What Sin Doesn't Do Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: What Sin Doesn't Do Keyword: "grace" "sin" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Matthew 18:6* And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Questions 1. What's the point of this verse?   2. How might it apply to our struggles with sin?   Practical help For avid eXXit readers — i.e. those who tuned in three days ago — this is the promised study that gets to the bottom of the thorny theological issue of predestination and free will. Even nonavid readers will realize that the issue affects Christians battling pornography. In short, should we battle it head-on or ask for God to handle it for us? The answer is ... (drum roll, please) ... both. Though the New Testament was written 20 centuries ago, I have no unique contribution to this debate. Both predestination and free will get favorable treatment in the Bible, so it seems risky to pick sides — especially in a three-minute study. But there is something helpful for us in this passage. Paul assures us that our behavior affects our salvation in no way, otherwise "grace would no longer be grace." For serial stumblers in the battle against porn, this reminder of our ultimate salvation goes a long way. Sin can do a lot of bad things to us, but revoking our spiritual citizenship is not one of them. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2000, 2004 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.