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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: Why this is not taught? |
Bible Note: Greetings Mark! There is a lot to touch upon with this issue! :-) Allow me to make a few short (hopefully) comments! 1) Romans 7: I take a little different approach to Romans 7. I see it as describing Paul's attempts (as a Pharisee) to obey the Law, but being unable to do so. I see the beginning of v. 25 as an unsuppressable praise bubbling to the surface. But, the end of v. 25 provides a summary of what Paul has been describing. His mind serves the Law, but his body can't! However, in Romans 8 (sometimes chapter divisions occur in bad places) describes a change that takes place in Christ. He who is in Christ can live in obedience to the Law. Chapter 8 fits perfectly with chapter 6. The 'old man' is dead and we are no longer slaves to sin, something which Paul said he still was in chapter 7 (excellent proof that chapters 7 and 6 can't both be talking about a Christian). But, chapter 6 also makes it clear that one who is no longer a slave to sin can still choose to sin. This is where sin comes from in a believer's life - an active and willful decision to sin. 2) 1 John 3:9: While there are many different views on this verse, I still believe the best is that it refers to habitual sin, not an act of sin. Normally, a writer would use the aorist tense if he wanted to say that we could not even commit an act of sin. Well, I need to get to bed! I have certainly enjoyed the discussion my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |