2007-12-21 09:20:56 · 65 answers · asked by Bride of Christ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
This should be our constant aspiration.
"...you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21
"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?....For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace."
Romans 6:1,2,14
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. "
Hebrews 12:1-3
"My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. "
I John 2:1-2
"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother."
I John 3:1-10
If you prepare for a test, do you try to get 82% of the answers right, or 100% ?
If we do not strive for perfection, how will we ever come close?
Only know that it is the grace of God working in you through faith that will bring the victory.
I have not yet attianed, but I want to take Paul's attitude as expressed in Philippians chapter 3:
"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained."
Philippians 3:12-16
2007-12-21 09:34:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Taking it a step ahead about sin is the scripture in Romans 6:23 ""The wages sin pays is death". This simply means what it says.
Therefore, in this world as human beings we all have that dent in us that makes us imperfect. We can die at any moment.
Am sure you'll find this an interesting read on how the death of one man paid for the sins of a mankind.
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20011115/article_02.htm
2007-12-21 09:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. We as humans are incapable of not sinning. It's in our nature. Even if we don't physically commit sins, our minds always have sinful things in them. Thoughts of stealing, thinking that you hate someone, everything. People who say they've never sinned are sinning. Even IF you sat in a room doing absolutely nothing with your life, it's sinning, because you are not doing what God intended for you to do.
2007-12-21 09:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by Rose Willow 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it was possible to not sin, then why did Jesus die for our sins? Not even the first people (Adam and Eve) was able to not sin and even the first three kings (Saul, David and Solomon) sinned which included partial obedience, no remorse, denial, murder, adultry etc.
2007-12-21 10:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by Sunbeam 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What is a sin??
and is it a sin if you believe that you are in the right So it maybe possible to never sin but we all make mistakes no matter what.
2007-12-21 09:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by still trying to figue it out 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No it is not! So the answer is not to worry about the sin part. Because you are going to fail God, family, friends or yourself sometime in your life and perhaps for reasons beyond your control. So the focus would be where is your heart towards God and your fellow man? That's where you will find purpose in your life without having to live in the fear and bondage of failure and sin everyday or looking down on others for their flaws or misdeeds. Love will prevail. Take hold of that. I am not perfect in fact, I am rough around the edges but look to God for grace and try to help everyone I can.
Hope that helps.
2007-12-21 09:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Many basic human actions are considered to be "sinful." Because it is a "sin" to commit acts which we are instinctively compelled to commit, no, it's not possible to not "sin."
2007-12-21 09:37:58 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes.I don't sin.I already had my reasons why I don't.
1.Becuase the Lord leads me and guide me to a sinless life.
2.I never disobey God and his commandments.
3.All people sin. But I have the spirit and the soul of theholyness of the Lord,not flesh and human spirit.
2007-12-21 10:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it is not possible to not sin. Every day, even though we may not realize it, we sin. Everywhere we look, there is something that we criticize in our mind, be it an old woman walking to slowly, or a pair of ugly shoes that someone is wearing. Even telling little white lies to your friends just to keep their feelings from getting hurt. We are imperfect humans. We all sin.
2007-12-21 09:24:46 · answer #9 · answered by Jennifer D 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Not only possible, not only easy, but once you realize there is no such thing as sin the only way to live--sin free by nature. What you want to do is right by the virtue of your wanting it.
2007-12-21 09:29:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Hard to answer that question without you saying what "sin" is!
I think the closest we can get to understanding the meaning is to look at "sin" as a form of trigonometry...where our lives form a vector "towards our understanding of ultimate reality (God)...The line is not straight but changes direction according to our spiritual maturing and events in our lives.
2007-12-21 09:26:17 · answer #11 · answered by AS 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