I'm very surprised at Jim Carrey's statement about salvation.
He claims to have accepted Jesus as his Savior, however, admits in the video at the end of this post, that he doesn't know what "Jesus freed the world from sin", means, because he still sins.
Still being in our human form, Jesus never said we would never sin again. When Jesus freed the world from sin, even though individuals still sin, it means that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, removed the penalty of sin (spiritual death), allowing people to be forgiven and have a relationship with God, but it does not mean that humans will suddenly become perfect and never sin again; we still have the capacity to make wrong choices, but through Jesus Christ and His saving grace, we are now forgiven and free from the ultimate consequence of sin, spiritual death, due to Jesus' act of redemption.
Jesus' sacrifice, broke the power that sin once had over humanity, meaning we are not slaves to sin anymore and can choose to resist it.
Looking at this further, Jim claims that Jesus freed the world from sin from His perspective. Then goes on to say that it's up to each of us to free the world from sin from our point of view, and says that's what opens the Gates of heaven. He could not be more misguided. The Bible says nothing of the sort.
Ephesians 2:8 and 9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the free gift of God, Not of works, lest any man should boast."
The meaning of this passage is that salvation is a gift from God, and that no amount of good deeds can earn it. Instead, God saves us because of the work of Christ, and we receive that grace through faith.
I really like Jim Carrey, but he is not understanding that it is God's grace (unearned favor from God), and His forgiveness alone, is what gets us to heaven. If we could save ourselves from our own sins, Jesus would not have had to die on the cross. It took a perfect, sinless person...Jesus... to pay for, forgive, and remove our sins. God the Father appointed only one Mediator between God and man... that being Jesus Christ, stated in 1st Timothy 2:5. The Bible explicitly states that salvation has absolutely nothing to do with our performance. We simply cannot save ourselves, apart from God's grace and forgiveness of our sins.
The concept of "divine intervention" means that individuals cannot rely on their own actions, to overcome sin.
The idea of freeing the world from sin is not solely up to individuals or their point of view; only through divine intervention, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, can humanity be freed from the consequences of sin.
Sin is a fundamental problem that requires a power beyond human capacity to overcome.
The concept of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ is central to the idea of being freed from the condemnation that sin placed on us. It means that those who have made Jesus the Lord of their lives, are no longer condemned nor enslaved by sin, but can strive to resist temptation by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We have the power, through the Holy Spirit, to live victoriously over sin (1 Corinthians 15:56–67; Romans 8:37). Just like we once followed fleshly desires, those who are "in Christ Jesus" now follow the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:24). Because we live in a fallen world and are still fleshly creatures, we will still sin (1 John 1:9; 2:1; Romans 7:21–22) But those who follow Christ do not make sin a lifestyle choice (1 John 2:1–6; 3:6–10; Romans 6:2).
Those who have been born again (John 3:3) have received a new nature. Whereas the old nature drew us toward self-pleasure, the new nature tugs us toward holiness (2 Corinthians 5:17). To be free from sin, means it no longer wields the power it once did. The stranglehold of selfishness, greed, and lust, can be resisted by the power of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus died on the cross, He took upon Himself all the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 2:2). By taking the punishment for our sin, He paid in full, our sin debt. He also reversed the curse of our old natures, which keeps us enslaved to sinful passions and desires (Galatians 3:10, 13). Before a person meets Christ, he or she is enslaved by that sin nature (Romans 7:25; 2 Peter 2:19). At the moment of conversion, we are given a new nature that has been freed from the enslavement of sin (Romans 6:18; 8:2). We are given the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in life, promised by God himself.
We are completely freed from the guilt and punishments of our sins, as we look to Jesus on the cross and saw him make the payment for every last sin. God accepted that payment and declared us “not guilty” because of Christ's work of salvation on the cross.
The entire chapter of Romans 6 explains this in detail. Grace is unearned favor from God. That means you don't have to earn God's love or favor. He already loves you and accepts you, but we cannot drag our sins into a holy heaven. We are all in the same spiritual boat.... separated from God, and therefore must ask Jesus to forgive us of our sins, so that we can reunite with Him in fellowship, and have eternal life in heaven.
