If this is talking about our ongoing relationship with God, and to "walk in darkness" means to engage, as a child of God, temporarily in sin, then not only do we lose fellowship with God and with each other, but the blood of Jesus stops cleansing us from sin.
If this is talking about coming into a relationship with God, then we admit our sins, seeking forgiveness, and we are cleansed.
We can say we are Christians, in fellowship with God, but if we walk in darkness, that's a lie. But if we don't walk in darkness, instead, we walk in the light, that's not a lie, and we are cleansed of all sin.
But if we look at this as that we as Christians may walk in darkness, the we are no longer cleansed from our sin.
Except . . . Romans 8 tells us there is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus.
I don't see how we can go in and out of justification.
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Much love!
Mark
So, sin was defeated. but, unbelief was not. It is unbelief that can be, and is, the Christian downfall. It is not you, me, or any of us who must do that which the Lord pleases, but "It shall accomplish that which I please". And what is "It"? It is His word. It is His word...His promises...His covenant...that has gone forth from His mouth and which shall accomplish that which He pleases. It is not for us to do this or to do that, but to open our hearts and lives to that word, that it may accomplish in us the will of God. It is the word of God itself that is to accomplish His will and purpose in our lives...overcome sin...obey His commandments...prosper in the thing for which He has sent it.
The only thing, and this is the blasphemy against the holy Spirit, that can forbid us from entering glory, is unbelief. Unbelief in God's word...unbelief in His promises, because that is all He asks us to do. Believe.
Our salvation does not depend on our maintaining our relationship with God but on believing that God is standing at the door and knocking, seeking to maintain that relationship unless we break it off through our unbelief. The result of our belief, the fruits of our faith in Christ's promises, lies in our obedience and character development. The fruits of unbelief are sin and the path of wickedness. Everything, our very destiny, lies not in the issue of sin, for that is dealt with already, it lies in our trust and faith in our Saviour to accomplish all He has promised.
But let us remember. We are not judged (yes, we are judged) by our faith, but by our fruits, whether those fruits come from belief, or unbelief.