I must say after reading a few responses I am confused about the op.
is the op teaching sinlessnes
or is the op teaching the power of sin (the law) has no power over you (it can not condemn you hence it has no power)
The law does not define sin, That was not its purpose. The law was to EXPOSE sin, and show us that whoever sinned is guilty (cursed is the one who does not obey every word) and the means of atonement (the death of the innocent lamb)
The law did cause sin to increase, If we want to know how, we need just to look back to our childhood. When a parent said no, you can not have a cookie, what happened. We kept thinking of that cookie, Our flesh was tempted. And for this reason we kept thinking about it until we eventually broke our parent’s command and took the cookie. At that moment we were guilty,
So what happens. As fleshy people. We see this, and then we chose to excuse our sin. Taking this cookie did not hurt anyone, it was not bad. So is it really sin? And what we do is we categorize sin in our heart. If I kill someone. That is Definately sin, If I watch porn, or if I smoke, do drugs and drink. Those are bad sins. But If I take this thing which does not hurt anyone, I am ok..(steel) if I dishonor my parent by doing something that helps me, does not hurt anyone, then it is not really sin.
So I have watered down the law and convince myself that I keep it. When I do not, I have not. And I will not.
by removing the power of sin. I no longer have to focus on that sin, Because I am not trying to follow some law. I in turn can start to do what God said and seek after the things of the spirit. Which is to love everyone, including God.. unconditionally. And when I do this. I am putting their need above my own, and in this state we will not sin.
Now does this mean we will never sin again? Of course not. Who can love perfecty 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year. We are told only one man accomplished this and this was Christ.
for the rest of Us. John gave us a warning
If we say we have no sin (present tense) we deceive ourselves and there is no truth in us
If we say we have never sinned, we Make him a liar,
When we do sin ( and we will) if we confess that sin….
James, in 5: 16 tells us to confess our tresspasses (sins) to one another. That we may be healed, (given victory over that sin.. instead of keeping our struggle to ourselves at which we will never find victory)
The law has been removed, Hence we are under grace not under law
When we do sin (and we will) we have a high priest at the right hand of God who apposed our accuser (our flesh accuses us, Satan accuses us, and even those around us may accuse us) he said I paid for that sin, You can not be condemned by it. So lets discuss what we can do to get you to overcome the times you feel you need to commit that sin, so you can have victory over that particular sin.
You see under law. When you sinned, You had to find an animal who would pay the debt of that sin to God or else you could not be forgiven.
There are no more sacrifices because the debt has paid in full (tetelestia - it is finished or paid in full)
praise God and the cross.