We Obey God Now Under Grace Because He Has Changed Our Hearts

Joshua 1:8-9 "…8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. 9 Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Has God changed?

Malachi 3

"and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness."

Hebrews 13:8-9 ". 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.…"

Those who teach that since we are under the blood of Christ after salvation it doesn't matter if we sin anymore are teaching a wicked doctrine.

Salvation in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit gives us the means by which we can live without sin and an advocate when we fall we are convicted and desire to restore our fellowship with Christ again.

The Holy Spirit will go silent when a believer falls into sin until we confess it to be cleansed of that sin. He will bring consequences that remind us how wicked sin is and that He must cleanse our hearts.

1 John 2:1 "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;"

1 John 1:9

"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

God will not leave us without consequences designed to return to obedience.

Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"

If someone is not chastised by the Father to grow in holiness they do not belong to Christ.

Deuteronomy 8:5

"So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you."

Psalm 94:12

"Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,"

Revelation 3:19

"Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent."

Hebrews 12:8

"8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons."

Those who PRIDE themselves as living in sin without problems but consider themselves Christian do not understand it is proof they do not belong to Christ. Their religion is cultural and their god is themselves.

May many who have lived a cultural Christianity repent and trust in Christ to be changed by HIm, hating and rejecting sin while loving obedience to His principles.

Hallelujah!