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NASB | John 13:10 Jesus *said to him, "He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:10 Jesus said to him, "Anyone who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, and is completely clean. And you [My disciples] are clean, but not all of you." |
Subject: Sin in the life of a believer? |
Bible Note: WTB: You wrote: "But sin is sin whether a believer or unbeliever and God will deal with it as so." God has already dealt with sin - at the cross. The one who is shortsighted or has forgotten that he has been cleansed of sin does not lose the result (eternal life)of that cleansing but does not enjoy the abundant life that the cleansing makes possible. (With lots of foot baths along the way - "Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; Acts 3:19 The times of refreshing are only available for those who are IN CHRIST, for those whose sins have been erased, obliterated, the penalty for sin has been satisfied and the believers debt is cancelled.) You wrote, "2 Peter 1:9 speaks of someone who started off in the faith, but did not grow spiritually." This verse does not tell us that God will deal with that sin (not growing spiritually)by taking away the cleansing they recieved. This is what Jesus was speaking of when He told His disciples that they were clean and only needed a foot bath! For the one who has been washed, regenerated by the Holy Spirit, the penalty (eternal separation from God) for sin is removed. (As believers) When we choose to agree with God about areas in our lives that need His attention, we glory only is what we already have, His complete forgiveness. Indeed, this is a time of refreshing. mommapbs |