Because of the Sin You Must teaching and the great compromise of Christianity, even those that feel like they are committed Christian have got it some where in the back of their mind that to commit sin is an option.
This has partly happened due to confusion over what sin is. Honest Christians have been confused into thinking that errors, faults, and mistakes in opinion and action are sins. You can read Biblical Definition of Sin where this issue is covered in greater depth.
They put what they are calling ‘unwilful sins’ together with what are ‘willful sins’ and call them both sins. They have it in their mind that we are all sinners and you will hear confessing they are ’sinners (present tense) saved by grace’.
Also many times when they pray you will hear them confessing their sins to God just like it is a completely normal thing to be sinning. They do this is a general way with no shame and in the same breath as they thank the Lord for the good day he has given them.
New Christians hear this kind of talk and they don’t always realize these people are talking about errors, faults, and mistakes and conclude that sin is part of a Christians life. Then when they are presented with a sin that appeals to their flesh the devil is there to tell them its okay God will forgive you and we are all sinners any way.
One of the first issues I deal with what I am disciplining a new Christian is to get them straight on the Biblical definition of sin and that sin is not an option for a Christian.
Most people that come to Christ have been around Christians and have been exposed to the Sin You Must teaching therefore it is very important to go over this subject as quickly as possible with them.
This is how I deal with the subject:
Jas 1:14, 15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
2. Sin under the new covenant is rated by light and understanding and is willful:
Rom 14:22. 23 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Rom 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Jas 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
3. One sin is as bad as another sin in the eyes of God:
Luk 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Jas 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
4. God is faithful to keep us from falling into sin:
1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
2Th 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.
2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
Jud 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
5. It is God’s will that we don’t sin:
Joh 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
Joh 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
6. If we transgress God’s commandments we show we don’t love him:
Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Joh 14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
7. Those that claim to be Christians and sin are liars:
1Jn 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1Jn 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
8. Those that sin don’t have eternal life:
1Jn 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
9. Those that die with sin in their life will be lost:
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
1Jn 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Rev 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
10. Sin is bad fruit and bad fruit means the tree is bad:
Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:16-20 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mat 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Joh 15:4-6 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
11. Sin brings bondage:
Joh 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
2Pe 2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
12. Those that sin should be ashamed of themselves:
Rom 6:20, 21 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Php 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
13. Sin brings separation (spiritual death) from God:
Gen 3:2, 3 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Joh 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1Ti 5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
1Jn 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
14. Sin will sear and defile your conscience:
Mar 10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Tit 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
15. To go into sin is like a dog to his vomit and a pig to its mire:
2Pe 2:21, 22 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
16. Those that sin are of the devil:
1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
17. The power of God in us is greater than the power of sin:
1Jn 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1Jn 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
18. All Christians are free from sin:
Rom 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Rom 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
19. Though faith Christians stand, are kept, and overcome:
Eph 6:13, 16 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand… Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
2Co 1:24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
1Pe 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1Jn 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
When you have this study with a new Christian that has not already fell back into the rut of sinning and repenting they have no reason to accept or uphold the Sin You Must teaching. You will find that it is not hard for them to see that there is no place for sin in the Christians life.
I have found for the most part that those that reject this teaching are those that either currently or not long ago have been involved in willful sin or in the past have been up and down and are not willing to take a stand against their past experience by taken a strong stand against all sin.
The scriptures are very clear that there is no place for sin in the Christians life. Let each one renounce this wrong teaching no matter what implications it has on our past or present professional. Let us walk carefully, humbling, and prayerfully before God, taking heed lest we should fall into sin (1Cor 10:13).
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