Jesus did not die on the cross so that we could continue sinning.
Keep the above in mind, because that is the theme of this message.
1 John 3:4 tells us that “sin” is “transgression of the law.”
Clearly, John is telling us that breaking the laws of God is sin. If we break God’s Laws, we are sinning. It’s that simple.
Paul tells us that if it wasn’t for the law, we would not know what sin is:
The Law is what tells us what is sin, and what is not. It tells us what is pleasing to God, and what is not. Paul is telling us that he would not have known what sin *IS* if it wasn’t for the Law.
The wages of sin is death. Death, is the inevitable result of sin. It is the punishment for the transgression of God’s Laws.
The wages for the transgression of God’s Laws, is death.
Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins.
Jesus was the sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins.
There is a HUGE difference between the “forgiveness of our sins,” and “excusing us for sinning.” The modern-day church teaches us that Jesus’ death excuses us for sinning.
If we continue to sin, after receiving and believing in the atoning death of Jesus, Our Savior, there is no sacrifice left for us. We *cannot* continue to sin. Jesus’ died on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, but He *DID NOT* die in order to allow us to continue sinning.
Many Christians, who believed in, and accepted the atoning blood of Jesus Christ will be told to depart from Him because they continued to do evil – they continued to SIN.
We are expected to remain faithful to Jesus by continuing to obey God’s Commandments.
Jesus said that the Greatest Commandment is to love the Lord Your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind:
Jesus, who was born in the flesh and died for the forgiveness of our sins, wrote the Ten Commandments in stone, with His own finger. The first four Commandments deal with sins against God directly. By breaking the first four Commandments, we are thumbing our noses at God. Those laws are:
Jesus taught that the greatest commandment was to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
Jesus also said:
We are not to even SPEAK the names of other gods. We are commanded to not even let those names be HEARD FROM OUR LIPS.
How then, can we claim to love the Lord Our God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind, if we continue to break the first four Commandments???
We show our appreciation for the blood of Jesus, which was poured out for the FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS so that we may inherit everlasting life, by labeling our celebration of that wonderful event with the name of SATAN WORSHIP! (I mention his name only in order to make the point, and identify our sin).
Can we truly claim to be loving the Lord Our God with all our heart, and with all our soul, when we continue the practices and traditions that were devoted to Satan??????
The Jews believed that they could keep God’s Laws in the flesh. Christians believe they can break God’s Laws in the Spirit. Both are wrong.
[This message has been edited by Bracy (edited 3/11/2002).]
Keep the above in mind, because that is the theme of this message.
1 John 3:4 tells us that “sin” is “transgression of the law.”
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1 John 3:4: “Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.”
Clearly, John is telling us that breaking the laws of God is sin. If we break God’s Laws, we are sinning. It’s that simple.
Paul tells us that if it wasn’t for the law, we would not know what sin is:
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Romans 7:7: What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
The Law is what tells us what is sin, and what is not. It tells us what is pleasing to God, and what is not. Paul is telling us that he would not have known what sin *IS* if it wasn’t for the Law.
The wages of sin is death. Death, is the inevitable result of sin. It is the punishment for the transgression of God’s Laws.
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Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The wages for the transgression of God’s Laws, is death.
Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins.
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2 Corinthians 5:21: God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Jesus was the sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins.
There is a HUGE difference between the “forgiveness of our sins,” and “excusing us for sinning.” The modern-day church teaches us that Jesus’ death excuses us for sinning.
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Hebrews 10:26: If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
If we continue to sin, after receiving and believing in the atoning death of Jesus, Our Savior, there is no sacrifice left for us. We *cannot* continue to sin. Jesus’ died on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, but He *DID NOT* die in order to allow us to continue sinning.
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Matthew 7:21-23: "Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, `I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'”
Many Christians, who believed in, and accepted the atoning blood of Jesus Christ will be told to depart from Him because they continued to do evil – they continued to SIN.
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Revelation 14:12: This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.
We are expected to remain faithful to Jesus by continuing to obey God’s Commandments.
Jesus said that the Greatest Commandment is to love the Lord Your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind:
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Matthew 22:36-40: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "`Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
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Luke 10:25-37: On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" He answered: "`Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, `Love your neighbor as yourself.'" "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
Jesus, who was born in the flesh and died for the forgiveness of our sins, wrote the Ten Commandments in stone, with His own finger. The first four Commandments deal with sins against God directly. By breaking the first four Commandments, we are thumbing our noses at God. Those laws are:
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1) Exodus 20:3: You shall have no other gods before Me.
2) Exodus 20:4-6: You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep My Commandments.
3) Exodus 20:7: You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.
4) Exodus 20:8: Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and dow all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Jesus taught that the greatest commandment was to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
Jesus also said:
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Exodus 23:13: "Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.
We are not to even SPEAK the names of other gods. We are commanded to not even let those names be HEARD FROM OUR LIPS.
How then, can we claim to love the Lord Our God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind, if we continue to break the first four Commandments???
We show our appreciation for the blood of Jesus, which was poured out for the FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS so that we may inherit everlasting life, by labeling our celebration of that wonderful event with the name of SATAN WORSHIP! (I mention his name only in order to make the point, and identify our sin).
Can we truly claim to be loving the Lord Our God with all our heart, and with all our soul, when we continue the practices and traditions that were devoted to Satan??????
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Mark 7:6-8: He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
"'These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men.'
You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men."
The Jews believed that they could keep God’s Laws in the flesh. Christians believe they can break God’s Laws in the Spirit. Both are wrong.
[This message has been edited by Bracy (edited 3/11/2002).]