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Still being in our human form, Jesus never said we would never sin again. When Jesus freed the world from sin, even though individuals still sin, it means that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, removed the penalty of sin (spiritual death), allowing people to be forgiven and have a relationship with God, but it does not mean that humans will suddenly become perfect and never sin again; we still have the capacity to make wrong choices, but through Jesus Christ and His saving grace, we are now forgiven and free from the ultimate consequence of sin, spiritual death, due to Jesus' act of redemption.
Jesus' sacrifice, broke the power that sin once had over humanity, meaning we are not slaves to sin anymore and can choose to resist it.
Looking at this further, Jim claims that Jesus freed the world from sin from His perspective. Then goes on to say that it's up to each of us to free the world from sin from our point of view, and says that's what opens the Gates of heaven. He could not be more misguided. The Bible says nothing of the sort.
Ephesians 2:8 and 9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the free gift of God, Not of works, lest any man should boast."
The meaning of this passage is that salvation is a gift from God, and that no amount of good deeds can earn it. Instead, God saves us because of the work of Christ, and we receive that grace through faith.
I really like Jim Carrey, but he is not understanding that it is God's grace (unearned favor from God), and His forgiveness alone, is what gets us to heaven. If we could save ourselves from our own sins, Jesus would not have had to die on the cross. It took a perfect, sinless person...Jesus... to pay for, forgive, and remove our sins. God the Father appointed only one Mediator between God and man... that being Jesus Christ, stated in 1st Timothy 2:5. The Bible explicitly states that salvation has absolutely nothing to do with our performance. We simply cannot save ourselves, apart from God's grace and forgiveness of our sins.
The concept of "divine intervention" means that individuals cannot rely on their own actions, to overcome sin.
The idea of freeing the world from sin is not solely up to individuals or their point of view; only through divine intervention, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, can humanity be freed from the consequences of sin.
Sin is a fundamental problem that requires a power beyond human capacity to overcome.
The concept of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ is central to the idea of being freed from the condemnation that sin placed on us. It means that those who have made Jesus the Lord of their lives, are no longer condemned nor enslaved by sin, but can strive to resist temptation by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We have the power, through the Holy Spirit, to live victoriously over sin (1 Corinthians 15:56–67; Romans 8:37). Just like we once followed fleshly desires, those who are "in Christ Jesus" now follow the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:24). Because we live in a fallen world and are still fleshly creatures, we will still sin (1 John 1:9; 2:1; Romans 7:21–22) But those who follow Christ do not make sin a lifestyle choice (1 John 2:1–6; 3:6–10; Romans 6:2).
Those who have been born again (John 3:3) have received a new nature. Whereas the old nature drew us toward self-pleasure, the new nature tugs us toward holiness (2 Corinthians 5:17). To be free from sin, means it no longer wields the power it once did. The stranglehold of selfishness, greed, and lust, can be resisted by the power of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus died on the cross, He took upon Himself all the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 2:2). By taking the punishment for our sin, He paid in full, our sin debt. He also reversed the curse of our old natures, which keeps us enslaved to sinful passions and desires (Galatians 3:10, 13). Before a person meets Christ, he or she is enslaved by that sin nature (Romans 7:25; 2 Peter 2:19). At the moment of conversion, we are given a new nature that has been freed from the enslavement of sin (Romans 6:18; 8:2). We are given the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in life, promised by God himself.
We are completely freed from the guilt and punishments of our sins, as we look to Jesus on the cross and saw him make the payment for every last sin. God accepted that payment and declared us “not guilty” because of Christ's work of salvation on the cross.
The entire chapter of Romans 6 explains this in detail. Grace is unearned favor from God. That means you don't have to earn God's love or favor. He already loves you and accepts you, but we cannot drag our sins into a holy heaven. We are all in the same spiritual boat.... separated from God, and therefore must ask Jesus to forgive us of our sins, so that we can reunite with Him in fellowship, and have eternal life in heaven.
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