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NASB | 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.] |
Subject: Is sinless perfection possible on earth? |
Bible Note: Greetings Biblicalman! You wrote: "He was not of course talking about what most people see as sins. He did not lead a defeated life. That is where we go astray. He was talking of his awareness that he fell short of Christlikeness." This is a common view that I often see when I hear people say that Rom. 7:14-25 describes Paul from the perspective of a mature believer. The impression is given that Rom. 7:14-25 describes a Christian who, though mostly living holy, occasionally sins. However, that is not what Rom. 7:14-25 actually says. Paul says: 1) "...For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." (Rom. 7:15) The present tense is used which indicates present, continuous action. 2) He says that he is (present tense) a slave to sin. (Rom. 7:14 and 7:25. Yet, in Rom. 6:6, 6:7, 6:14, 6:17, and 6:18, Paul explicitly says that we are not slaves to sin. From your perspective, how would you harmonize these apparently conflicting statements? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |