We all live a life of continuous, willful sin. All sin is willful, and we sin everyday. To suggest we don’t is absurd.
So, the question remains.
I can both intellectually and emotionally accept Christ as my savior and objectively understand that my sins both past and present are forgiven.
There’s a serious guilt factor at work which is different for everyone.
The question remains;
Am I still worthy of Christ’s redemption if I knowingly sin?
If no, then when?
If yes then why bother.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOPdqxVP6Ow
There’s a commitment factor to the Lord above that should be adhered too, but as you say “We are all sinners”
We are NEVER worthy of Christ’s Redemption, that’s why it is such an enormous gift! He offers it freely, an eternity of life with the Father.
However, we often reject this gift, sometimes in minor, or grave ways. To fully enjoy what He has freely given, we must conform ourselves to His will. If we don’t, He has warned us Hell awaits.
Heaven is the outcome of obeying God, and all He commands. We lack perfection, and He offers us His Mercy, if we desire it.
Hell is the outcome of disobedience. It is also the outcome of impenitence and presumption. If one says, “Well, God knows I’m sorry, so I don’t really need to do anything,” consider that pride, and also consider its consequence.
We should obey God out of love and acknowledgement of his Perfection, Omnipotence, and Omniscience. On paper it seems easy and logical. However, we are all victims of our own pride, the influence of the evil one, and the world.
We should strive to be worthy of His great gift, though we never can be. And we should do it out of love for Him.
If you love God more than you love sin, you will not be sinless but you will sin less. As time goes by you will sin less.
What we learn from the Bible is that the battle is internal. If you love sin more than you love God, you will continue to sin. In this sense, the question is very concrete and mathematical.
You negate the power of the Holy Spirit and His work living inside you. It isn’t an “intellectual” pursuit. It is a desire not to sin.
NOBODY IS WORTHY OF FORGIVENESS!!!!!
Or grace, or salvation, or anything.
Salvation is a GIFT. God gives it to us freely for the asking but we have to ask and receive it, accept it for ourselves.
Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.