Jesus came to save us from our sins (Matthew 1:21).
Jesus came to save us from our sins (Matthew 1:21).
If you want to believe that you can go to heaven apart from repenting of your sins, be my guest...
I will take the narrow path of obeying the Lord. The path in which I dig deep and lay a foundation of obedience; so that when the storms of life come, my house will stand (Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:46-49)...
That is so preposterous as to not even dignify a response.
But I will say this: Jesus' purpose in coming into the world was to save us from our sins (Matthew 1:21).
You can say you believe in Jesus; but if you do not go by His teachings how can you say that you believe in Him (see James 1:22-25)?
I have said it before and I will say it again (because you did not respond the first time):
It is the result of a real salvation that we keep the law (1 John 3:9, 1 John 3:6, 1 John 3:4).
Therefore, if we violate the law, it is a sign that we are not born again of the Holy Spirit.
It is not that we maintain our salvation through law-keeping. It is that our law-keeping is maintained by our salvation.
Because we have the Spirit, we bear the fruit of the Spirit; against which there is no law (Galatians 5:22-23).
Thus there is a righteousness of God that is apart from the law that is nevertheless attested to by the law and the prophets (Romans 3:21); that it is righteousness indeed.
The righteousness of the law is fulfilled in those who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit (Romans 8:4).
This righteousness is not obtained by seeking to obey a set of do's and don'ts. We fail to violate those do's and don'ts because we have the love of the Lord shed abroad in our hearts; which is the fulfilling of the law (Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 8:4).
I think that
@CharismaticLady has been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb and that this blood has not only justified her (as per Romans 5:9) but also sanctified her (Hebrews 13:12, Hebrews 10:29) and cleanses her from all sin (1 John 1:7) so that she does not sin for the most part. If she does sin, she has an advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1). But the fact that she is born again of the Holy Spirit means that, though it may be hyperbole, she does not and cannot sin (1 John 3:9).
It is not that she is trusting in her flesh to maintain her sinlessness. For I believe that she is trusting wholly in the Cross.
Because she abides in Christ (John 15:1-8) she sinneth not (1 John 3:6) for evermore (1 John 2:17).
One cannot abide in Christ apart from trusting in the Cross as being the means of redemption.
Again, the blood of Jesus doesn't only justify (as per Romans 5:9). It also sanctifies (Hebrews 13:12, Hebrews 10:29) and cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7).
Is it possible that it can do the one thing (justify) when it is applied; and also not do the other (sanctify and cleanse)?
I would suggest to you that you answer this question.