No, God's grace does not give believers a license to sin.
Scripture written to believers urges them not to sin, and Les Feldick repeatedly stresses that grace is not license. While grace provides forgiveness and security, it changes our appetites and motives rather than permitting wrongdoing.
1 John 2:1 — John explicitly writes to believers that they sin not, showing God's will is against sin.
1 John 2:1 addresses believers directly: "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not." This instruction to believers demonstrates that God does not encourage sin. Even though believers have an Advocate in Jesus Christ, the expectation remains that they should not sin.
Les Feldick consistently teaches that grace is not license. He explains that grace changes our appetites and motives, not our freedom to sin. Believers should live in constant awareness not to sin, even though they know they could. Sin does not remove a believer from the body of Christ, but it never gives permission to sin.
No. Les Feldick clarifies that grace does not give freedom to do as we please. It simply changes our appetites and motives. Believers are not under the law, but this does not mean they are free to sin.
When a believer sins, they have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. This provides assurance that sin does not place them outside God's covering, but it is not an excuse to sin. Peter's denial of Christ illustrates that even when a believer sins, he can be reconciled when he confesses.
God Never Encourages Sin
Les teaches that 1 John 2:1 is written to believers so they will not sin, showing God never encourages believers to sin.
Sinless Living Is Impossible
Les explains that while sinless living is impossible due to the old Adam, grace is not license, and believers are not supposed to sin.
Grace Changes Appetites
Les teaches that grace does not give freedom to do as we please; it changes our appetites and motives.
John's Appeal to Believers
Les highlights that John begs believers not to sin, reinforcing that grace is not license.
Grace Does Not Permit Sin
Les stresses that grace does not give the right to steal or commit adultery, even though it covers all sin.
Eternal Security Not License
Les teaches that despite eternal security, believers must not think they are free to sin; they live in awareness not to fall.
Forgiveness Not License
Les explains that even though all sins are forgiven, that does not give license; believers must walk and work pleasing in His sight.
Conviction and Reconciliation
Les uses Peter's denial to show that sin brings conviction but not separation; a believer is reconciled when confessing sin.
1 John 2:1: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
This verse directly instructs believers not to sin, while providing assurance through Christ as advocate.
Romans 6:1-2: What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Paul rejects the idea that grace permits continued sin.
No. Les Feldick teaches that grace is not license. It changes our appetites and motives, not our freedom to sin.
No, not in this life. The old Adamic nature remains and can cause sin, but believers are encouraged not to sin.
When a believer sins, Jesus Christ is their advocate with the Father. They are convicted, but they do not lose their salvation.
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