"Belief Stops Sin"

 

Christ Church, The Perfect Gospel

August 30, 2020

Because HE lived, I can face tomorrow

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. (Psalms 108:12)

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of GOD and man. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. (Proverbs 3:1-10)

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of GOD without effect? GOD forbid: yea, let GOD be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.(Romans 3:3-4)

Study to shew thyself approved unto GOD, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)

All Scripture is given by inspiration of GOD, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: tlhat the man of GOD may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Tim 3:16-17)

JESUS CHRIST the same yesterday, and today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

If the Christian sins, then where are the sinners?

How do we separate the Christians from the sinners?

What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; (Romans 3:9)

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before GOD. (Romans 3:19)

For there is no respect of persons with GOD. (Romans 2:11)

It does not make sense that JESUS died for sin,

and the Christian is going to say he or she is like CHRIST

and the continue in sin

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to GOD for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of GOD, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of GOD’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of GOD. (Romans 10:1-3)

You’re saved because you believe

Yes, you are!

…and that belief stops you from sin 

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the WORD of life; (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the FATHER, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the FATHER, and with his SON JESUS CHRIST. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of HIM, and declare unto you, that GOD is light, and in HIM is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with HIM, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of JESUS CHRIST HIS SON cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (1 John 1:1-8)