Arrogance is the worst sin and it is manifest in two ways.
Legalism and Lasciviousness.
Legalism leads to moral degeneracy, while lasciviousness leads to immoral degeneracy..
The real issue is salvation by grace though faith alone in Christ alone.
Nobody is sent to the Lake of Fire because of their sins. We are ALL condemned prior to salvation.
All believers are able to sin, just as unbelievers are able to sin, because we have volition and an old sin nature.
Believers who sin are not sent to Hell. They have already been saved and part of the family of God, sealed unto salvation.
There may be those who are legalistic and academically trained in theology, but reject faith alone in Christ alone at the call of the Father, who don’t receive another chance, lest they crucify Christ twice.
Obedience to His Word manifests a type of faith in Him, but obedience in the sake of performing a good work to obtain salvation doesn’t exhibit a saving faith, but instead attempts to make God a debtor.
It’s been said, it only takes a smidgeon more faith than no faith at all, to have saving faith. It is only as difficult as we make it, because we perform absolutely no work in exercising faith in Him. He has performed all the work and our faith is His work in us.
Just where is that taught?
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Revelation 20:12)
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: (Romans 2:5-6)
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. (Ezekiel 18:20)
Obedience to His Word manifests a type of faith in Him, but obedience in the sake of performing a good work to obtain salvation doesn’t exhibit a saving faith, but instead attempts to make God a debtor. It’s been said, it only takes a smidgeon more faith than no faith at all, to have saving faith. It is only as difficult as we make it, because we perform absolutely no work in exercising faith in Him.
There is no merit in exercising faith in the risen Lord Jesus to save us on His expense and "credit," Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25)
Man could not and would not believe on the Lord Jesus or follow Him unless God gave him life, and breath, and all good things he has, (Acts 17:25) and convicted him, (Jn. 16:8) drew him, (Jn. 6:44; 12:32) opened his heart, (Acts 16:14) and granted repentance (Acts 11:18) and gave faith, (Eph. 2:8,9) and then worked in him both to will and to do of His good pleasure the works He commands them to do. (Phil. 2:13; Eph. 2:10)
Thus man owes to God all things, and while he is guilty and rightly damned for resisting God contrary to the level of grace given him, (Prov. 1:20-31; Lk. 10:13; 12:48; Rv. 20:11-15) man can not claim he actually deserves anything, and God does not owe him anything but damnation, except that under grace — which denotes unmerited favor — God has chosen to reward faith, (Heb. 10:35) in recognition of its effects.
Which means that God justifies man without the merit of any works, which is what Romans 4:1-7ff teaches, with “works of the law†including all systems of justification by merit of works, “for, if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.†(Galatians 3:21)
Thus the penitent publican and the contrite criminal, both of whom abased themselves as damned and destitute sinner and cast all their faith upon the mercy of God (which ultimately is Christ), were justified, and as such could go directly to be with the Lord at death, even before they did any manifest works of faith. But works justify one as being a believer, and fit to be rewarded under grace for such, (Mt. 25:30-40; Rv. 3:4) though only because God has decided to reward man for what God Himself is actually to be credited for. /p>
And as long as one remains a believer he is saved, thus God works to bring wayward brethren to repentance, lest they be condemned with the world, (1Co. 11:32) and warns against having an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God, and drawing back into perdition. (Heb. 3:12; 10:38,39)