• They apparently think they can actually 'sin no more.'
• After all, Jesus taught... "go, and sin no more." John 8:11
• I have seen a outward 'pride' in my many conversations with those who believe they are following IN Christ's footsteps, or those who believe they are 'being like Christ' as many preachers say they should be - or even just those folks like 7th Day Adventists who really believe that even after they are saved, they are keeping the law.
• Or... they have a great time of confession claiming I John 1:9, etc.

• They are proud of themselves as they say that God is 'blessing' their lives with answer to prayer / there is 'power' in their prayers for others, etc.

• Yes, they have a godliness about them, but it certainly isn't according to Scriptures.  
• II Timothy 3:5 - Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

• They WERE told to keep the law, etc. in the gospels, but we are not told to keep the law today as we live in Paul's dispensation of grace!

• The 'Ten" or all the others, too?
• Matthew 19:17 - And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
• An honest and good heart?
• Luke 8:15 - But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• Hear what part of the word of God?
• Luke 11:28 - But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
• Never see death?
• John 8:51 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
• If we love him?  A pastoral guilt trip?
• John 14:15 - If ye love me, keep my commandments.
• How does He manifest himself today?
• John 14:21 - He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
• words?  or just messages, etc.?
• John 14:23 - Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
• Do they even hear any word?
• John 14:24 - He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
• Imitate / be like Christ?
• John 15:10 - If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

• And yet, Jesus even knew that nobody was truly keeping the law then, and there is certainly no one keeping the law today!
• John 7:19 - Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

• Paul knew they didn't keep the law back then!
• Galatians 6:13 - For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

• Why would anyone today think they are actually keeping the law - even more so, why would they not want to try knowing what the Risen Christ teaches?
• Romans 3:10-13 - As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
• Romans 3:20 - Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
• Romans 3:28 - Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
• Galatians 2:16 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
• Galatians 3:11 - But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
• Galatians 3:24 - Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

• Romans 7:6 - But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
• Galatians 2:19 - For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
• Galatians 2:20-21 - I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
• Romans 10:4 - For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
• Romans 4:15 - Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
• Colossians 2:14-15 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
• Galatians 2:19 - For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
• Galatians 3:13 - Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

• Acts 28:31 - Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
• II Corinthians 10:2 - But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

• Ephesians 3:12 - In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
• Philippians 3:3 - For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

• Romans 5:11 - And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
• Romans 14:17 - For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
• Romans 15:13 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
• II Corinthians 1:24 - Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
• II Corinthians 2:3 - And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
• II Corinthians 7:4 - Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
• Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Philippians 1:25 - And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
• Colossians 1:11 - Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• I Thessalonians 1:6 - And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

• Romans 1:8 - First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
• Romans 1:21 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
• Romans 6:17 - But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
• Romans 7:25 - I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
• Romans 14:6 - He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
• I Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• II Corinthians 2:14 - Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
• II Corinthians 4:15 - For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
• Colossians 1:12 - Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
• Colossians 2:7 - Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
• Colossians 3:15 - And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
• Colossians 3:17 - And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

• Romans 12:1,2 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
• I Corinthians 9:27 - But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
• I Corinthians 11:2 - Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
• I Corinthians 15:2 - By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
• Ephesians 4:3 - Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
• I Timothy 5:22 - Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
• I Timothy 6:14 - That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• I Timothy 6:20 - O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

• Philippians 4:7 - And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
• II Thessalonians 3:3 - But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
• II Timothy 1:12 - For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

If?

• Hebrews 3:14 - For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

• Hebrews 10:35 - Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

• I John 2:28 - And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
• Revelation 14:12 - Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

• I John 5:14 - And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

• The above Tribulation verses would be considered false gospel!
• Galatians 1:8,9 - But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.