God's election is sovereign.

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Also, all i said in my definition of a Christian (that you asked about) was that one lives righteously, meaning: they keep G-d's commands.  Rabbi Skobac says keeping the commandments is of upmost importance.  How is it that I, a Christian, am more aligned with his statements than you (because you say it is my opinion)?  But the Rabbi is wrong when he says Christians don't find the commandments binding but just to put "faith" in Jesus.  A Christian finds them even more binding.

Hmm, I don't think Paul agrees with you.

So which of the "binding commandments" do you keep?

I'm guessing not all of them?

     Paul agrees, I assure you.  The difference between the Law and Grace isn't "I must keep the commandments" versus "I dont have to keep the commandments" but is "cant keep the commandments" (under Law) and "can keep them" (under Grace).  The Law prescribed death for adultery to motivate the sinner not to do it (because he had a nature to do it).  But what could not be stopped was the lust in the heart (my so-called obsession with the 10th commandment).  I am sure you have experienced this yourself.  The more you try to stop it the more it is obvious you cannot.  So we see the Law can identify sin but cannot change the heart of the sinner.  A Christian, born of the same spirit of life that is in Yeshua (not proselytizing just answering a question) is freed from this lust and therefore every other sin.  

     So all Christians have the power to not sin.  And if they do commit one because they have allowed their emotions and temptations to get the best of them they can be forgiven and cleansed if they repent.  Do many Christians attempt to abuse this?  Yes.  Do many Christians excuse themselves to sin under the banner of "well, Jesus died for me so it is ok!" Yes.  And these types of Christians (If they can still be called Christian) should be warned they are in danger of leaving Yeshua and being lost.  

     But to answer your question: I cant remember the last time I sinned.  Because I walk in the light (new nature received at 'born again') and do not excuse myself to sin I have an assurance in my heart of salvation.  And it is in this assurance that as I continue to pray and fast and meditate G-d's word that if there is found what I call "nooks and cranny" type sins, on a very small degree, then i repent and confess them and they get purged.  An example:  I found through prayer a little bit of strife, division and pride that I could not see on my own because it was so intertwined with how I understood G-d's word and there was no way to see it without abandoning G-d's word so I was blind to it.  But after further growth I was built above the strife, division, pride and could see it in the reality it existed in and purge it.  Am I tempted to sin? Of course.  But the New nature has freed the Christian so we dont have to sin.  Does that mean a Christian has to be perfect to go to heaven?  No.  There is a mercy seat of blood to wash more "one-off" type sins away after we die.  But any Christian who abuses that to make an excuse to sin is in grave danger of breaking the covenant of his life and is like one stepping off the Empire State buiding: he may not be dead (spiritually) yet but he has a date with it (the sidewalk).

And for the record:  Paul agrees with me in transition from Romans 7 to Romans 8.  The condemnation of not being able to stop lusting but lusting all the more is the condemnation mentioned in Romans 7.  And because of the law of the spirit of life, in the Christian (Romans 8), that condemnation cant be carried out in me anymore.