Here's the difference, a wrong thought could enter my mind, I might do something wrong then realise later, say something that is wrong without thinking, etc. These are sins that I didn't do intentionally. When I realise I've done wrong, I go to God and say sorry and put it right if i can.
You sin. I get that. No problem with that.
What I can't do, is stand there and knowing it's wrong to do something before God and do it regardless. Can you?
I trust that the Lord Jesus Christ paid the debt
IN FULL.
That is is by
HIS obedience and righteousness, and none of mine. (Romans 5:18-19)
In other words, in Christ I have no debt at all.
And if I were to think I did, then it would not be grace (
UNMERITED favor).
Romans 4:4-6 KJV
(4) Now to him that worketh is the reward
not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
(5) But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
And let me add verse 6 so you can see about David.
(6) Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness
without works,
David was not imputed righteousness because of his deeds (his deeds were atrocious and they deserved death that the law GOD prescribed says should have happened to him).
He stopped doing that sin for the simple fact that the man was dead and David could murder him no more.
David murdered that man because he coveted and lusted after his wife and had sex with her and got her pregnant.
But he did not stop coveting her and having sex with her.
And STILL, GOD imputed righteousness to him.
Not because of David's regret, but because David fully trusted in the only
one that could save - the Lord and Savior. (Romans 5:18-19)
I can't sleep but I'm going back to try
Sweet dreams.
TOL will still be here tomorrow.