What is the difference between sinless and blameless

It would be nice if we could, but that is not how we will be judged. Luke And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Elisabeth and Zacharias were blameless concerning the law of God — I suppose in the same way Paul was blameless. If they were sinless, then Romans would have been wrong. Hebrews For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

There were such rigid conditions that Old Testament priests had to meet, yet even they had weaknesses. Even they had to make atonement for themselves. They were to be blameless, but not even they were sinless.

Revelation , 5. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

This refers to the same , as in chapter 7, supposedly Jewish evangelists. Whoever they were, most would agree that they are not representative of the church. In any case, the word guile means deceit. Being faultless in this context means they were free from deceit. They did not lead anyone astray. Again this does not mean they were totally sinless.

Besides, it never said that they being without fault were the reason they were in heaven. They were redeemed from the earth. We all must be if we are to spend eternity with Christ. Ephesians According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:.

Unlike the previous verses, the immediate context of Eph does not clearly point to its meaning. A brief synopsis of the entire book is in order to show that being blameless is the same thing as not creating offenses or stumbling blocks to others. In chapter 1 Paul lists some of our spiritual blessings in Christ. We are predestinated for adoption, redeemed, forgiven and sealed by the Spirit. Note the terminology used. He did not say we accepted Christ, but rather we were predestinated for adoption.

Paul then prayed that we would understand the richness of that inheritance. Chapter 2 continues that trend of thought. We are saved by grace — while we were dead in sin. All we had to do was believe the gospel. We have absolutely no basis to boast.

None whatsoever. Now we have to be careful here. We cannot superimpose our own meaning on the text. His will was to gather all things in Christ into one God reconciled both Gentiles and Jews together unto him This is the mystery that God revealed to Paul ,6.

This was the intent which was hid in God and which he purposed in himself From chapter 4 Paul gives practical instructions based on the theological foundation he laid in the first 3 chapters. God called us and placed us in his body for good works. Paul beseeches us to live worthy of that calling We should walk in lowliness and meekness etc not to cling on to salvation by the skin of our teeth, but in order to keep the unity of the spirit ,3.

Paul urges them not to walk as the unsaved gentiles do , but rather they should put on the new man. Now Paul is talking to Christians and telling them to put off the old man. Clearly this is not a one time event. There is a continual struggle to keep the old man off and the new man on. When we put on the new man we will live in true holiness and righteousness. However the fact that the old man is always there suggests that as long as we are on earth, living above sin will always be a necessary struggle.

Only when God transforms our vile body Phil will we be totally free of sin. Right now we are dead to sin positionally in Christ. There is always the possibility that we could give in to the flesh and sin. In we grieve the Holy Spirit when we commit the sins mentioned in the following verses. In chapter 5 Paul tells us we should follow God and not walk in sin. Compare verse 3 with verse 5. Fornication etc should not be once named among us — indicating that it is possible for it to be named among us.

This would however be unbecoming of saints, but note that we are called saints. The children of disobedience is a term synonymous with unbelievers cf. They are judged according to their sin We need to prove what is acceptable vs. If we live just like the world, it blunts our testimony. Losing salvation is simply not an issue here.

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We need to ask ourselves those questions. That means a sinner is someone who sins habitually, on purpose, as a way of life, right? So, are YOU a sinner? Only you can answer that. It is written in 2 Corinthians , Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Galatians says, For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Does that mean we never sin again? In reality, a few get messed up, no matter how skillful I may be. The only man who did not reach a breaking point was Jesus Christ, and we have to remember that he was also fully God.

So, is Job a wonderful earthly example that believers should try to emulate? It took a lot to break his attitude and even then, he eventually repented and saw the error of his thinking. But, is Job a model of perfection who can stand between sinful man and a holy God and arbitrate? Absolutely not. That work is done by Christ alone. Job never admits he is guilty of anything.

Many, many, many times Job claims that he is innocent. As the prologue shows, and God later shows - Job was correct: he was innocent. Job recants, or retracts, his question of "why do the innocent suffer" for the answer he received was just as he had feared it would be : a demonstration of might makes right; GOD does not give an answer and we are powerless to demand one.

It is this 'MY way or the highway' concept that has my religious journey at an apparent impasse. Anonymous, Thanks for reading this blog post and for sharing your thoughts. First, it appears that you disagree with me that Job actually sinned. I believe the original writing demonstrated how he sinned, as I pointed out Scripture that shows that Job curse the day of his birth.

Cursing what God has made is sin. Whether we can identify with Job's feelings or not is irrelevant. Our justification of his feelings or our own does not change God's standard of sin. Job may have been "innocent" in the sense that his punishment did not fit his crime by any standard, but that does not mean he was perfect. As I said in the post, Job eventually repented of his faulty thinking. Secondly, you then move to the "MY way or the highway concept".

I had to read it several times to understand, but it seems you are saying that God has that view. If I'm understanding you correctly, then I'll respond to it.