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We are all sinners and we all commit sin. But God tells us to stop sinning. We argue back to God saying that we cannot stop sinning and we will not. Christians consider sin like air to breath and water to drink without which we cannot survive. But sin is disobeying God. Can we not live without disobeying God? Obedience is the way to true salvation.
Let me quote enough verses from the New Testament to bring a list of sins for the benefit of believers. This list will help us to avoid speculation of what sin could be and it will give an idea of God’s definition for sin. If we still commit sin, we are not Christians. If we are Christians we could have departed even from iniquities. "2 Tim 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." The sins in this list are the sins God told us not to commit. It is the word of God.
Matt 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Eph 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, ...
All ungodliness, adultery, anger (wrath), backbiting, backsliding (dogs), blasphemy, boasting, changing the truth of God, concupiscence (strong lustful desire), covenant breaking, covetousness, debates (argument, variance, strife), deceit, disobedience to parents, disobedience to gospel, drunkenness (excess of wine), envying, evil, evil eye, false witness, filthiness (uncleanness), foolishness (foolish talking), fornications, hatred (malignity, despiteful), heresies (twist of truth), homosexuality, idolatry, inordinate (disorderly) affection, lasciviousness (expressing lust), lying, lusts (even in heart), maliciousness (desire to harm others), murders, not having natural affection, perversion, pride, rebellions (seditions, strife), reveling (enjoying festivities), ridiculing (jesting), rioting (tumults), rivalry (emulations), serve the creature than the Creator, sorcery, strife (even in heart), thefts, favoring a sinner, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness (sinning under the cover of grace and teaching others to do so), unmerciful, un-repented, unrighteousness, unyielding (implacable), vanity of mind, whoremongers, wickedness, witchcraft, without understanding, worshipping the creature, etc.
If we love God with reverential fear, we will obey God - We will stop sinning.
the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
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