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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: Ed ::: You are perfectly right in having concerns about what effect this fetal theory may have on the abortion issue. I don't know Dr. Thieme and I don't know his views on abortion, but this much I do know. The church of which I used to be a member for 25 years hired two new pastors, both of whom held this very same view and both of whom were staunch pro-choice advocates. This and other non-biblical views promulgated from the pulpit by these two liberal pastors split the church. My wife and I were two among many who went elsewhere. The two pastors are still there, but the church is struggling to keep its bills paid and its doors open. This theory that the fetus does not achieve personhood until it has breathed air outside the mother's womb is not corroborated by Scripture. It's a neat non-truth that sounds plausible enough to give pro-choicers an excuse to do what they have made up their minds to do anyway. But it falls as flat as the theory that gays are born that way because of a defective gene. There is neither scientific nor scriptural support for either theory. They should be tossed in the junk heap where all garbage belongs. While we're at it, let's toss the theory of evolution in the same junk heap! --Hank |