It does not preclude that we do not have a nature of flesh.
I am in agreement with you that we do not have to walk according to it.
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Can sinning be overcome?
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I am in agreement with you that we do not have to walk according to it.
If sin is remitted, it is gone.Remission means that, while it is still indwelling you, it is no longer a threat to your life, as in the remission of cancer. The cancer is still there but is no longer a threat.
Sin doesn't have a life of its own, it is an action done by someone.
If you are cured of cancer it is gone too.
I disagree.Indwelling sin is spoken of in Galatians 5:17-21. We all have it (1 John 1:8)
That which has been reborn of God' seed is as pure as God is pure. (1 John 3:9)
Yes, to the glory of God and testimony of the efficacy of the suffering and death of Jesus to free me from sin.Do you claim to be without sin?
If I was walking in darkness I wouldn't be able to honestly say I had no sin.If so, you are deceiving yourself and the truth is not in you.
But I walk in the light, which is God, and there is no sin in God.
I no longer commit sin.I am asking you a point-blank question here, and I want you to answer it with a yes or no.
Do you claim to be without sin?
Thanks be to God, Jesus Christ, the gift of repentance from sin, the gift of the Holy Ghost, water baptism into Christ and into His death, burial, and being raised with Him to walk in newness of life.
Plus, prayer, reading, and study.
God made it possible to walk in the light and in the Spirit, and I will remain here till the vessel perishes...God willing.
I call that the "schizophrenic doctrine".It does not preclude that we do not have a nature of flesh.
Two minds in the same vessel.
Amen.I am in agreement with you that we do not have to walk according to it.
If sin is remitted it is not gone, it still indwells you but is no longer a threat.If sin is remitted, it is gone.
Sin doesn't have a life of its own, it is an action done by someone.
If you are cured of cancer it is gone too.
A cancer that is put into remission is not cured; it is in remission. Which means that it is still there and might come back by growing to a threatening level again.
To claim it is to deceive yourself, however.I disagree.
That which has been reborn of God' seed is as pure as God is pure. (1 John 3:9)
I consider that 1 John 1:8 is qualified by Job 9:21.
That is all I needed to hear. I will pray for you.Yes, to the glory of God and testimony of the efficacy of the suffering and death of Jesus to free me from sin.
However, there is sin in your flesh (Romans 7:18). Unless, of course, you are greater than Paul.If I was walking in darkness I wouldn't be able to honestly say I had no sin.
But I walk in the light, which is God, and there is no sin in God.
I don't expect to be treated any better than He was.Sorry, my comment wasn't the result of my seeing Him in you.
Guess what !How does your wife feel about that?
I am not married !
Bueno !She loves me regardless of her irritation at what seems to be a lack of consideration.
She knows I am trying to do better.
Sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4).I no longer commit sin.
Thanks be to God, Jesus Christ, the gift of repentance from sin, the gift of the Holy Ghost, water baptism into Christ and into His death, burial, and being raised with Him to walk in newness of life.
Plus, prayer, reading, and study.
God made it possible to walk in the light and in the Spirit, and I will remain here till the vessel perishes...God willing.
Do you wear tassels on your garments?
If not, you are in violation of the law and are therefore in sin.
Num 15:38, “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.
Num 15:39, When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the LORD instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do.
Num 15:40, The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God.
Deu 22:12, “You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself—on the front, back, and sides.
Remember what it says in Galatians:
Gal 3:10, For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
and in James:
Jas 2:10, For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
and in Matthew:
Mat 5:48, Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Consider this also:
Gal 5:1, Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Gal 5:2, Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Gal 5:3, For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Gal 5:4, Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Let me just say to you that having a wife can shed light on the sin in your life and you should not presume to be without sin unless you have been married for a while and have had your wife complain about nothing in your behaviour.Guess what !
I am not married !
I would only say to you that persecution for righteousness' sake is one thing.I don't expect to be treated any better than He was.
Sometimes we can be ill-treated by other people because we deserve it (we have been obnoxious to them).
