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1 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | charis | 66731 | ||
Dear Johnny, Greetings in the name of Jesus! "For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good. So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin." Romans 7:14-25 NASB. My friend, Paul is speaking here of the 'law of sin' that works in our flesh, born of Adam. We are not saved from our accumulated SINS, but from the SIN that rules our flesh. The slate is wiped clean because the ROOT of sin is removed, not because He 'unchecked' each individual sin from His 'ledger.' Actually, sin originated (and flourished!) before the Law. We are 'by nature children of wrath' (Ephesians 2:1-3) because of Adam's rebellious transgression, because he indirectly listened to the 'originator of sin and lies.' Perhaps a babe of one month could be called 'not yet capable of willful sin,' but most by six months are 'ready and willing' to sin! :-) Nonetheless, the Bible does say that we are conceived and born in sin. To 'take a page from your book,' please show me a clear Scripture stating the innocence of all children. I have yet to find one. Please note that the Bible DOES give us some assurance that the children of believers are blameless for the faith of their parent(s). (1 Corinthians 7:14) Finally, Hebrews 5:13, and the surrounding Scriptures are speaking of immature Christians, not babies. Blessings and peace in Christ Jesus, charis |
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2 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | jlpangilinan | 66737 | ||
Charis, Some of your note, I dont understand really. I was responding to the note that infants have sinned, and my answer is they are not capable of transgressing the law. 1Jo 3:4 ¶ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1Jo 3:4 ¶ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. I dont know also how the six months old are ready and willing to sin , as you mentioned. Are they really capable of transgressing the law. In my personal expereinces my daughter is now 5 years, and if I am asking her if she remember what we did to her when she was a baby, but she cannot have one. Is that instances in the bible that a six month old babies disobey the law, whether law of Christ, or the law of moses? God bless, Johnny |
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3 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | charis | 66739 | ||
Dear Johnny, Greetings in Jesus' name! Please read Romans 7. Paul tells us that we are of a sinful nature. Our flesh was born with the nature of sin. We did not 'learn' sin, or just 'do' many sins. We are conceived and born in sin, which we inherit from Adam. "Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness." 1 John 3:4 NASB. We were born with lawlessness in our flesh. It is not what we did, or our parents, or our society. It is us. Brother, did you ever notice that your little girl was willful and rebellious from a very young age? If you didn't, you are either blind, or not at home, or have the most compliant child ever born! :-) Six months is about the time that most children become aware of 'want.' "I want that!" "I don't want to do it!" "I want HIS toy!" "I want everything MY way, NOW!" If your daughter NEVER said these kind of things, and still does not, then indeed your child is without sin. I would love to meet a sinless child. I haven't yet. Is there a Scripture that declares clearly that children are sinless and innocent? Please tell me. Blessings in Christ Jesus, charis |
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4 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | jini | 66742 | ||
Greetings- I have always understood the passages referring to 'little ones' as having a broader focus than just children. To the Lord, we are all 'little ones'. Equally precious and he does not want to lose any of us. Handle each other with care...:*) love and peace, -jini |
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