And how big does the sin have to be? I too have asked these questions and never received an answer. It seems to me that God would have told us which sins to avoid if we could lose our salvation. Also, Someone once told me that we don't sin after we are born again we just make mistakes. That seems silly to me, so now instead of calling sin what it is then we are calling it "mistakes", just a change of terminology.
If someone believed they never sinned after being born again then how would they be able to obey 1 John 1:9 given to believers to confess to be cleansed?!!!
1 John 1:9 "
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Those who believe they never sin would never admit when they have hurt someone. They also would never apologize to make things right in a relationship.
Psalm 32:5
"5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I did not hide;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You forgave the [a]guilt of my sin. Selah."
King David was referred to by God as "the apple of God's eyes" and yet he had to confess his sin and then God cleansed Him.
Anyone who believes they never sin after salvation must be the hardest person in the world to live with, lacking compassion for those who have fallen and want to be restored. They also grow in arrogance and a judgmental spirit for the pride of self perfection that dwells within them.
When we love the Lord and know what we are without Him we have no room for superiority or self aggrandizement. God gets all the glory for His perfection and we get none.
Proverbs 28:13
"13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion."
We grow in holiness in direct proportions to how often we confess sins with the desire to cast off our sinfulness and glorify God.
If someone believed they never sinned after being born again then how would they be able to obey 1 John 1:9 given to believers to confess to be cleansed?!!!
1 John 1:9 "
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Those who believe they never sin would never admit when they have hurt someone. They also would never apologize to make things right in a relationship.
Psalm 32:5
"5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I did not hide;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You forgave the [a]guilt of my sin. Selah."
King David was referred to by God as "the apple of God's eyes" and yet he had to confess his sin and then God cleansed Him.
Anyone who believes they never sin after salvation must be the hardest person in the world to live with, lacking compassion for those who have fallen and want to be restored. They also grow in arrogance and a judgmental spirit for the pride of self perfection that dwells within them.
When we love the Lord and know what we are without Him we have no room for superiority or self aggrandizement. God gets all the glory for His perfection and we get none.
Proverbs 28:13
"13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion."
We grow in holiness in direct proportions to how often we confess sins with the desire to cast off our sinfulness and glorify God.
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