Post by Les Brewer on May 19, 2013 16:38:48 GMT
Joe Souza asked:-
Now, here's a puzzler. Well, at least for me it's a puzzler. Maybe some of my sisters and brothers in the NAME can figure it out, or maybe some of you already have. But to me, it's something I just cant get jiggy with, baby. So here's the puzzler; CHRISTians are human also. So how come when a person sins people say, "That's human nature." But when a CHRISTian sins people shout, "You hypocrite!"?
Answer given:-
Nita Mermoud
I hope this answer helps:
And above all read scripture as much as possible... because the people that shout out 'You Hypocrite' are people who think Christians should be w/out sin because that is what we the Christian's preach.
They don't understand yet the mystery of Jesus & the cross. They don't understand that Jesus took our sins to the cross because he loves us and so therefore we are no longer sinners.. that even before we sin God has forgiven us. Does that mean we can sin and do whatever we want, no, but it does mean we try to do the best we can everyday with Jesus who is our advocate and who stands with us before God.
Romans 6:1-11 (KJV)
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
No man living is perfect, only Jesus is perfect. We have the grace and the opportunity to strive to be like Jesus when we gave our life to him.
When we shed this earthly flesh body then we become perfect, for no man can enter the gates of Heaven
1 Corinthians 15:50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh ... ... Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can't inherit the Kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption. ... and important change in regard to them before they can be prepared for heaven.
