According to the book of
Hebrews, if we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the
knowledge of the truth, we are trampling the Son of God under foot, treating the
blood of Christ as an unholy thing, and also insulting the Spirit of grace (see
Hebrews 10:26-29). This sounds very serious, and so do the consequences. You might be wondering, “What is sin?” Sin as defined by the Word of God is, “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4 NIV).
The argument the writer of Hebrews presents is: if those who rejected the Law of Moses (a mere man) died without
mercy on the testimony of two or three, how severe should (would) the
punishment be for those who trample the Son of God under foot? The answer is
quite clear from the passage, judgment and consumption by the same fire that
will consume the enemies of God.
That is why Paul admonishes
Christians, “Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (see Philippians
2:12 NIV). Why with fear and trembling? Because God is holy and does not
tolerate sin, and we shouldn’t either! Out of love and reverence for Him we need
to be careful how we walk. Our hearts’ desire should be to be pleasing to Him
in every way.
The apostle Paul warned the
men of Athens in the book of Acts that in the past God overlooked ignorance,
but now He commands all people everywhere to repent. And why? Because He has set a day to judge the world
with justice by Jesus (see Acts 17:30-31). If love and reverence for Him does
not compel us to fear sin, His judgment should.
If we sin, we have an
advocate to plead our case before the Father (see 1 John 2:1). John says, “No
one who lives in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either
seen Him or known Him” (1 John 3:6). He also says, “No one who is born of God
will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on
sinning, because he has been born of God” (1 John 3:9). The devil has been
sinning from the beginning, so he who does what is sinful, John says, is of the
devil (see 1 John 3:8).
. If you claim to be a Christian,
but have been living comfortably in sin, please question your faith, and start
all over. Repent, and ask God to forgive you through Christ’s sacrifice on the
cross. He will forgive you, and cleanse you from all sin, and fill you with His
Spirit to enable you to walk according to His Word. Remember, God loves you,
and does not want you to perish. If you continue on the path you are on, you’ll
be guilty of treating the blood of Christ as an unholy thing, and also insulting
the Spirit of grace, which of course comes with consequences—judgment and
punishment.
Christian, let’s live godly
in this life, so that when He appears, we won’t be ashamed, and we will live
forever with Him!
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