Christians: Why is it impossible to be sinless?

Question

If you have free will as you say then you can choose to be sinless.

George: But CAN you choose to be sinless? Is it possible? If not, why not?

Answer 1

First of all, God did NOT create mankind to sin and be forgiven. He did, however, create Adam with the free-will to choose. Once Adam sinned, he passed it down. It's as if we inherit it from our parents, who inherited from Adam.

Today, because we have inherited sin, do not have TRUE "free-will." We are born with sin in us. That is why we are sinners. We sin because we are sinners, and not the other way around. Think about it.

Who says it's impossible to be sinnless? I know, here on earth, we live in these mortal bodies, wracked by sin. We deal with the sinful nature everyday. As a born-again believer, we can look forward to that day when Christ shall return and He gives us that new body and we can live without the effects of sin for eternity!

Another aspect. What does the Bible say about our sin and Christ's sacrifice? What does it mean that Christ "died for our sins"? Christ was the Perfect Lamb that takes away the sin of the world! Now, knowing that Christ died for the sin of the whole world, why must some people be condemned to an eternity in Hell (place, not the explitive)? Everyone has the choice to accept Christ (read Romans 1, it talks about Jews, who had the prophets, and the rest of the world, who didn't). Those who don't, suffer the consequence. It's that simple.

The choice is up to you. Live a good life, and don't accept Christ and suffer the consequence, OR accept Christ, and look forward to life with Him eternally!

Answer 2

You could choose to try and be sinless. But some people may sin and not even know it, in thoughts or other ways..these are usually called sins of omission..meaning it wasn't done purposefully. The deal is, we live in a fallen world and all are human beings. You can try to be sinless but I don't think it's possible.

Answer 3

That's right. You can choose be sinless, but do you know anyone who is without sin today? There is not one person in this world who has no sin. We are all born with a sinful nature. Without God's help and power to work within us we would not be able to overcome our sins, and probably make more than we already do. We all have our faults. It is impossibe for us to be sinless, but the Bible says that "with God all things are possible", if we have faith and trust in Him, and pray everyday for His intervention in our lives He will do it. If your skeptical ,why should He bother. He will help those who sincerely ask.

Answer 4

We all sin and that is a fact. I have never known anyone to not have sinned. I believe we all work to try to be sinless as we think it makes us a better person, but does it really? I understand your question, but I believe there is no right or wrong awnser to your question. I myself am a Christened Catholic who went to Catholic school, and I have been taught to believe that the only sinless man to walk this earth was Jesus Christ. I believe even he may have sinned and we just don't know it.

Answer 5

The question should

NOT

be:

Christians: Why is it impossible to be sinless?

BUT:

Christians: Why is it possible to be sinless?

For Jesus, the Apostles and all other disciples of believers in Christ, believed that you can live free from sin.

Answer 6

Because Adam chose to sin in the Garden of Eden, and created a rift in our fellowship with God. This rift can be bridged by the blood of Jesus, though, which returns us to that fellowship with our Creator. No one is sinless, though, and ever will be (read Romans 3 for more).

Answer 7

I think ( The Worl) and some of the others got it right with out
saying to much . We are rightly Justified by the Blood of Jesus . But we are being Sanctified everyday by the Grace
of God . In the Bible , Paul himself was working out his
salvation right to the end of his life . Paul said that I have
fought the good fight to the end . We all sin , but do we all
keep sinning the same sin . You can not over come sin on your own , you must have a relationship with God first . It takes
alot of work , most of all trust & faith in God to do so . If you
run the race and don't become like the world God will answer
your call to Him . So is it possible not to sin ! only in the name
of our saviour Jesus who takes away yours , mine , and
anyone else who will truely come to know Him .

Answer 8

Nah....

Because according to the old testament.... knowledge is sinful... and since we're "taught" things when we're too young to choose ignorance, we're basically thrown headfirst into sin by our parents, teachers, peers, books, the Internet, the government.... and essentially the entire Universe.

To be free from sin you'd need to have your eyes gouged out, eardrums popped, skin paralysed, tongue removed and nose blocked from birth....

^_^


[Edit: Actually I tell a lie.... I am sinless because I am not human. "Sins" only apply to humans. FTW.]

Answer 9

No body is perfect, Even in the Bible there was only one sinless man and that was Jesus. We try not to sin but we are human just like you. What do you think.

Answer 10

Well to my understanding, God gave Satan rule of the world. Everything that we seem to enjoy the most is the trickery of the devil. If we are sinless then there is no need to pray for salvation. We are used to the worldly things that are of the devil and his demons, and this pattern is hard to break even for Christians, because of lust, lies, and deceit.