That suggests you have an incomplete view of salvation. Salvation isn't a once-and-done deal that magically absolves you of all future sins, it is an ongoing process. So long as you remain alive, you have to maintain your efforts to reach salvation, because real salvation doesn't happen until the resurrection.
Is it a sin to desire to not have to repent? If so, was Jesus a sinner?
Sebastian Reyes
Luke Jones
Ok. So what you are telling me is that I’m a crypto-Christian who doesn’t go around bragging to others that he’s a sinner? I’m ok with that.
Isaac Cruz
If someone goes around publicly stating that they're a sinner for the sake of showing off, then they're doing it wrong. But if they can't publicly declare that they are sinners either, then they're also doing it wrong, because both behaviors are just 2 sides of the same coin. The point is to genuinely engage in humility and not try to dodge it. Intentionally evading the personal responsibilities Christ asked from us, is to effectively deny him. We aren't expected to follow through on them perfectly, but using our gift of free will to selectively absolve ourselves of responsibilities doesn't exactly bode well.
Benjamin Brooks
I argue this with Muslims all the time. What does Christ want from us, really, other than Matthew 22:35–40?
Nicholas Collins
I would flip that question around, and ask you what you want from Christ, realy.? You're clearly looking for a very specific kind of answer. Why is that? Surely we can agree that Matthew 22:35–40 wasn't the entirety of Jesus' message, for if it was, he wouldn't have needed the entire NT to tell it. So what was it about those verses that drew you as opposed to all the others?
Levi Sullivan
Because he says the entire law and prophets hang on those two commands, and because kindness and love of creation and the creator makes for a robustly good life philosophy that is easy to share with friends and loved ones without the baggage of orthodox Catholicism.
Joshua Young
…especially compared to a Christianity with harsh Pauline emphasis on sin, a concept which everyone with a conscience living in a Christian society implicitly already knows (at least in terms of feeling that they can always do more to help their fellow man)
Luke Ward
…and living in a constant state of guilt for failing to always be doing more. Very common in Canadian culture at least.
Luke Carter
I guess my observation is that Christians love to act like Christianity is rocket science. It’s not.
Chase Robinson
tl;dr
Yes
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