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NASB | 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, because God's seed [His principle of life, the essence of His righteous character] remains [permanently] in him [who is born again--who is reborn from above--spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose]; and he [who is born again] cannot habitually [live a life characterized by] sin, because he is born of God and longs to please Him. |
Subject: One born of God cannot sin? |
Bible Note: Hello CDBJ; I believe that our body is simply the "house" that our soul, mind, and spirit live in. The soul that we were born with has and does sin and is condemned as you quoted in Ezekiel 18:20. I believe that in 1Cor 5:5, Paul is saying that "the destruction of the flesh" is to destroy the power of the old nature over this believer, who ,by the way, returned later asking for forgiveness.(in 2 Cor) I believe that we believers (born again ones) have a new (soul if you wish) that is created by God in righteousness and true holiness (Eph 4:24) and that the "old man",ie, the old soul if you wish is still with us conflicting with the desires of the "new man" and the Holy Spirit. We still have a will to choose which we will obey and are therefore still responsible to God for the choice we make. If we "yield" to sin then we do not loose our salvation(we are sons of God) but we do suffer loss of fellowship with Him. If we hit ourselves on the thumb with a hammer, well ,we are responsible for our actions. I hope this helps explain my position which of course is not infallible. Your brother in Christ; M. J. Head |