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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: Hi, brother/sister Head... I have appreciated your posts. I hope you continue to participate on the forum. A couple of comments: I used to think that Galatians 2:20a ("I am crucified with Christ") was expressing something very specific happening as part of our justification; i.e., that the "old man" was actually crucified in some real sense. Now, however, I tend to think that Paul was using a metaphor here. Of course, I could be wrong. :-) With regards to Romans 6, I find that a lot of error creeps in from quoting Romans out of context. Romans is best read in the full context of Romans. Especially, chapters 6 through 8 must be understood as a unit. What do you think? In Him, Doc |