what does it mean "Jesus died for your sins"?

Question

Jesus died for your sins, then why bother worrying about getting punished for your sins? do whatever you wish to do.

How i am going to trust someone believes that his sins is already been forgiving even if he commits a crime against me.? why bother to worry about getting punished for your sins if it's already been forgiven? so let's go steal, kill, lie, have sex...etc, it seems like you fear the state law more than fearing God.

and if Christians still ask for forgiveness and repent their sins, then what is the point of Jesus death exactly? Christianity is so CONFUESING.

Horton Hears..., you didn't answer my question clearly . since Jesus die for your sins, then that mean whatever sin you do it's been forgiven.

Answer 1

You are right when you say that Christianity can be confusing! The Bible can be confusing...and even the people who wrote parts of the Bible state that other parts of the Bible are confusing! (Yet, God is not the author of confusion; only, the wisdom of God is confusing to our weaker minds!)

For example, look what Peter says in 2 Peter 3:15-16:
"And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."

So you see what Peter is saying?
1) Paul writes some things that are "hard to understand"...and Paul was the one who wrote Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Hebrews (i.e. most of the New Testament)!

2) Paul writes "according to the wisdom given him"! The wisdom of God is so much higher than the wisdom of man! How can God communicate to us...? God Himself must give us wisdom! So, just as James exhorts in James 1:5, we must ask God for wisdom! And He gives it!

3) People "twist" scripture! What one person says about a scripture might not be true!
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But now...let me directly answer your question...

"Salvation" for a Christian - as described in the Bible - encompasses the past, present, and the future. The Bible uses these words to describe this "salvation":
1) Justification (the PAST)
This means to be saved from the PENALTY of sin. It is, at the point of repenting and receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, that a person is COUNTED as righteous by God. This is said to be IMPUTED righteousness.

2) Sanctification (the PRESENT)
This means to be be saved from the POWER of sin. It is ongoing process in which a Christian...in continual repentance (turning from) for their sins...is cleansed of their sinfulness. This is done by the Holy Spirit, which dwells within them. The Holy Spirit guides us and directs us and keeps us from sinning. YET, we are still bound to "slip up" and sin. And it is the Holy Spirit within us that convicts of this sin...and leads us back to God in repentance and asking for forgiveness, yet again. We are slowly purified, like precious metals that are purified in fire. This is said to be IMPARTED righteousness, and the Holy Spirit empowers us to live a holy life.

3) Glorification (the FUTURE)
This means to be saved from the PRESENCE of sin. It is what all of us Christians look forward to! To be done of this world...done of this sinful body which is prone to sin...and to enter into Heaven, where there will be NO sin. This is said to be IMPECCABLE righteousness.

So...you see that salvation is not so simple as many Christians make it out to be! (i.e. Baptist tend to focus on "Justification" as their "salvation" (the past), while Cathoilcs tend to focus on "Glorification" as their "salvation" (the future). When in reality, true Biblical salvation includes past, present, and future)

Now then, when we say "Jesus died for my sins" it means that Jesus died to take away the PENALTY, POWER, and PRESENCE of my sin!

The PENALTY of sin is taken away when you become a Christian, so that if you died...you would still go to heaven.

The POWER of sin is taken away...in a gradual, ongoing process of the Christian life...in which "sin" is seen LESS AND LESS in the TRUE Christian.

The PRESENCE of sin is taken away in complete fullness at physical death (or when Christ comes again), and we enter into heaven, where there is no sin.

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We cannot "FREELY SIN"...even though Jesus Christ died for our sin because the Holy Spirit within us keeps us from sinning. NOT ONLY THAT...the very DESIRE to sin is slowly removed in this process.

In other words, we are not given free license to sin because the PENALTY of sin has been removed! We do not WANT to sin...yet, we still do because the POWER of sin is STILL there within us. However, this power is weaning (getting less and less) as we are sanctified by God through the imparting power of the Holy Spirit within us.

If a person calls themselves a Christian...and then goes on sinning and says, "Hey! I am allowed to sin...Jesus died for my sins!"...then you can safely conclude that either the person is NOT a true Christian (and does not, therefore, have the Holy Spirit)...or else they are being horribly deceived by false teaching.

1 John talk about many of these things....
"Whoever says, 'I know Him' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him."
-1 John 2:4

And again:
"No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him or known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."
-1 John 3:4-10

Do you see what these are saying?
He who says, "I know Him" claims to be a Christian. Yet, if this person does not "keep His commandments" (i.e. sins without reserve or sins habitually, etc), they are liars...and are not true Christians. to be "born of God" is to be born of Spirit, that is...to have the Holy Spirit inside of you (see John, chapter 3).

And John even warns us about "false teachers" who would say otherwise:
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world..."
-1 John 4:1

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I hope this helps and pray that God gives you - and all who read - wisdom and understanding!

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Grace and peace in Christ!

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Answer 2

Jesus died for the sins of His people. His work on the cross forgave all the sins of His people, past, present and future. The work of forgiving is done. We do not worry about punishment for sin because that was already done.
Your second paragraph is a common misunderstanding. It is often called antinomianism. That is the belief that we are no longer subject to any laws or rules, this is not true. True, we are free in Christ and can do all things, but we don't, why? When we are indwelt with the Spirit, God changes our desires. We no longer desire to live in sin or go out and live a sinful life. We now have higher standards, we seek to please God, and that would preclude a sinful life. Do we still sin? Sure, we still have our sin nature and we fall from time to time, but that is different than a sinful life. If someone claims to be saved, but blatantly sins without regard, it is questionable whether they truly have the indwelling of the Spirit.
When we do sin, we go to God, not for forgiveness, that is already done, but to restore fellowship with Him. Sin breaks that fellowship and it is only restored when we acknowledge our sin and seek restoration.

Answer 3

Jesus died as the last blood sacrifice that man would ever have to make. He died so that our sins could be forgiven thru belief and faith. You are not automatically absolved of sin, and if you commit a sin, or numerous sins, you are held accountable. God is forgiving, the law of the land---not so much. So if you steal, kill, etc., you will be punished from both sides unless you repent. Then, at least, you might have a chance with God.

Answer 4

It means that even though Jesus lead a life free of sin he suffered and died so that god would forgive humanity for their sins. Even though you have been forgiven for your sins it dosent make it right for you to go out and sin more. By that train of thought if someone is on death row for murder and they are pardoned by the govenor it makes it right for them to go out and kill again and not be punished for it.

Answer 5

Jesus died for sins. If you turn from sin and turn in faith to Jesus, believing he died for your sins, then the Holy Spirit gives you new life and new desires. You want to know, love and serve God. You love the Holy Bible and do what God says. You bear the Fruit of the Spirit, including love, joy, peace, patience, etc.

Answer 6

It means that Jesus, who died because he was causing trouble and got arrested by the authorities, blamed somebody else. Ask any guy in prison, nobody there is guilty, everybody is there because of "somebody else."

Answer 7

JESUS WAS PUT TO DEATH.

IN ORDER TO TRY AND PROTECT THE ULTIMATE POWER OF GOD, THIS SAYING WAS INVENTED.

IT MEANS NOTHING AND MAKES NO SENSE. JESUS DIED FOR MY SINS??? REALLY?? 2000 YEARS BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN??

JESUS WAS A MAN HOW WAS EXECUTED BECAUSE HE WAS BECOMING VERY POPULAR.

Answer 8

Confusing = BS

Answer 9

I agree with you. It makes no sense.