But if I ask for forgiveness, i shall receive it, that's the promise. And no sin is beyond absolution, right? That's a promise too. So putting the two promises together means that however bad the stuff I do is, if I seek salvation, I will receive it. The deal is just too good to not take optimal advantage of. Its a free license to do as I please. So long as I have time to repent before I die, that is.
If you were truly born again, then you wouldn't want to sin as much as possible. Did you read what Paul wrote (and I copied)?
Why do you call me Lord but don't do what I say?
You're in a scary place.
Im not talking about sinning up a storm. I'm talking about doing what I want. They are very different things. I don't want to go around killing, stealing, raping, etc.
Most of the time I don't want want to do much of anything at all. Maybe play video games, or eat junk food, or argue about religion on the internet (thanks btw). I don't do bad things just because I will face some sort of punishment for it, I mostly have no desire to do bad things in the first place. Though I will admit, there are some things that the law or other consequences are holding me back from, but those are less things I want to do, and more more I think need to be done, because they should be done, and I'm the one I trust most with doing it.
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