Forgiveness is Not a License to Sin

Many Christians, including myself, fall into the trap of thinking that because God forgives our sins, it's ok to sin. This is not true at all. God sent Jesus to die for us to get rid of our sins, and He does not condone them by any means. Sin separated us from God and caused us to die; why would it be ok now that we're Christians? While no one can ever be perfect, we should still try to be. When we accept Jesus as our Savior, we become His disciples. We learn as much as we can about His life on Earth and try to live like He did. We make mistakes, but we get better and better at it and sin less and less. We should constantly be striving to be better. The main thing is the attitude. As 1Peter1:17 says, "You call out to God for help and He helps-He's a good Father that way. But don't forget, he's also a responsible Father, and won't let you get by with sloppy living." God doesn't punish us, but He does train us to be like Jesus, and that means He won't let us get by with living in sin.