Because humans love the concept of “no consequences”.
Christ died for our sins, which unlocked the doors to heaven.
Conflating this with the notion that our belief in this truth exempts us from all consequences for our actions, is naive.
Rev 21:27 “...nothing unclean shall enter heaven”
Matt 5:26 “”...you will not be released until the last penny is paid”
1 Cor 3:15 “...suffer loss, but saved as through fire”
(from one of those Catholics who’s never seen a Bible..../sarc)
Now you’ve gone and done it. You played the ‘Catholic’ Card. Now we’re gonna have Catholics and Baptists posting on the same thread! The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Assuredly, I say, the end must be near!
Text taken out of context is a pretext.
But don’t you understand that there are many who believe that they carry a get out of hell free card and are therefore not responsible for anything that they do or don’t do, and their attitude and conduct is irrelevant.
The air conditioned limousine will conduct them in comfort from their LaZBoy directly to Heaven. How do they know this? One of the oldest heresies declared by the Church - Gnosticism - is back with a vengeance, simply because it appeals to the basest desire in man.
Well, you got half of it right. Care to look into Paul a little bit more. Don’t stop now.
> Rev 21:27 “...nothing unclean shall enter heaven”
Then you can forget about entering Heaven. You can never be perfect, nor cleanse yourself from your own sins, because, if you could, you could ask Jesus to move over, since there are two of you now.
Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;
Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
So who was it that paid the last penny? Can you pay it? Are you a perfect, unblemished lamb that can be offered as a sacrifice to atone for your own sins, let alone those of others?
Romans 8:1-2
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Aleluia!!!
Those who are truly born again (John 3:3) will walk in the Spirit, and exhibit the Fruit of the Spirit.
From Galatians chapter 5 ...
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Aleluia amen!!