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NASB | 1 John 5:13 ¶ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:13 ¶ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God [which represents all that Jesus Christ is and does], so that you will know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have eternal life. |
Bible Question:
sin is a sin? brothers and sisters i call upon you to help clear up some scripture for me. reading the ASB in 1john5:13-21. if we as devoued christians according to the scripture(verse 19) are from God then verse 18 applies that says we do not sin.however we know that there is no sinless humans.only Christ was sinless and he was only half human and half Godly.and in being saved i know i was forgiven of my previous sins. but even subtle sins are sins right? so how can we even expect to atain utter righteousness for that would be sinless.. now God has blessed me with common sence to know the difference between a big sin and a little sin. and it does say in the scripture listed that there is a sin leading to death but it dosent give a example of a sin leading to death.now i can recall from my learnings that the blasphmy of the holy spirit is the only unforgivable sin.but now lets be honest if i went out and bought a new computer with all the bells and whistles it is done not out of necessity but out of greed and lust and those are sins...i guess all we can do is keep trying and striving and praying constantly...but i have also read in the bible that if we are not living in christ(i.e. sinning) that God dosent hear us..so are my prayers in vein??i surly pray not... but i can not be hypocritical and say i am sinless for we all know better. i heard a preacher on TV the other day say that if you take a extra 5 mins on your break at work you are stealing from the company and are in danger of judgement of God.(the preacher obviously has not labored for a living. for to me a extra 5 mins is a blessing hehe)..God bless each and every one of you on this forum i have realy enjoyed reading all of your debates on scripture but you always seem to find ways to find scripture to argue with other scripture and that worries me at times..some times i think that in reading the bible the point of it all is not to understand each and every word and cratique it but to get an over all spiritual meaning out of it..like the scripture i talked about at the begining of this entry..its kinda confusing and somewhat contradicting to other parts of the bible and im sure that isent the only place where it is like that. but get past it and move on and keep striving and praying and striving and praying and keep your nose in the bible each and every day..... i think the person who came up with WWJD(what would Jesus do) is a genious(spell check)and has hit the hammer on the head... agian God bless each and every one of you and please pray for me also so i may find guidance in my life...... Love Dan |
Bible Answer: You know the verse most often used to say that a christian will not sin is the one that says His seed remains in us and we cannot sin. The simple truth is that a born again christian with a history of serving and enjoying God, who falls into a sin will be so miserable that he CANNOT do it or CANNOT STAY there in that sin but must repent and turn back to the One he loves and wants to fellowship with, God. It does not mean a christian will never sin again, but is more expressive as when we say I just can't do that anymore. We don't mean it is physically impossible for us to do the thing but that we just can't endure the misery of sin. A person who is born of God cannot sin. (Cannot just walk in sin and live with it.) the Word of God the eternal seed will work on him until he humbles himself in repentance and shakes off that sin and finds peace again. The man who is born again will gaurd that peace and will not want anything to disturb it. This is where I agree with my Baptist brothers that say a born again saint cannot lose their salvation. The truth is that a Born Again saint will be too miserable in sin to stay there (howbeit one of the reasons they are so miserable is that while in sin they know they are not being saved and have not sure steadfast assurance of their eternal security) This person that may be holding on to a secret lust will have not assurance of salvation. Why? Because he is indeed in danger of Hell Fire and he knows it. |
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