If All Sin, What is the Difference?

 Sin in Time

What is the difference between saved and unsaved, if all sin? We read things like this.

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23

Then we read this. As children of God, or saved people, we still sin.

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:8

What is the difference if these passages in the Word of God are true? How can we call out sin if we still sin? “He, without sin, let him cast the first stone.” Right? “Live and let live.” Right? This is what we are discussing today. Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, Lord God, we come before you today with love, praise, and gratitude. We thank you for your grace and your boundless love. We are grateful for your willingness to forgive our sins and for the gift of becoming your children. As we delve into your Word today, we pray for eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to receive your truth and revelation. We ask this in Yeshua’s name. Amen.

One of the world's favorite things to say, whenever we point out sin, is this. They quote John 8:7

“And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, 'Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.'”

Or they mock us and say things like “Oh, you are perfect,” or “Must be nice to never sin.” If they know anything about the Word, or someone they know has told them to say, “What about 1 John 1:8? Why not worry about yourself? You know, like Jesus said, take the log out of your eye.”

Are these valid arguments? What is the difference, if we all sin, and we do, between us and them? The short answer? God. Yeshua. His holy blood.

“From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

Also read this.

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

This is the difference. Yes. It is true.

“Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.” Ecclesiastes 7:20

However, there is a major difference between that and this.

“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.” 1 John 3:4

Read that again. “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning.” In other words, everyone who willfully continues to sin, after hearing it is sin, “practices lawlessness.”

Say the sin that consumed you before you were saved is lust. You have been saved for a short time, or even a long time, and you are walking in the mall. All of a sudden, you see a beautiful young girl, braless and or barely clothed, and all these thoughts come rushing into your mind. You go home, and maybe you hop on the internet and start looking at things you used to know, but now you shouldn't. Did you willfully sin? Yes. You allowed the thought to become action, and even though you knew it to be wrong, you did it anyway.

However, you start to feel guilty, and you begin to be convicted. You turn it off, fall to your knees, and repent. “I’m sorry, God! Please forgive me. Help me to be stronger.” The next time a thought like this enters your mind, you can fight it off and refuse to give in.

Let's discuss this emerging trend. “God loves you, just as you are. You are saved, now live however you choose, and don’t worry about it. The Bible is not important, and it does not matter if it says this or that is sin. It is not a sin. The Bible was written thousands of years ago, and does not apply to today.”

This is a lie straight from the evil one. This is foretold in the Bible and is coming true today as we watch. They will tell you, “It’s not in there” {Holding up the Bible.}It is. They will tell you, “Well, it was added later.” It wasn't. They will tell you, “Well, it does not mean what you say.” It does. In frustration, they usually fall back on “You sin too. Who are you to judge? Throw the first stone. Right?”

The difference is this. You are in the middle of your lust. Looking at things you shouldn’t and doing things you shouldn't, and someone comes to you and says, “God loves you. He wants to set you free from your sin.” Then they share with you 1 John 2:16, Proverbs 6:25, and 1 Peter 2:11. They take time to explain them, and you fully understand what they are saying. Here is the difference. “Oh, well, I do not agree that it is a sin. I do not care what you think. It is fun and I love it. Since I'm sure you sin too. God forgives you, He will forgive me, so I will just keep being me.

Do you see the difference? The lack of repentance. The lack of concern or care for what God tells you is sin or not. You like the idea of salvation and going to heaven, but you do not like being told “what to do.” You want the prize, but you do not want to run the race. I have some sad news for ya, God will not be mocked.

“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:7-10

We need to tell people the Truth.

“And Peter said to them, 'Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38

Yes, we will struggle with sin. Yes, we will sin. Yet, the difference is that we have the blood of Christ to claim as the washing of our sins. Look here. In Revelations.

"The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.” Revelation 3:5

What about all those in this new movement? They claim to be “Christians.” They claim that God loves them and you, and all you have to do is accept Jesus, and all is good. What about the churches that we see popping up all over the place that teach “no sin,” or “no need of repentance, for Jesus already paid the price.” You know, the churches foretold in the Word. Romans 1, and here.

“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.“ 2 Timothy 4:3-4

To be clear, and so that you understand with no doubt, turn to 1 John 3:4

“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.”

Who is that? Jesus, or Yeshua

“No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

Highlight this, underline it, memorize it. “No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

Pretty clear. If someone, anyone, teaches that you can accept Yeshua, love God, and still sin willfully daily with no need of repentance, they are lying to you. Verse 7

“Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.”

Remember, Yeshua called the leaders of the synagogues and religious leaders of the day, “children of the devil.” You can find that exchange in John 8:44. Back to 1 John 3, verse 8

“The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.”

If you have to, do it again. Highlight it, underline it, memorize it. “No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.” Talking of willfully sinning and going against God and His Word.

“By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.”

The Bible makes clear that sin is sin, and good, or righteousness, is good. It makes it clear that you cannot call yourself, truthfully, a child of God if you continuously live in sin with no attempt to repent. I will repeat it. {Holding up the Bible} If it is not in here, or it is contrary to what is in here, it is a lie. If it is a lie, then it is not from God.

Have you been adopted? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be, say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us pray.

"Oh, heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Yeshua's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent of my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Yeshua, Amen!"

That's it. It is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Yeshua, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, You shall be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

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May the comfort of the Holy Ghost and the peace of our Lord Yeshua be with you all. May God bless and be with you always.

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Yeshua is Lord!