Can Christians live in Sin!

What to do about being in the flesh and sin.

What does sin mean and how does it effect the body when we sin. Original sin is the doctrine that, as a result of Adam’s fall, all mankind are sinners by nature, having a propensity to sin that underlies every actual sin. Another word we have the tendency to behave in a particular way. The devil has been deceiving humanity since the beginning. The enemy using Scripture and twist it in order to make it sound like our sins are not what we think it is. Just like the devil did to Eva when he stated to her you surely wont die if you eat the fruit from this tree. (Ask the question what tree was it from? answer: The tree of knowledge of good and evil.)

So since we as human being are all charge with being born with sin what does that mean for us that are in the flesh? how can we live a life and relationship with God and yet be in this sinful body. Paul reminds us in Romans 5:12-14 because of Adam that directly broke Gods commanded by sinning which in return sin has enter into the word. 1 John 3:4 stated that sin is lawless. So what did John mean when he said that sin is lawlessness? In the Bible those who do not know Christ are called “workers of lawlessness” which Matthew 7:23 speak about. Jesus spoke these words in the book of Matthew and what Jesus was telling us is that our good works will not and cannot save us! Our so call great works will not earn you a position in heaven nor will we enter the kingdom of heaven! Unfountally some hold to the theology that as long as they do good works they would be in heaven. That is not the case the Bible makes and in fact in the Bible its clear in the words of Jesus in the book of Matthew 7:21 stated but he who does the will of My Father in heaven! what does it mean to do the will of the Father?

To ordain something is to set it apart as something special. This is what God did for mankind—setting them apart for fellowship with Him. But He also gave mankind free will that was put to the test. This could sound confusing however lets break it down into simple terms. Lets talk about Gods sovereign will and Gods revealed will. As for humans being we could will something to happen and see it come to light. An example of this is if we want to give someone money we could and if we want to assault someone we have the will to do it. however Gods will is a little more complex.

When people talk about Gods sovereign will (also know as hidden” will it is know as “sovereign” in that it shows God to be the Sovereign ruler of the universe who ordains all that happens.

God is actually sovereign is usually not a topic of debate; all mainstream Christian sects agree that God is preeminent in power and authority. God’s sovereignty is a natural consequence of His omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence. What’s subject to disagreement is to what extent God applies His sovereignty—specifically, how much control He exerts over the wills of men. When we speak of the sovereignty of God, we mean He rules the universe, but then the debate begins over when and where His control is direct and when it is indirect.

It is “decretive” because it involves God’s decrees. It is “hidden” because we are usually unaware of this aspect of God’s will until what He has decreed takes place. There is nothing that happens that is outside of God’s sovereign will. For example, it was God’s sovereign will that Joseph be taken to Egypt, languish in Pharaoh’s prison, interpret the king’s dreams, and eventually save his people from famine and be honored by all (Genesis 37–50). At first, Joseph and his brothers were completely ignorant of God’s will in these matters, but, every step along the way, God’s plan was made plainer. When Ephesians 1:11, describes God as the one “who works all things according to the counsel of His will,” it speaks of God’s sovereign or decretive will. God Himself expresses the fact of His sovereign will in Isaiah 46:10: “My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” Because God is sovereign, His will can never be frustrated.

The sovereign or decretive will of God can be divided into His efficacious will and His permissive will. We must do this because God does not directly “cause” everything to happen. Some of His decrees are efficacious (that is, they directly contribute to the fulfillment of God’s desire); others of His decrees are permissive (that is, they allow for an indirect fulfillment of God’s desire). Because God is sovereign, He must at least “permit” all events and happenings. Within God’s sovereign will, He chooses to permit many things to happen that He takes no pleasure in. Again citing the example of Joseph and his brothers, God chose, by an act of decretive will, to allow the kidnapping and enslavement of Joseph. God’s permissive will allowed the sins of Joseph’s brothers in order to bring about a greater good (see Genesis 50:20). At every mistreatment of Joseph, God had the power to intervene, but He “permitted” the evil and, in that limited sense, He sovereignly “willed” it to happen. God’s revealed or preceptive will is not hidden from us. This facet of God’s will includes that which God has chosen to reveal to us in the Bible—His precepts are plainly stated. “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).

The preceptive will of God is what God wants us to do (or not do). For example, we know that it is God’s will that we speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:19,) repent, and turn to God (Acts 3:19) It is God’s revealed will that we not commit adultery 1 Corinthians 6:18, “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” or get drunk Ephesians 5:18, God’s revealed will is constantly “making wise the simple” Psalm 19:7, “The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.”

God’s dispositional will deals with His “attitude”; His will of disposition is what pleases or displeases Him. For example, God “wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4). This is an expression of God’s disposition toward the lost—He wants them to be saved (if He did not, then He would not have sent the Savior). Although God’s heart desires all to be saved, not all are saved. So, there is a difference between God’s dispositional will and His sovereign will. In summary, the will of God involves three aspects: 1) God’s sovereign will is revealed in His unchangeable decrees. He decreed that there be light, and there was light (Genesis 1:3)—an example of His efficacious decree. He allowed Satan to torment Job (Job 1:12)—an example of His permissive decree. 2) God’s revealed will is contained in His precepts, given to us in order that we may walk in holiness. We have the ability (but not the right) to break these commands. 3) God’s dispositional will is His attitude. At times, God decrees something that gives Him no pleasure, such as the death of the wicked (see Ezeki).

But, what does this have to do with us sinning and how we were created with the ability to sin and go against Gods will? A common accusation against Christianity is that it unfairly judges people. In particular, some people say that God sets us up for failure and then punishes us for the failure that He caused. If that were true, it would indeed be an unfair situation. Is that the way Christianity works? Does God unfairly judge us for something we have no control over? The answers are found in the Bible To begin, we must find out what the Bible says about our being born in sin. David, the man after God’s own heart, wrote in Psalms 5:15, “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.” The apostle Paul wrote that we all gratify “the cravings of our sinful nature” (Ephesians 2:3 ). That means there is something naturally inside us that pushes us toward sin.

Some might argue that we cannot choose our family, so God cannot hold us accountable for the sin nature. While we might not have any choice about how we’re born, the Bible is clear that we do have a choice about our sins. Earlier, we looked at Ephesians 2:3, which says that we gratify the cravings of our sinful nature. That is a choice. Romans 5:12 says that “all sinned.” We are sinners by deed as well as by nature. Our own sin condemns us, not just Adam’s. We are born in sin, but we continue to sin by our own personal choice. When we choose sin, we become guilty before God, and His judgment is fair.

God is not only fair, but merciful. The Bible’s teaching about personal sin doesn’t end with a declaration of man’s guilt. Romans 5, which tells us that sin and death entered the world through one man, also tells us of the greatest blessing, which also came through one man. God’s gift of grace came through Jesus Christ Romans 5:15 “But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!” and overflowed to many. Verse 19 says, “For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.” God is just in applying Adam’s sin to the entire human race, and He is just in applying Jesus Christ’s death to all who will receive Him by faith. Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, so that the world might have life through faith in His sacrifice. That’s not “fair”—that’s grace!

than tell the story you dont have to go to church, or read the bible, nor fellowship with Christ. But if you love Jesus why would you not go to church, be in His word and fellowship with other Christians . when we do that we are only strengthener our relationship with Him and to be constantly in His will not of our own!