Bible Question:
Here is a glaring inaccuracy of the bible...
I John 3:9/ in view of I John 1:8
Ralph W. / Syracuse, New York
I John 3:9 KJV
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
I John 1:8 KJV
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Bible Answer:
Is there sin in a Christian's life, or does he ever come to a place of sinlessness (total sanctification)?
Romans 7:14-25 NLT
14 So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.
15 I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.
17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't.
19 I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
20 But if I do what I don't want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.
22 I love God's law with all my heart.
23 But there is another power* within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
Sinless perfection in this world? Don't ask the Apostle Paul, because he emphatically said no!
Well if that is the case and it is, by scripture after scripture...what then does I John 3:9 mean?
I John 3:9 KJV
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
Let us take a moment and look at that word “commit.”
When a man or woman is committed to becoming a full time athlete, they know instinctively, their life must become a life of training, training, training.
And they are committed to that physical goal.
To become an award winning athlete, requires, commitment!
Some today are, “committed to a sinful way of life.” They “Practice the ways of sin,” on a daily basis.
This is what is ment in I John 3:9.
I John 3:9 KJV
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit (have the Habit-Practice of) sin; for His seed remaineth in him: and he cannot (Practice-make a habit of continual) sin, because he is born of God.”
When a Christian falls into sin, and repents of his sin, he is forgiven, by the Grace of God. Repentance, means “an about face, a complete 180 degree turnaround from the path)” from the path of sin.
I John KJV 6-10
[6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
[7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (Atonement)
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
How old this homily, yet the more and more true it becomes....
It has been said, you can't stop the birds from flying over your head....no....
But you can stop them from making a “Nest,” in your hair!
Romans 8:1-15 NLT
1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
2 And because you belong to Him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.
3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent His own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin's control over us by giving His Son as a sacrifice for our sins.
4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
6 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.
7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will.
8 That's why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.
9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)
10 And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.
11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
12 Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.
13 For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children* of God.
15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children.* Now we call him, "Abba, Father.
Selah
