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What does "that your sins may be blotted out" have to do with the command: "Go, and sin no more?" I'm not making excuses for anything. If it's not clear to you that one sentence is longer than the other and has more meaning, then there's nothing more to be said about the matter. You're just...

You're stuck on the word "creative" I guess. "Does the Word of God accomplish what it says or not?" is the question.

Not according to the Bible.

Oh, but you are.

I don't even understand the questions.

I wouldn't say so. Your quote encompasses more than "Go, and sin no more." Simple grammar demonstrates that.

What other kind of guilt is there?

legalism [ lee-guh-liz-uhm ] noun strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit. Theology. the doctrine that salvation is gained through good works. the judging of conduct in terms of adherence to precise laws...

Do people really believe they lose and regain their salvation throughout the day like turning a light switch on and off? I don't. And I'm one of those people who are not in sympathy with eternal security. Whoever commits sin is guilty of sin regardless of their perceived standing with God. Full...

None. Matter or material construction is not necessary. Otherwise, we are in trouble. We need supernatural reconstruction. So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent...

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I can see grace as being very powerful indeed but I don't see grace and power as being synonymous. I hope this clarifies my earlier statements regarding this matter.

I sense a trap.

We're just waiting for the oracles of God from someone who really knows them.

Sorry. :D

Huh? Totally scriptural.

I don't understand. The Holy Spirit is unmerited favor?

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

Oh, quite.

I think the Pharisees were so jaded that by the time of Christ's first advent they had well nigh lost their perception of substitutionary atonement altogether. Technically, they weren't strictly within Christianity, either. And I do believe that the tendency to self-justify has always been a...