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1 | Why this is not taught? | 1 John 3:9 | mark d seyler | 145012 | ||
Hi MJH, I want to be clear for the sake of all what we are talking about. It is a common understanding that we are reborn to a new nature. What I have found to be less commonly understood is that that new nature is literally incapable of sinning, or turning away from God, and therefore is, and remains, holy and righteous. To you who have discussed this enough, and don't want to "rehash" it, just skip to the next post :-) As I have perused past discussions on this topic, this seems to not be part of them (admittedly I have not had the time for an exhaustive search of prev. posts). When I have discussed this on the forum, the responses I received (tho not all) tended against this view. Most people I have heard teach on 1 John 3:9 interpret it to mean not that the person who is born again does not commit a single act of sin, which is what this passage says, but that they do not "practice habitual sin", which would be included in the meaning, but is not what it says. Certainly the Holy Spirit could have said that if He wished. I know there are at least several participants on this forum who do understand this. I do not know why this is not commonly taught. Some may resist it because of this doctine's similarity to the Gnostic heresy, that the spirit is perfect, and unaffected by sin, and that the flesh doesn't matter, so sin all you want. You and I know that is not true. We are responsible for allowing sin to exist in our lives. I think some resist is it as being Calvinistic, because it logically follows that the saints perservere. If someone rejects Calvinism lock, stock, and barrel, then they may reject this teaching. To be sure, I can only speculate why people do what they do. This I know: When I understood this truth, it was liberating, empowering, and revolutionized my walk in Christ. Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Why this is not taught? | 1 John 3:9 | M. J. Head | 145058 | ||
Hello Mark; You are most helpfull and reassuring. You are absolutely right about this truth being so "liberating, empowering, and revolutionized" in our walk with Christ. Liberating because I now know where that sin in my life comes from, and I know much better how to deal with it. Thank you; MJH |
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