Keeping of the Commandments

"By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, 'I have come to know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner that He walked." 1 John 2:3-6

We are not perfect. That is true. We are going to sin, even after salvation. That is also true. However, are we to remain unrepentant in our sin? Absolutely not. In fact, the New Testament all over tells us that unrepentant hearts basically are a telltale sign of unsaved peoples.

So let me propose a question...

Are you a Christian who is living in unrepentant sin? If so, that needs to be fixed immediately.

The Holy Spirit will convict the Disciple, that is obvious. Here is something that all should consider: If you can sin continuously, and feel no guilt about it, are you saved? Am I saying that to be mean, or to hurt feelings? No. But there are a lot of false salvations walking around, and that is such a dangerous position to be in.

What does it mean to keep His commandments?

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. The second is like this one: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The way Jesus gave these commands, He was saying that if you follow these two, then everything else will fall into line.

The word that is being referenced in the above verses, as well as the commandments, are the two great ones spoken by Jesus. Every other commandment ever given falls under those two.

In conclusion, if we claim that we are Christians--followers of Christ--then our sin will not go without confession before God. We are to do our best to follow these commandments set forth by Christ, as "...the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner that He walked."