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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: Who makes the rules? |
Bible Note: No one has yet answered 1 John 3:10. It says , I quote once again, "By this the children of God and the children of the devil are OBVIOUS." KJV says "manifest". Must I continually ask the same question and be told that we live under grace? I have been a Baptist my entire life hold to "grace by faith alone"! Of course I don't offer my corrupt works to God as an offering to him for my salvation! John obviously emphasizes that one's faith CAN BE SEEN. Everyone keeps saying in essence that only the inward life counts to God. Then what of the hundreds of scriptures that point to the OUTWARD life? #1. We are to be able to discern the lost according to John. #2. We discern this by their works according to John. #3. My original question, "Who makes the rules as to what sins manifest a lost person, and what sins manifest the Christian struggling with sin? #4. How are we to tell a struggling Christian from a expert hypocrite? John says we can-how? |