Notice that God never required Paul to become a born-again anything other than a born-again believer in Jesus Christ. Paul goes on to tell us that although some of us were sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexual offenders, thieves, greedy, drunkards, slanderers, and swindlers (1 Corinthians 6:9-12), yet through the infinite goodness and free grace of God, we are washed from the filth and guilt of our sins, justified by the righteousness of Christ, sanctified by the Spirit of Christ, and decked and adorned with the precious grace of Christ, holy and perfect in the sight of God. Knowing this, how can we possibly hold onto our guilty feelings?
Sinabi ni Pablo sa mga taga Corinto na bagama t ang ilan sa kanila ay mga mananamba sa diyus diyusan, mangangalunya, patutot, bakla o tomboy, magnanakaw, maglalasing, mangungutya at manloloko (1 Corinto 6:9-12), ngunit sa pamamagitan ng walang hanggang kapatawaran at walang bayad na biyaya ng Diyos, nahugasan sila mula sa kanilang karumihan at paguusig ng budhi dahil sa kanilang mga kasalanan, hinugasan ng dugo ni Kristo, pinabanal ng Banal na Espiritu at pinagkalooban ng walang kapantay na biyaya ni Kristo at pinabanal at pinaging ganap sa paningin ng Diyos. Kung nakatitiyak tayo sa kapatawaran ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ni Kristo, bakit pa tayo magpapaalipin sa paguusig ng ating budhi?