We Can Stop Sinning

We can stop sinning

What does the bible say about the Christian and sin?

1 John 3:5
And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

Romans 6:12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

Psalm 51:6-7, 10-12
6Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. 7 8 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. 10Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

We must stop sinning - stop breaking God's 10 commandments (remember, sin is breaking God's 10 commandment law as found in Exodus 20). We must pray for a new mind, desires and motivations that only God can give us. The natural unsaved man or woman cannot obey God because their nature is sinful and selfish; however, when our hearts and minds are changed by the power of the Holy Spirit we become a new person that desires to obey and please God, and love God and others. This is the miracle of "regeneration in Christ" or as Christ said being "born again" of the Holy Spirit.

1 John 3:6
Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Jesus Christ died on the cross for all of us and paid the penalty of breaking God's law for us. The purpose was to save us "from" sin, not to save us "to keep sinning".

In the previous texts above it is very clear that as Christians we are expected to stop sinning; stop breaking God's 10 commandment law However, we can't stop sinning on our own, we must pray to God and request His power to keep us from sin, to give us the power to stop sinning.

We must be baptized by immersion in the name of the heavenly Father, Son and Holy Spirit by a pastor or leader in the church.

Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Baptism is a public display of our decision to follow Jesus Christ and to start a new life in Him. It is by Baptism that the the gift of the Holy Spirit is given to us for the power to lead a successful Christian life that defeats sin and developes holiness; thus, baptism by immersion is a necessary Christian act for the new believer in Christ.

We must always follow God's 10 commandments and instructions as found in the bible.

Psalm 119:80
Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.

John 14:21
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."

Mark 12:33
And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Revelation 14:12
Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Our obedience to Gods 10 commandment law, biblical instructions and principles is the result of the joy, thankfulness and love we have for God after being saved and having the gift of eternal life by faith.

Restoration and Restitution; we must make right the wrongs we have done as much as possible. We are to give back or replace what we have stolen, apologize to the people we have hurt, etc

Leviticus 6:4
then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found

Luke 19:8-9
8Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold." 9 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham...

Matthew 5:23-24 23
Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Restitution is required and is an important step, it helps the believer in Jesus Christ understand the nature and result of the sins he or she has committed and to understand its consequences. Restitution is also a test of true sorrow for the wrong one has done; individuals that are not truly sorry for what they have done will not make it right; most likely they will make an excuse for not making restitution.

We must continue daily in the Christian life; following God's commandments and bible instructions. We must pray for the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us how to apply what we read in the bible to our lives. We must pray to God for power to follow his commandments and live a Christian life without sin.

What is the result of salvation in a person and their life?

2 Corinthians 5:17-18
17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

Ezekiel 11:19-20
19Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

When sins are confessed and forsaken and Christ is accepted as our personal Savior, then by the power of the Holy Spirit, the believer receives a new heart, mind and spiritual nature; this results in a new life of obedience to God, His commandments and instructions as found in His word