A religious caveat designed to keep people under the curse of the law.
>Who decides? Have you done enough? When can you be considered to have genuine faith?
>Jesus came to change our nature. Not simply to forgive our sins (what we do/have done). Hamartia...is a noun, not a verb. It describes the nature you were born INTO. Jesus is indeed the 2nd Adam. By one man sin entered into the world, by one man, Jesus, it was taken away.
>The gospel of Jesus Christ is this. He came to reveal God's love for His creation. Jesus came to transform us back to the nature that was given in the garden. Belief in Jesus’s righteous act ALONE for salvation..not how one achieves genuine faith. That is works under the curse of the law/religion.
>Total peace and rest comes in accepting Jesus has forgiven your sins...past, present and future. Then...only then will one receive freedom from sin. The fruit will begin to grow and multiply in ones life.
>Focusing constantly on your sin is a trap from satan. Keep a person focused on their sin...then on shame...then on condemnation...then on guilt. This cycle repeats itself over and over and over. Thus, never freeing you to focus on the true gospel of grace, God's unmerited favor.
>The WAR IS OVER folks! God is not mad at you. He provided the avenue back to a loving relationship with Him...through the sacrifice of Jesus. All of His wrath was poured out on Jesus. His anger has been quenched.
>Read scripture through the lens of grace and this will pop out at you like you've never realized before. Receiving the love God has for you through the grace purchased on that cross will set you free. You will love God so deeply, you will serve him more on accident than you will ever by working. His fruit will explode in your life.
HAMARTIA...it's your nature! Not what you do, it is the core of why you do it. This is why Jesus came! To restore your nature as righteous before God. He looks at you and sees His son...not your sin.
Well and truly stated! Amen