Sin Permit (re-write)

You've probably heard a lot of theories on God's love over-looking of all of our sins floating around out there... And I have to admit, at first, it sounded good to me!  I mean, think of it, I can do whatever I want, marry whoever I'm feelin' in the moment and break the vow as soon as it gets inconvenient or routine, I can live any old way and treat people however I want (I mean, some people just need to be slapped, right?) No matter what I do or how I live or my example to others, even if I don't love people the way Christ loved them I still make it to heaven because the cross took care of it long ago and now God has no requirements to live above sin!?  

Yes, the cross and resurrection does take care of all sin but not before you apply Christ's death (repentance,) burial (baptism,) and resurrection (God's spirit filling your life.) Repentance is not, according to Jesus in Luke 18:9-14 "I accept what you've done Jesus, come into my heart now" although acceptance is part of moving forward: repentance is more like "Oh my God, I've embarrassed you and myself, I've sinned against you and what you stand for. I choose to turn from that sin and die to my own will and way of living and with your help I will follow your ways EVERYDAY! Change me, cleanse me, mend me and save me from my own bad decisions! I choose you! I will do whatever I can to follow you and make it up to you. Although I can never do enough, Lord, I start today and I'll never stop trying until I see your face!"  And when you receive the Holy Spirit it's a sealed deal my friend! Acts 2:38, Acts 2:4 & Acts 19:6

• "People conceived and brought into life by God don't make a practice of sin. How could they? God's seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It's not in the nature of the God-begotten to practice and parade sin." 1 John 3:9 So if you are a man/woman of and for God; a Christian (which, by the way, means to be "Christ-like") and since there was "no sin in Him" 2 Corinthians 5:21 there should be no sin in us without repentance... (Which is not that sorry sort of feeling but that changing decision of direction) you cannot continue to make sin your practice.
• "...God is impervious to evil, and puts evil in no one's way. The temptation to give in to evil comes from us and only us. We have no one to blame but the leering, seducing flare-up of our own lust. Lust gets pregnant, and has a baby: sin! Sin grows up to adulthood, and becomes a real killer." James 1:13-15  "Impervious" meaning - not allowing something to pass through. God cannot allow sin to "pass through" into heaven, there is no sin permit and like a boarder guard, God is vigilant regarding sin, we can't sneak it through or hide it from his search... We must dispose of it before entering his kingdom. 
• "If we give up and turn our backs on all we've learned, all we've been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ's sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment—and a mighty fierce judgment it will be! If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death, what do you think will happen if you turn on God's Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit? This is no light matter. God has warned us that he'll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: "Vengeance is mine, and I won't overlook a thing" and "God will judge his people." Nobody's getting by with anything, believe me."  Hebrews 10:26-31  This scripture has always been a heavy weight in my mind... No grey area here! If you choose to ignore the truth of God's word and excuse yourself from his guidelines "that's not for me," "I don't have a problem with that so I can do it without sinning" which by-the-way sounds like an addict saying "I don't need it, I can quit anytime I want but I choose not to." or even "that's not for today's society, God understands we are different now, educated individuals..." and last time I checked there was no codicil to the Bible. Not to mention why would anyone want to "repudiate Christ's sacrifice" on the chance you can "get away with it!?" If you forget the sacrifice for sin you are also forgetting the healing stripes, transgression forgiving bruises and life of the resurection! I agree "God has warned us that he'll hold us to account... He was quite explicit: "Vengeance is mine, and I won't overlook a thing" and "God will judge his people." Nobody's getting by with anything, believe me." speaks for itself and is as clearly laid before us... Sin is a choice, and when we follow that path we will suffer the consequences.  At that point it isn't even God being a mean punisher but it's us putting ourselves in punishment through our own choices.  God is loving but He is also just and cannot permit sin, He cannot over-look our sin or remove the consequence but he has given us clear instruction on what sin is and how to avoid it along with free will to choose the right path and a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13) from every temptation!

So, with David (Psalm 86:11-12) I pray "O LORD, teach me how You want me to live! Then I will obey your commands."  I will live according to the guidelines you have set up in your word (the Bible) not how I want to live or people think I should live, not even just the base of what I think I can "get away with" or be "permitted" to do but as close to you as I can get. ""Make me wholeheartedly committed to you! O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart! I will honor Your name continually!"  I want to be committed to Christ! I don't want to "spit on the sacrifice that made me whole" or "insult this Spirit" Jesus, I want to prove to you that I appreciate what you've done enough to change what I am doing; so I will, I will change what I am doing.