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Forums / Theology Forum / Sin Vs Hypocricy

on: July 12, 2006, 08:16:42 PM

There is a working principle here in the scriptures about the state of a believer who lives on this earth. Here you have the scripture that states that who ever is forgiven much loves much. There are a few deductions we can make about the principle here and how it applies to sin in a believer. Obviously in order to be forgiven much you must sin much. So really it is saying that a person who sins a lot is able to love others better because he has received forgiveness by sinning a lot. It reminds me of Luther saying that if you are going to sin then sin boldly. Its kinda like facing a reality that is in each one of us that we still sin and yet we are confident in Christ. A person who sins much knows that he sins much because he cannot know forgiveness until he knows his sins and he knows he has been forgiven them.

A person cannot understand forgiveness if he does not believe that he sins. If i said what is the biggest road block to forgiveness it would be that i did not understand myself and how much i sin. If i did not understand myself as a sinner then how can i go through the process of forgiveness and in my mind be convinced that i do sin? Really , sin is as present with me as each breath i take, and to think any different is to either be blind about sin or to intellectually work out a positive philosophy that will cause me to be entrusted by others because they will see that i am lying to myself and i am degrading the redemptive state provided for me in His grace.

Unless i do not acknowledge that i still live in a state of sin then i cannot acknowledge that i live in a state of forgiveness. And really, living in forgiveness is living the christian life. Living in corruption is living the christian life. Understanding the greatness of forgiveness makes me more one with my brothers in Christ than any kind of service that i can provide them. Because He really didn't want the sacrifice he wants a broken and contrite spirit.

If we really think about it , the more forgiven i am the more freedom i will have to love others. The more i am going to experience the pleasure of Christ as a sinner. If i confess my sins then i am going to experience the forgiveness that He obtained for me at the cross. So in a sense experiencing forgiveness on this earth is better than experiencing satisfaction about my own service. Here my confidence in sinning boldly is in Christ forgiveness and and if the object of my faith gives me that much assurance then then it is more important for me to have that understanding of Christ than to grapple in unbelief and sin secretly.