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1 | Theological Terms: Regeneration | Titus 3:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151477 | ||
Hi Doc, Can you help me understand something if you will? You quoted 1 John 3:9 at the end of your post: Every one having been begotten from God is not practicing sin, because His seed abides in him, and he is not able to be sinning, because he has been begotten from God. (1 John 3:9 ALT) Are you implying this is applicable during regeneration or glorification? WOS |
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2 | Theological Terms: Regeneration | Titus 3:5 | DocTrinsograce | 151481 | ||
Hi, WOS... Good question! John's first epistle has several of these sorts of statements. It can be fairly clearly demonstrated that John was writing to believers. Therefore, it must necessarily apply to the regenerate. Note that John does not say that the believer does not sin at all, for he writes If we claim, "We do not have sin," we lead ourselves astray (fig., deceive ourselves), and the truth is not in us. If we are confessing our sins, He is faithful (or, trustworthy) and righteous that He shall forgive us our sins and cleanse (or, purge) us from all unrighteousness. If claim, "We have not sinned," we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. (1 John 1:8-10 ALT) Furthermore, the phrase begotten is exactly this concept of the work of God in regeneration. John uses that word quite a number of times in his epistle. By the way, note that John speaks of the same idea that the believer is not one who practices sin (1 John 3:9), but stated differently, when he writes, If you know that He is righteous, you know (or, be knowing) that everyone practicing righteousness has been begotten from Him. (1 John 2:29) The believer practices righteousness but does not practice sin. John goes on to say in 1 John 5:3-4 that the believer overcomes the world. Further, that the believer is protected from Satan (1 John 5:18). Paul mentions other benefits of regeneration when he talks about the fruit of the Spirit. The true believer will demonstrate this fruit more and more in His life. We'll talk in greater detail about these things as we move further with the definitions of sanctification and glorification. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Theological Terms: Regeneration | Titus 3:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151487 | ||
Doc, Wow, have you been busy. Please allow me, for the purpose of my own edification, to follow up with the reasoning of my question for clarification. If 1 John 3:9 applies to the regenerate at the time of regeneration and not during glorification, then why are we warned not to quench the spirit? Referencing 1 Thessalonians 5:19 as well as Ephesians 4:23-30. If we have the ability to quench the Spirit, then after regeneration, wouldn’t we have the ability to sin again? Doesn’t Colossians 3:10 show us that there should be a continual renewal? Matthew Henry wrote: “Quench not the Spirit. Christians are said to be baptized with the Holy Ghost and with fire. He worketh as fire, by enlightening, enlivening, and purifying the souls of men. As fire is put out by taking away fuel, and as it is quenched by pouring water, or putting a great deal of earth upon it; so we must be careful not to quench the Holy Spirit, by indulging carnal lusts and affections, minding only earthly things. Believers often hinder their growth in grace, by not giving themselves up to the spiritual affections raised in their hearts by the Holy Spirit. By prophesyings, here understand the preaching of the word, the interpreting and applying the Scriptures. We must not despise preaching, though it is plain, and we are told no more than what we knew before. We must search the Scriptures. And proving all things must be to hold fast that which is good. We should abstain from sin, and whatever looks like sin, leads to it, and borders upon it. He who is not shy of the appearances of sin, who shuns not the occasions of it, and who avoids not the temptations and approaches to it, will not long keep from doing sin.” I guess my question is more along the lines of: Since death entered through sin and death came to all because all sinned (Romans 5:12), once the ability to sin is removed, after regeneration, wouldn’t death also removed? We are told that the last enemy to be defeated is death (1 Corinthians 15:26). Since the wages of sin are death (Romans 6:23), when death is defeated, will it be then, that sin is removed as well therefore making it so we will be unable to sin. However, if all of that takes place at the time of regeneration, why do we still die (physically)? Since death (being the wages of sin) is not defeated until Christ returns, doesn’t even the regenerated Christian have the ability to continue sinning until that time, until we are glorified with Christ? (Colossians 3:4) And at that point, there will be no more death? No need to answer if you will touch upon this topic later. Just wanted to elaborate as to why I had raised the question to begin with. Again, I’m not disagreeing with anything you have stated, just trying to take it all in and gain a better understanding. Thanks a bunch Doc. WOS |
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