Everyone knows right from wrong, it's in your heart and mind.
"Sin" is willfully choosing to do wrong. It's not evil, it's unrighteousness.
Do not be deceived:
Nowhere in scripture does it say, "God hates the sin, but loves the sinner." Sin separates you from God...he does not hear the prayers of sinners.
"Now we know that God heareth not sinners:"
(John 9:31 )
It sets my teeth on edge every time I hear a preacher say, "All your sins, past present and future have been forgiven." It relieves the congregation of any responsibility for sin...but because sin separates you from God, your prayers are hindered. If you want to know why your prayers aren't answered, it's probably unrepentant sin in your life.
When you are reborn Spiritually, God wipes your "sin slate" clean...all your past sins are forgiven; but to stay clean, you must, "Go, and sin no more." (John 8:11)
If you sin, you must repent; because without repentance, there is no remission of sin.
People who have been reborn Spiritually do not commit sin, knowingly...it's almost always inadvertently; but when they sin, they are quickly convicted by the Holy Spirit and just as quickly, repent as God burns off the dross. They do not linger in a state of sin, because they know and understand that sin separates you from God. They also know If you die unrepentant, all your previous righteousness will not be remembered. (Ezekiel 33:13)
If you continue to sin or live a sinful lifestyle, you must question whether you have been reborn Spiritually...because as the scripture says, "Whoever is born of God, doth not commit sin." (1 John 3:9)
Until you are reborn Spiritually, nothing else matters.
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