Romans 6:1-4
The great promise from God is that all those who believe in Jesus Christ shall have eternal life (John 3:14-16). So can I go on as I was, living my life as I please knowing I have eternal life; “Shall we go on sinning? By no means!“.
My late Father was a naval officer, he brought my siblings and myself up with a great respect for obedience and respect for others, but as we grew up we rebelled, disobeyed and got into trouble. He would chastise us, according to our crime.
But he never stopped loving us, and I always felt guilty at having disappointed him. I never doubted for one second that he loved us, and my overriding desire, right up to his death last year, was to be able to make him proud of me. And I strove to do that, but I am human and I kept falling short. But he ALWAYS bailed me out, he never stopped loving me, but he wanted me to learn to be mature, and some times the lessons where hard, but the lessons never, ultimately, harmed me, and they shaped me into who I am, in my mid 50’s. I miss my Dad!
But my dad was human, hence he was floored and sometimes got things wrong, not often, but he did. But God is perfect and totally reliable (faithful), his love is perfect, his discipline is wholly appropriate and ALWAYS for the good of those who love him (Romans 8:28). His Love for us, is so great (infinite), so wonderful and so all consuming. So how much more do I want to please my Heavenly Father, God? how much more do I want to make Him proud of me? So how can I deliberately go on sinning! I love my Father, God, with all my heart and soul. So again I say how can I want to disobey Him, how can I want to anger Him! After all He is my perfect Father, and knows what is best for me.
So don’t make light of sin, for sin is like a roaring lion prowling around looking for someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). Sin will only pull you away from the love of God. But instead know your baptism in Christ, know who you are, risen with Him. So God IS your true Father. Because of Jesus we CAN now live a new life pleasing to God. But the safety net is knowing, if I do mess up (sin) I know that it is already been forgiven, in fact removed from me as far as east is from west (Psalm 103:12), so with confidence I can put my mistake behind me and continue, in Christ’s redemption, trying to please God.
In summary, no I cannot go on deliberately sinning, I want my Heavenly Father to be proud of me. And because of Jesus I can, since Jesus has enabled me to resist sin.
