What You Should Know About Sin

One of the most astounding things about the Gospel is it’s power to transform. Salvation isn’t about saying a prayer to get your sins forgiven so you can get into Heaven. The Gospel packs incredible transformational power.

Most of the Body of Christ isn’t even aware of this, but they’re waking up to it.

Here’s why the Gospel is unlike any religion.

The Gospel leaves a person without any consciousness of sin. Which means zero shame, guilt or condemnation. Zero! (Hebrew 10:2,4). And it means you aren’t always thinking about sin (biting your lip and trying hard not to sin.)

Guilt says: “I’m not forgiven”

Condemnation says, “my life is worthy of judgement”

Shame says, “it’s still who I am”

Having no consciousness of sin is so powerful that the enemy has been twisting and manipulating this truth in order to hide it, for a very long time.

A born again Believer with no consciousness of sin means they aren’t caught in a cycle of sin, repent, repeat. They are truly free!

Wait! But don’t we all sin? Don’t we all come short of the glory of God?

See? That’s what I mean. We have been conditioned to always think about sin. Not about righteousness. Why?

Because thinking about sin keeps us in a condemned state thinking “I am a sinner saved by grace.” What’s wrong with this? Scripture says you’re no longer a sinner. You are the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Cor 5:21). You’re no longer a sinner because your nature has changed. A sinner sins. That’s what they do. It’s in their nature. But a righteous man no longer thinks of sin. He is a slave to it no longer. It no longer can master him. He is a slave to righteousness. His old nature has been crucified with Christ and he is dead to sin. This means it’s impossible to have a ‘dual nature’ like much of the Church believes. (Romans 6:11) (Romans 6:6)

But doesn’t even the righteous man sin?

There we go again. Thinking about sin.

The scripture says IF we sin we have an advocate, Jesus the Righteous. If… not WHEN. That’s where we get tripped up. (1 John 2:1)

Focus today on Hebrews. Read the entire book. Watch the way it’s worded. Watch how it talks about how the blood of bulls and goats can’t cleanse a person’s conscience of sin. And how every year the priest has to go in and offer a blood sacrifice because of it. If the blood of bulls and goats could’ve cleansed the conscience of sin then there would be no need to offer it year after year. But Jesus did it. Once. For all. And He sat down, because IT IS FINISHED.

Now, THAT’S the Gospel (good news). If what you’re hearing isn’t good news then it isn’t the Gospel. (like a doctrine that says you’re always trapped in sin because you have a sin nature).

Fear not: For behold, I bring to you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. (Luke 2 :10)

The Gospel is good news that brings great joy!