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NASB | 1 Corinthians 6:9 ¶ Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 6:9 ¶ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate [by perversion], nor those who participate in homosexuality, |
Bible Question: How is this verse reconciled with salvation by grace? A believer is given God's righteousness in exchange for theirs so that their righteousness no longer depends on their ability to follow the law. (Romans 10:4, Titus 3:5, Phil 3:9) Does this verse mean that someone who claims to have faith and yet ever commits fornication, or idolatry, or adultery, any of these other things does not really have true faith? Or does this verse only speak of those who continue to do these things without conviction of conscience, or something like that? What about Romans 7? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Take... I'd say that you are stating something that Scripture is very clear about. The regenerate do not habitually commit sin. This is stated throughout the Bible. It does not mean that believers are free of sin, for any believer is capable of committing any sin that those who are lost might commit. However, the mark of a believer is that he hates sin. We are told in such passages as Hebrews 12 that God will chasten one of His elect when they stray into sin. In Him, Doc |