You have bequeathed life to an action that will or won't be committed in the future.If sin is remitted it is not gone, it still indwells you but is no longer a threat.
Sin doesn't have a personality.
If it is gone, it is gone.
Why give it a seat on the "bus"?
You err in comparing the remission of a disease with remission of past sins by the blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.A cancer that is put into remission is not cured; it is in remission. Which means that it is still there and might come back by growing to a threatening level again.
Sins are actions, cancer is not.
Then verses 7 and 9 are lies.To claim it is to deceive yourself, however.
They both say ALL our sins-unrighteousness CAN be washed away by the blood of Christ.
Verse 8 addresses those who walk in sin.
They are deceived if they say they have no sin...or if they say they have fellowship with God.
Those in the light can say both.
You see no difference between the OT and the NT?I consider that 1 John 1:8 is qualified by Job 9:21.
To what end?That is all I needed to hear. I will pray for you.
That I start to commit sin again and betray the Son if God who gave Himself to death so I could be free of it?
No thanks.
I am greater than the Saul who was, in Rom 7, trying to please God by adhering to the Law of Moses...and failing.However, there is sin in your flesh (Romans 7:18). Unless, of course, you are greater than Paul.
But that was from his past before his conversion.
As I have no wife it is quite impossible to sin against "her".Let me just say to you that having a wife can shed light on the sin in your life and you should not presume to be without sin unless you have been married for a while and have had your wife complain about nothing in your behaviour.
My life is centered on service to the Lord Jesus Christ.
He made it possible to do that perfectly.
Thanks be to God !
Sin is any unrighteousness. (1 John 5:17)Sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4).
I am dead to the Law by the death of Christ.Do you wear tassels on your garments?
If not, you are in violation of the law and are therefore in sin.
Those Laws are as dead as circumcision and sabbath keeping.Remember what it says in Galatians:
Gal 3:10, For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
and in James:
Jas 2:10, For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
and in Matthew:
The law of Christ is to love God with all your strength and heart, and love your neighbor as you love yourself.
Thank God for His Son who made it possible to obey Matt 5:48 !Mat 5:48, Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Thank God for the law of liberty ! (James 1:25, 2:12)Consider this also:
Gal 5:1, Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Gal 5:2, Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Gal 5:3, For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Gal 5:4, Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
"Love God with all your strength and heart, and love your neighbor as you love yourself."
It isn't impossible, as some would have us to believe.
That would not be the way of a ChristianI would only say to you that persecution for righteousness' sake is one thing.
Sometimes we can be ill-treated by other people because we deserve it (we have been obnoxious to them).
Not if you are basing your salvation on works, law-keeping, or personal merit.I am dead to the Law by the death of Christ.
If you are truly obeying Matthew 5:48, then you are justified by the law and are therefore fallen from grace (Galatians 5:1-4).Thank God for His Son who made it possible to obey Matt 5:48 !
Unless you are not trusting in your obedience to save you but rather are basing your salvation on what Christ has done for you on the Cross in forgiving you of your sins.
You are dead to the law in that you are forgiven.
So, the law still applies as a righteous standard to define sin and the only way to be truly perfect is to obey it perfectly.
But if you obey it perfectly, are you not justified by it?
Gal 5:4, Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
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But if you don't clean up your pee when you go to the bathroom, you are not doing unto your wife as you would have her do unto you and therefore are not loving her the way you should.Thank God for the law of liberty ! (James 1:25, 2:12)
"Love God with all your strength and heart, and love your neighbor as you love yourself."
It isn't impossible, as some would have us to believe.
But yes, by faith, we can obtain the Holy Spirit (Galatians 3:14) and the love of the Lord through the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5).
That's right.Not if you are basing your salvation on works, law-keeping, or personal merit.
I base my impending salvation on the death of Christ and my joining with Him in that death.
So obeying the commands of Jesus Christ will assure my destruction.If you are truly obeying Matthew 5:48, then you are justified by the law and are therefore fallen from grace (Galatians 5:1-4).
I disagree.
Jesus made it possible to walk as He did.
Thanks be to God.