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That's a good question. One, I think the human tendency is to try to earn salvation... In fact if you talk to the average man on the street, almost everyone thinks the way to get to heaven is be a good person. So the message of radical trust in Jesus alone, is difficult because we wanted to...

Accidents aren't sinful, unless you were doing something sinful to cause the accident. But, sin is literally missing the mark of perfection. Since we all miss that mark, I say we all sin.

In John 10:9 All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture

What aren't you following? He said few find the narrow gate- which is salvation through him alone. Not through good works or another god of our making. We can do no good in ourselves. If I do a billion good deeds in my own strength, it's meaningless. If I do one good deed in him, it's worthy...

I never said don't try to improve. And Jesus is the narrow gate. Entering through him only is something few find. It is just amazing that some think they are perfect or nearly there. It is impossible to get better without relying on his blood alone for salvation.

Because I feel like people on this thread are trying to be justified by thier works.

Because it's important to understand, otherwise we will despair every time we fall short.

You can have perfect intentions towards God. You can't be sinless. The law never justified anyone. In the first place, the word that is translated “perfect” literally means “be complete.” And if you are in him: You are holy. You are covered in Christ’s righteousness and declared...

So they didn't need a Savior? How nice for them. But scripture says all have sinned and fall short.

We aren't saved by perfect obedience. We are saved by his sacrifice. If we could be perfect, it would not have been needed. If we could be sinless, he would not have come to die for us. "our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of...

But no one is perfect. So either heaven will be empty or his righteousness applied to us is enough.

It's exactly what he's saying. Desire for someone other than your wife is adultery of the heart. You are just trying to split hairs, when there's no difference.

And everyone fails. Fortunately we have an Advocate.

Lol, you just contradicted yourself. Yes, it means desire, sexual desire included.

If Christ doesn't clean us up, none of us would get in.

It is if you lust.

Ask their wives, if they're honest I believe you would get a different story. Even the best of us aren't perfect. I grew up under a lot of sinless perfection teaching. But everyone of those people who taught it were sinners. Saints in a lot of ways but still sinners.

You start with lust and end up with fornication and drunkenness. Not everyone has sex outside marriage or gets drunk. I never did either, but I still sin. Just unjust anger is sin. Ever been frustrated at your spouse just because? It's sin. Ever saw a woman and your mind immediately goes to what...

You are being naive. Sin begins in the mind, the heart is just a figure of speech for where our affections lie. 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh. on a woman to lust after her hath committed. adultery with her already in his heart. This isn't just temptation, but allowing any...

28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh. on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Now, we know we don't literally lust with our physical heart, but with our minds and hormones. Being tempted isn't sin, playing out that temptation in the mind, to...