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Neither to avoid damnation nor to be good. "Good" in its truest form can only be applied to God. Luke 18:19 19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good–except God alone. I believe the answer to this question is relatively simple. The only sustainable motivation for not sinning is our love for God. John 14:15 15 If you ...

This whole question is based on a wrong understanding of Christianity and sin; it imagines God as a cosmic traffic cop, letting people into heaven only if they haven't done anything on a hard-and-fast list. In fact that's not the case. God loves his creations - all of them - and wants everyone to be with him in heaven. Forgiveness is key to Chrstianity, ...

I think before you can come up with an example scenario, you need an example of a sin that would "result in damnation for the doer." There is no such sin, since everyone is already deserving of damnation. And for a Christian who has accepted Christ's forgiveness, there either is no possibility to lose the forgiveness, or the only way to lose the ...

We should refrain from sin in order to express our faith in Jesus and our Love for God. Galatians 5:6 NIV For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. 2 John 1:6 NIV And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you ...