You Accepted Jesus Now Live Like It

​(aka: Once I Accept Christ, can I continue in my sins?)
NO
Sinning. It is a crime against God, the person(s) affected by the sin, and most of all against your own soul. But here is the thing, people believe that it is ok to sin. Why anyone would even consider asking the above question after understanding that Jesus said, “Go and sin no more” is beyond me. If it was, Jesus would have drunk and eaten heavily, given in to all lustfulness, and who knows what else. Then when it came time for Him to go to His sacrifice, it would have meant nothing. The problem is today’s worldly cultural beliefs in what is deemed good and what is deemed dangerous thinking. Isaiah 5:20 warned us, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” Paul restates this in Romans 3:8, "And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say), 'Let us do evil that good may come?' Their condemnation is just." It happened then and it is happening now.  The main progenitor of these changes is the media and Hollywood personalities with so many sins they feel that they need to affect a change in beliefs to make themselves socially acceptable. Now do not get me wrong, not all celebrities are like that. In fact, there is a resurgence of Christian attitudes within certain celebrity circles because they see the degradation of society as a whole.
About the last 40 or so years ago, there was this idea to gain people in the church that said Jesus made atonement for us so we are free to continue in our sins.  I said it right at the start so I should not have to repeat it. Children, you cannot continue go against the Word of God.  Stop mistreating one another for their differences. Love each other just as He loves us.  Love your neighbor as yourself. It all starts with the love of the Father. That means: respect for one another, paying attention to and following the words of your elders as long as they do not go against Christian values, helping one another, and not letting personal feelings get in the way. We must not judge ones wrongdoing (except if you are a lawyer/judge
 or in a position to hand out judgement according to the law of the land), God is the judge. We are not saved so that we can continue to do wrong to our fellow man.
Paul was very strict and precise when speaking with the Jews and new believers in Rome when speaking about this. Early in the writing we are told “For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God,” (Rom 3:23). This conviction of sins occurs in the believer and is a method that the Lord uses to help us stop sinning.  Then we are told that Jesus defeated sin and death taking our place so we are forgiven from Adams guilt. His sacrifice was not a license to sin but a path to follow. God’s grace does not increase with every sin for Romans 6: 1-2 says, "What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?"
We are given Salvation as an appeal to God for cleansing from sin which leads to our forgiveness. He requires repentance so that we might not sin.  Our appeal must be a real heartfelt confession of our hopelessness before God and an acceptance of Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf.  When we truly confess, we are revealing a sincere repentance which is a turning from sin, not to it. 
When we accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior fully we are changed. "Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come," (2 Cor. 5:17). Since we are no longer under the obligation of the Jewish Laws but still under the Commandments (yes there is a difference), "What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!" (Rom. 6:15). "Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God," (1 Cor. 10:31).  We are not saved so that we are free to go out and do that which is wrong.  How can we bring glory to God by going out and sinning?  We cannot.  In fact, anyone who says that he is a Christian and then continues in his sins without seeking repentance and without conviction is a liar.  God’s Word cannot be any clearer, "The one who says, 'I have come to know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked," (1 John 2:4-6).