8 Can a true Christian sin habitually? Clarify • Share • Report • Asked January 11 2014 • Mini Jonathan Vollman Answers (3) Discuss (1) Community answers are sorted based on votes. The higher the vote, the further up an answer is. 14 ★ David_goliath_victory_hg_clr Jim Tumlinson Grace and faith teacher This is a question that many ponder, ask others or even ask themselves. How many Christians have even said Am I really a born again Christian since I have this sin issue in my life? Some will even say that if you have habitual sin in your life your are not really a Christian. That is judgmental and legalistic there are way too many scriptures to refute this kind of thinking. Here are some things that may help if you are having problems with habitual sin. Paul tells us in Romans that it is the sin in my flesh that does it. It may also be a generational thing, someone in the family generations had the same issue but no one knew about it or talked about it and so it continues trying to destroy. One may never stop the habitual sin. There are some things we can do to help either stop or get through it. 1. Get an accountability partner you can trust 2. Get a mentor who will help you grow through it. 3. Read your bible, just to read, not to necessarily deal with the sin 4. Ask God to reveal His grace to you 5. See if you can go through a deliverance session Now the good news! Your sins were forgiven before you were born. Im not saying it is okay to sin. What I am saying is that your sin was dealt with already. Heb 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! NIV Phil 2:12-13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him. NLT 1 Peter 5:8-11 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen. NIV The point of these is to help you in your struggle. We are the righteousness of God in Christ. That means we are always in right standing with God. NO MATTER WHAT We must remember we are a spirit (that is sinless) we live in a body (which sins) we have a soul, our mind will and emotions (which sin). God does not want us to focus on our sin because it was dealt with long before we were born, unless we dont receive the gift of eternal life in Jesus. If we continue to let it get to us then we will walk around feeling guilty for something that was paid for on the cross. Then we wont work in the kingdom because we dont feel worthy. Our job is to do good works no matter what our flesh does. Sin is what we do but not who we are. We are the righteousness of God, Holy, acceptable, apple of His eye no matter what. Im not saying it is okay to sin but take the focus off the sin and put it on your right standing with God. As long as you try not to sin you will sin. As long as you focus on doing good you will do good. Romans 8:1 says there is no condemnation for those in Christ. We are always in Christ because we are born again and thus there is no condemnation no matter what. The devil may accuse you or try to get you to condemn yourself but stick to the scriptures. Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope — the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Lastly I have found it is easier to get through these things not out of my love for God but out of His love for me. There is more power in His love for me than my love for Him
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