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What is the difference between sins a person commits, and unfruitful works a person commits?
A person that sins must be a part of the “sin” nature. If a person is not “in” the sin nature, that person is not “in sin;” neither is that person a sinner (Romans 5:12; 11:24); therefore, they do not sin.
A person that becomes born again is “born” into a different nature “which nature is “away from sin;” which denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
There are only “two natures,” the nature of Righteousness and the nature of sin.
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree (a believer) bring forth good fruit (righteousness); but a corrupt tree (an unbeliever) brings forth evil fruit (sin).
Mat 7:18 A good tree (a believer) cannot bring forth evil fruit (sin), neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit (righteousness) (Romans 6:20).
A person that is in the sinful nature, everything he or she does is sinful in God’s eyes, because that person can only develop sinful actions; they cannot do “anything righteous (Romans 6:20). This is because they have a sinful heart. Everything a person does proceeds from the heart (Mat.15:18,19). If man’s heart is sinful the works they do will be sinful. If a man’s heart is righteous, then God only sees the righteousness of that man’s heart (because of Christ abiding in their heart).
Because of how God view His righteousness in man, He gives those that believe in Him grace (Romans 5:20; 4:8); by not imputing sin unto that believer. Once a person come to Christ, God blots out their sins and will never remember them (Rom. 3:19; Heb. 10:17, 18). God will not remember the sins of believers, because they cannot sin in the body of Christ (1John 3:5, 6).
However, unfruitful works are imputed. Not to say God is imputing unfruitful works, but if the believer commits unfruitful works (acts known as sin under the Law of Moses), they cannot bring forth the character of Christ. Without the character of Christ developing within a believer, their unfruitful works is the same faithlessness (Heb. 11:6; Eph.4:22-24).
Unfruitful works are not judge at this time because of grace (1Pet 4:17,18; 1Cor.4:5), but will be judged when Christ judges His church (His body) (Mat.13:41; Luke 13:23-28).
A person that sins must be a part of the “sin” nature. If a person is not “in” the sin nature, that person is not “in sin;” neither is that person a sinner (Romans 5:12; 11:24); therefore, they do not sin.
A person that becomes born again is “born” into a different nature “which nature is “away from sin;” which denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
There are only “two natures,” the nature of Righteousness and the nature of sin.
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree (a believer) bring forth good fruit (righteousness); but a corrupt tree (an unbeliever) brings forth evil fruit (sin).
Mat 7:18 A good tree (a believer) cannot bring forth evil fruit (sin), neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit (righteousness) (Romans 6:20).
A person that is in the sinful nature, everything he or she does is sinful in God’s eyes, because that person can only develop sinful actions; they cannot do “anything righteous (Romans 6:20). This is because they have a sinful heart. Everything a person does proceeds from the heart (Mat.15:18,19). If man’s heart is sinful the works they do will be sinful. If a man’s heart is righteous, then God only sees the righteousness of that man’s heart (because of Christ abiding in their heart).
Because of how God view His righteousness in man, He gives those that believe in Him grace (Romans 5:20; 4:8); by not imputing sin unto that believer. Once a person come to Christ, God blots out their sins and will never remember them (Rom. 3:19; Heb. 10:17, 18). God will not remember the sins of believers, because they cannot sin in the body of Christ (1John 3:5, 6).
However, unfruitful works are imputed. Not to say God is imputing unfruitful works, but if the believer commits unfruitful works (acts known as sin under the Law of Moses), they cannot bring forth the character of Christ. Without the character of Christ developing within a believer, their unfruitful works is the same faithlessness (Heb. 11:6; Eph.4:22-24).
Unfruitful works are not judge at this time because of grace (1Pet 4:17,18; 1Cor.4:5), but will be judged when Christ judges His church (His body) (Mat.13:41; Luke 13:23-28).
