Can you give your biblical basis for saying that the life of a believer is suuposed to be FUN? we're free from sin now,
Are you saying that believers cannot get entangled by sin?No! That is not true, the bible teaches quite the opposite. We are NOT free from sin now. Not yet. That comes when we are with Him. But we are free from the power of sin in our lives when we abide in Him and walk in His way. When we don't, when we fall prey to sin. If we are free from sin, how do you explain Romans 7:14-25, much less 1 John 1:6-9:
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
we have all things that pertain to life and godliness,
Yes, we do. In Christ. But we must abide in Him to avail ourselves of that. Abiding in an action verb, it is something me must be doing. If we are not abiding in Him, if we are not standing firm in Him, then sin will overcome us until such time as we rest in Him. It sounds as if you are confusing justification with sanctification. Big difference!
*sigh* We don't have to sin. It holds no power over us. If we sin, it's because we willfully do it, not because it's part of our nature. We are a new creation, living out of a supernatural covenant.
Read my previous post to see how I really feel about this entirely ridiculous conversation.