CAN I GO ON SINNING BECAUSE OF GRACE?

This is a question young men and women asked me on daily basis. And the best answer I always give them is NO!

Hear me out,  It is true that grace brings freedom and that includes the freedom to make poor choices, but if you use your freedom to enslave yourself to sin, then you have missed the point of grace:

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Gal 5:1)

The purpose of grace is to liberate the prisoner and give life to the dead. Grace is also good news for the poor (Luk 4:18-19). So if you use grace to enslave or impoverish yourself by making dumb decisions and indulging the flesh, you are setting aside grace. You are not using it for its intended purpose. Grace liberates, but if you use your freedom to enslave yourself, what was the point? You are no better off than when you started.

Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. (Rom 5:20)

Again, hear me out, don’t ever fall for the lie that says “I can go on sinning so that grace may abound.” True, your sinning won’t affect God’s love for you, but it will surely affect you. It will enslave and kill you. This is not God’s will for your life.

We need to see sin for what it really is. Sin is not some benign activity that isn’t as bad as everyone makes out. Sin is deadly. As God warned Cain, Sin is a crouching beast that desires to master you. Running after Sin is like poking a pit-bull with a stick.

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. (Tit 2:11-12)

The grace of God that brings salvation teaches us to say no to ungodliness. Any grace that isn’t teaching you to say no is counterfeit grace. It is not from the Lord. Reject it!

Shalom.