[Dr T]

I agree with you 1eternalsonata. Why would your father think otherwise? I think it does grieve God. Maybe he's talking about after forgiveness because of Jesus then the sin has been forgotten as far as the east is from the west thing. Hmmm...That's a good question. I think God is hurt by it other wise He would not have instructed us to "sin no more" and to more Christ-like. In the end I'd still say it grieves Him since we are going against Him in whatever way. He still wants us to be reunified with Him and wants us to sin less. We are to be sanctified and I think we can walk in the spirit and show good fruit but I do not buy the Nazarene theology of being able to be without sin.