There are those who boast of their sin as though since they are "Christians", God no longer cares that they sin, I think this is referred to as hyper-grace.
The problem with this thinking is that Christ had to die, shedding every last drop of blood to pay for the sins of mankind. This makes sin pretty important to God.
Would He not care about sinfulness when He was brutally killed and bled out, if sin were not a big deal?
So defending your sin under the excuse that "God knows your heart", is not only silly, but downright foolish.
What the hyper-grace crowd use as an excuse to ignore and even justify their sin, has been condemned by God. Flippancy about sin, even defending it is a clue that the one who is not ashamed of their sin, is probably not born again.
When we are born again we hate sin. We want righteousness and we know that the only way we can be so is if Christ lives in us.
2 Corinthians 5:20-21 "…20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
A heart that does not feel guilt or remorse for sin, is one that has not been changed into a new creation by Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:16-18 "…16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:"
Jeremiah 6:15 "15 "Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD. "
What is sin? Everything that defies the commands and principles of God in His Word is sin.
Hebrews 1:8-9 "…8 But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has placed You above Your companions by anointing You with the oil of joy.”"
Do you really think that Christ the Son of God would wink at or ignore sin when God states clearly that He loves righteousness and hates wickedness?
God says that if we are born again, He works in us and we are ambassadors for Him. Would ambassadors promote anything except that which the Master wanted?
Sin is so bad that none of it can come before the Father in heaven, the very reason Christ's blood had to pay for our sin. Only death of a perfect Sacrifice would do for our sin, how then could anyone think that God is not grieved by sin? Just because Christ paid the price for sin, does not mean we are free to flaunt it in His face as though it doesn't matter, its the same as if sin didn't matter to us, even when our Savior had to bleed to pay for it. How callous is that, to make light of sin when it cost Christ everything to pay the penalty for it.
Even in human nature, if someone saves our life we feel a sense of gratitude, not wanting to do anything that displeases our rescuer. How much more should our gratitude be toward Christ Who pays for the sin with His blood and then saves us from an eternal hell.
God says: Psalm 5:5-6
"For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, nor shall evil dwell with you. The boastful shall not stand in Your sight: You hate all workers of Iniquity. You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the "bloodthirsty and deceitful man."
There is hatred and contempt for God in anyone who is not ashamed of sin, defending it reveals a rebellious heart while using the excuse that "God knows my heart", is lying, God does know a heart who will not confess their sin and turn from it, that being a heart of contempt for Him.
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