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<blockquote data-quote="Ethan N" data-source="post: 3238041" data-attributes="member: 29267"><p>As a Christian, the only reason I have the power not to sin is because I have the Spirit of God in me. A non-believer doesn’t have the Holy Spirit and is a slave to sin. So, while I will never accede to the ideas of sin being beneficial, justifiable, or anything other than something that brings harm and destruction to the sinner, I don’t waste a lot of time trying to convince non-believers not to sin or even that specific things are sin. I’ll tell them what sin is and what is sin in their life, if they’ll listen, but <strong>conversion is the priority</strong>. I don’t pray that they stop sinning. I pray that the Holy Spirit convicts them of their sin and draws them to repentance so that they can experience the indescribable joy of being at peace with God. Their desire to sin will go in the toilet pursuant to that.</p><p></p><p>1 Corinthians 2 says “And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.”</p><p></p><p>Paul knew that trying to convince sinners of the superior wisdom of God’s will by argument was pointless. We’re too dumb for that without God in us. He focused on the simple truth of the gospel – Jesus died for you, and here’s why – even though it’s a message that sounds foolish to the mortal mind. He didn’t try to convince the people who became the church in Corinth to stop sinning. Yes, they had to know that they were in sin, but becoming a Christian is not about making a list of things you know God doesn’t want you to do and signing a contract not to do those anymore. If that were it, we’d all be screwed. The conversion and reconciliation with God happens first, and the cessation of sin follows – usually most of it immediately, but temptation lingers for the rest of this life.</p><p></p><p>So, there’s nothing wrong with telling someone they’re sinning. That’s not hateful. But if all a Christian does is harp on someone for all the things they do wrong, rather than simply preaching Christ crucified, it’s hard to see how they’re loving that person.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ethan N, post: 3238041, member: 29267"] As a Christian, the only reason I have the power not to sin is because I have the Spirit of God in me. A non-believer doesn’t have the Holy Spirit and is a slave to sin. So, while I will never accede to the ideas of sin being beneficial, justifiable, or anything other than something that brings harm and destruction to the sinner, I don’t waste a lot of time trying to convince non-believers not to sin or even that specific things are sin. I’ll tell them what sin is and what is sin in their life, if they’ll listen, but [B]conversion is the priority[/B]. I don’t pray that they stop sinning. I pray that the Holy Spirit convicts them of their sin and draws them to repentance so that they can experience the indescribable joy of being at peace with God. Their desire to sin will go in the toilet pursuant to that. 1 Corinthians 2 says “And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” Paul knew that trying to convince sinners of the superior wisdom of God’s will by argument was pointless. We’re too dumb for that without God in us. He focused on the simple truth of the gospel – Jesus died for you, and here’s why – even though it’s a message that sounds foolish to the mortal mind. He didn’t try to convince the people who became the church in Corinth to stop sinning. Yes, they had to know that they were in sin, but becoming a Christian is not about making a list of things you know God doesn’t want you to do and signing a contract not to do those anymore. If that were it, we’d all be screwed. The conversion and reconciliation with God happens first, and the cessation of sin follows – usually most of it immediately, but temptation lingers for the rest of this life. So, there’s nothing wrong with telling someone they’re sinning. That’s not hateful. But if all a Christian does is harp on someone for all the things they do wrong, rather than simply preaching Christ crucified, it’s hard to see how they’re loving that person. [/QUOTE]
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