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1 | Salvation is a gift to be accepted | Luke 6:46 | mark d seyler | 141170 | ||
1 John 3:9 “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” Being born again, we do not commit sin, according to this verse. This is one of those times that the Bible says something that seems opposite to what I see in my life. But let the Bible be true and my vision faulty. I have been taught that this verse speaks of the continuing practice of sin, and not to commit single sinful acts. Greek poieo poi-ay-oh is translated commit. It is variously translated as: “you cannot make one hair white or black” “when you do your alms” “I say to my servant, do this, and he does it” “have you not read what David did when he was hungry?” This word literally means to commit a single act. There must be something more to this verse that says the born-again do not commit single acts of sin. There are three Greek words commonly translated “do”. They are “katergazomai” which is to perform an action or series of actions to accomplish a purpose, “prasso” which is to repeatedly or habitually perform an action or series of actions, and poieo, to commit a single act. This is the heart of being born again. I am now something other than what I was. God has literally separated me from my sin, from all sin, now and forever. He had to. It is only mankind who sees some sin worse and some better. In the eyes of God it is all the same. James 2:10 “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” Neither quantity nor a perceived “depth of depravity” make any difference. What difference is there if I sin once or ten million times? There is now no condemnation. That is not because sin stopped being wrong. It is because I am no longer in sin. I began life in a body of death (Romans 7:24), with a dead spirit. I am now a living spirit, though still in that body of death (Romans 8:10). When I receive the redemption of my body (Romans 8:23), I will be a living spirit in an incorruptible heavenly body (I Corinthian 15:48-54). When I go to be with Jesus, by death or by rapture, my spiritual status will not change. My body will be changed, by I already have my new spirit. Romans 6:4 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” In the Bible, I am no longer identified with my body of death, but I am identified with my living spirit, as I share in the life of Christ, Who is our life (Colossians 3:4). 1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. 1 John 5:18 “We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” We have been reborn, and are now something completely different, born into eternal life. We have a new nature. We are not saved by the strength of our faith, we do not keep our salvation by the endurance of our faith. If that were true, when we got to heaven, it would be by our works. We are saved by faith that comes from Jesus, we are kept by the power of God through faith. The faith that is in us is the operation of His power in us. We are not saved because we hold our faith to the end, we are saved with faith that lasts. Again, I must stress: True re-birth results in a transformed life. If our lives do not show change, and we continue in a sinful lifestyle, and not in a life characturized by obedience to Christ, we should question strongly whether or not we have truly submitted to Christ. Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Salvation is a gift to be accepted | Luke 6:46 | CDBJ | 141191 | ||
Hi Mark, I understand what you are saying and it has to do with the believer’s new nature, which is born of God. It’s not the new nature that is committing the sin, its old nature that resides in the body, where the new nature is trapped until such time as physical death or the rapture, when "new nature" is delivered. The majority of believers have trouble with this verse, 1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. We have the tendency to think as a whole person, including these messed up bodies, that we now have, where the old sin nature STILL resides. Paul found this out and was having the same problem. Many don't take into consideration the war that Paul was having in his body. Example: Like, why am I doing this sin if I love the Lord; how can I be saved and actually do this; I'm wretched?? Romans 7:24-25 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? [25] I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Paul had this struggle and he tells us about it in Romans chapter seven. (Please read on your own) One can, in order to glean a better understanding of what Paul is saying, add the words “old sin nature”, where Paul speaks of the flesh, or the old man, or the body of sin or death! Its like a tug of war that goes on in the believer and the object is who is in control. See my post #110813 for a clearer emphasis. Often believers will assume they are saved one minute then evidently lost the next because they committed some stupid sin. BAD SITUATION!!! Paul had the same problems and gives us the answer. O wretched man that I am! “who” shall deliver me from the “body of this death”, “the old sin nature”, I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Here again all of our hope, as believers, must be in Jesus and what He has done for us. He died for sins we haven't even comitted yet, but He knew we would so he took care of that also! Praise the Lord what a Savior, have a great day trusting in Him, CDBJ |
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3 | Salvation is a gift to be accepted | Luke 6:46 | mark d seyler | 141213 | ||
Hi CDBJ, Amen, and amen! Love in Christ, Mark |
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