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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Faith Sharing Area => Topic started by: Grace of God on April 05, 2018, 09:41:22 PM

Title: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: Grace of God on April 05, 2018, 09:41:22 PM

Believers often talk about walking the walk of faith and enduring to the end, does this mean believers must be completely sinless for ever more, to remain saved..?

Title: Re: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: Steve H on April 05, 2018, 10:56:55 PM

Since they obviously aren't, obviously not.

Title: Re: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: Anchorman on April 06, 2018, 09:19:03 AM

If Christians have even the remotest understanding of the ability to read, then one glance at Scripture should tell us that we were not perfect, we are not perfect and will only be perfected in the fullness of the Kingdom. Remember what Christ said when someone asked Him about being good?

Title: Re: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: Robbie on April 06, 2018, 07:36:41 PM

Impossible to be perfect and sinless, GofG. We all have weaknesses and lapses. We try hard though!

Title: Re: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: BeRational on April 07, 2018, 10:47:08 AM

Quote from: Robbie on April 06, 2018, 07:36:41 PM

Impossible to be perfect and sinless, GofG. We all have weaknesses and lapses. We try hard though!

I am not a Christian and I do not try hard to be good.

It's just natural.

Title: Re: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: Robbie on April 07, 2018, 04:23:35 PM

Good to hear, BeR  ;D.
You'd be the perfect guest at a dinner party, or host, or neighbour, or boss/colleague, or teacher, or doctor (or husband?)......
Wish I wuz you! I broke a glass - full of course - on kitchen floor today and uttered an expletive quite loudly :-[, ummmm.

Title: Re: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: Grace of God on April 09, 2018, 08:39:23 PM

Quote from: Anchorman on April 06, 2018, 09:19:03 AM

If Christians have even the remotest understanding of the ability to read, then one glance at Scripture should tell us that we were not perfect, we are not perfect and will only be perfected in the fullness of the Kingdom. Remember what Christ said when someone asked Him about being good?

good answer.. :)

Title: Re: do Christians have to be perfect and sinless once they are saved??
Post by: Grace of God on April 09, 2018, 08:40:03 PM

Quote from: Robbie on April 06, 2018, 07:36:41 PM

Impossible to be perfect and sinless, GofG. We all have weaknesses and lapses. We try hard though!

I agree, it is about trying...