A reader responded to a devotion close sexual sins saying, “God won't post yous to hell for ignoring his commandments. If yous conduct hold him equally your Lord in addition to Savior, in addition to confess your sins to him you're saved in addition to yous volition become to sky no thing how much yous screw up.”
She’s correct that no 1 goes to Hell for ignoring God’s commands.
They become to Hell for non loving Jesus.
A Christian is individual who loves Jesus.
Christians withal sin, but they don’t ignore God’s commands because yous can’t beloved Jesus in addition to ignore His commands. It’s non possible (see verses below).
Jesus didn’t learn a permissive stance of salvation. He said nosotros must count the toll (Luke 14:25-34). We can’t earn salvation, but it always, always, e'er changes those who have it. Genuine believers beloved Jesus in addition to desire to “live a life worthy” of Him (Ephesians 4:1).
How much tin give notice a genuine Christian sin? Only God knows the answer. But no 1 who loves Jesus wants to detect out.
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These are expert supplements to this devotion:
Grace Can't Be Earned
Are Christians Saints or Sinners?
Scriptures that refute the belief that yous tin give notice beloved Jesus without obeying Him:
1 John 5:4: everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
1 John 5:18: We know that anyone born of God does non maintain on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, in addition to the evil 1 cannot ship on him.
1 John 3:9: No 1 who is born of God volition proceed to sin, because God's seed remains inwards them; they cannot become on sinning, because they conduct hold been born of God.
1 John 2:29: If yous know that He is righteous, yous besides know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
1 John 3:6: No 1 who remains inwards Him keeps on sinning. No 1 who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
John 14:23: Jesus replied, Anyone who loves me volition obey my teaching. My Father volition beloved them, in addition to nosotros volition come upwardly to them in addition to brand our abode alongside them.
John 8:51: Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he volition never run across death.
John 14:15: If yous beloved Me, yous volition maintain My commandments.
John 14:21: Whoever has My commandments in addition to keeps them is the 1 who loves Me. The 1 who loves Me volition live on loved yesteryear My Father, in addition to I volition beloved him in addition to bring out Myself to him.
John 14:24: Whoever does non beloved Me does non maintain My words. The give-and-take that yous listen is non My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
John 15:10: If yous maintain My commandments, yous volition rest inwards My love, only equally I conduct hold kept My Father's commandments in addition to rest inwards His love.
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