We are given grace through Christ. He took upon Himself the chastisement for sin. No more animal sacrifices and no more fear of wrath from the holy Judge.
This raises the question by some people, then if we won’t be punished anymore, why can’t we just sin as much as we want to?
God will still care for us and forgive us no matter what. But sin carries tremendous consequences. We will suffer for following our flesh. And continued evil behavior can harden our hearts toward the Spirit and keep us from hearing Him (Hebrews 3:13).
Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? (Romans 6:16)
A person can sit in a jail cell after committing crimes and God will still love them. But the results of their actions against society will be implemented. Sin hurts people. Sexual immorality can bring diseases and break up families. Drug and alcohol abuse destroys bodies and relationships. Lying to others breaks trust. Covetousness plants the seed for stealing.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. (Romans 8:12-13)
If we have the deep revelation of how much the Father cherishes us, we will not want to violate that bond. We will be forever grateful for what the Savior did for us. If we approach grace as an opportunity to sin, we are abusing the cross of Christ.
The only law we are under now is the law of love (Romans 13:8-10). When we understand that we cannot be made holy by what we do, but only through the sacrifice of the Son, we are set free from the curse of the Law.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. (Galatians 3:13)
Our Creator’s original intention was for mankind to accept His love. But His heart was ignored, and misdeeds abounded. He had to show us that we were sinful so we would call out to Him in repentance.
We had to find out we couldn’t save ourselves. That’s why He sent us a Savior.
The Christian Tech-Nerd 
Yes it is so! “Whoever seeks to save his life will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] will keep it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].”
Amen.
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Good word, sister. Be careful and everything through prayer and supplication let your requests be known unto God. Pray that you be not deceived. Deception is through the church everywhere. I ask for your prayers and I will do the same for you. We are in the same in this day. I am writing a book on relationships from difficult religion. Trusting always in God’s word and fruits of his Spirit not in man. Judgement does begin at the house of God.
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You’re so right and preceptive kiddo! Good article. https://theezekiel33watchman.report/2021/09/04/a-sabbath-message-9-4-21/
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Thanks for checking the latest blog posting with a vote of confidence! BTW right before the scripture Matthew 10: 37-42 I left out a short paragraph that you may want to go back and read! Take care.
God bless you!
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God bless you too Lawrence 🙂
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Thank you so much my good Sister! God loves you and so should I, the opportunity is so appreciated!
You take good care and keep doing all you do that is so good!🙂
Brother,
Lawrence
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Well said. Thank you so much. I recently had a conversation with a friend who was concerned because a mutual friend had died of COVID while she was in the midst of a relapse. I assured my friend that salvation could not be taken away because nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, but her relationships suffered because she began drinking again, including her relationship with Christ. She was worried our friend wouldn’t go to heaven because she’d started drinking again.
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Hi! I just wanted to wish you a very merry Christmas and ask you for a tiny favor, but of course you don’t have to, but if you have time, I’d love for you to check out a YouTube channel that I’m going to start creating Christian themed videos for, and it would be great if you could just check it out and please subscribe to it if if isn’t too much of an inconvenience.
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Matthew 7:24-29 “24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, 29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” /// Matthew 25:31-46 “31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the [c]holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer [d]Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” /// Matthew 5:24-30 “24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. 25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27 and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.”/// As for me all I can do is to believe the words spoken by King Jesus Christ personally and to do my very best to obey them. Any other doctrine than this I reject as being untrue. We are saved by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. In his doctrine Jesus makes it very clear that to believe on him means to believe the words that he spoke to us, and that we obey them. I look at the original group of disciples that Jesus had. They daily heard his teaching, and they obeyed every command that he gave to them. And to them salvation was given. Salvation is given in no other way. Never forget in John chapter 1 it tells us that “Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ”. Grace and truth is to obey the commands of King Jesus Christ. Neither grace nor truth came from the apostle paul. Grace and truth had already come to us through Jesus Christ. So I myself will only believe the words, and the doctrine, and commands of my King Jesus Christ. I reject all new gospels, and new revelations, and new doctrine. I am the sheep of Jesus Christ, I hear his voice, the voice of a stranger I do not follow. I flee from strangers. I have received grace and truth in the doctrine of King Jesus Christ. I obey his doctrine and commands. This is the salvation that I trust in.
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