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1 John 3:says, 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
Define wilful sin, please.
Hi again. While driving down a winding road, there are times when the wheel gets too close to the center line and may even cross an inch or two over the line and you correct it. Those do not require us to repent having to do with our salvation. Just keep following to road. "He will make the crooked places straight."
Once you've been driving for as long as I have, you learn not to even get close to the center line.
But I appreciate that you think I'm naive. If we could all be this naive. Children are naive and completely trusting. I don't want to go back into that place of having to be pruned so often. But, I'm alone - and 70 years old. Just me and God. It is harder for younger ones to not pass us slower vehicles on the winding road into a head-on collision (that require repentance).
I think of willful sin as sin that is done knowingly (I know its a sin) and willingly (I want to do it).
I only mean that what you keep doing is biased because of your denomination, even to the point of contempt for me. Everything is seen through and weighed through Presbyterian glasses. Been there, done that.
I grew up in a denomination - Seventh-day Adventist. Because of their glasses that could only see the law, I couldn't see grace. Then one night I debated with a Church of Christ member. After about 3 hours, around about 4 in the morning, I suddenly "got it." The blinders were lifted. Oh, what freedom!
I was only in the Church of Christ for about a year, but God had other plans. He lead me to finally believe in those dreaded gifts of the Holy Spirit which I thought had ceased (to keep it clean). That was the last of the baggage from denominationalism.
All I want to do now is grow in the Spirit.
What do you/TOL do? Not really my point...I'm only trying to get straight something I think is very important for any Christian to know.
"PRACTICE"Yes, since Adam we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. This is WHY Jesus came. He freed us from sin. The question is, do you see yourself as knowing about Jesus, or knowing Him.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
This is exactly what she is claiming."PRACTICE"
Are you trying to tell us you don't sin???
I did not prioritize my devotional time with the Lord this morning. I slothfully neglected prayer and hearing his word. I know this is sinful, but I did it anyway.
Who was it who said, "if you claim you are without sink, you're a liar and the truth is not in you"?This is exactly what she is claiming.
I'm not even sure I would consider that sin, but things we all choose to do and to do differently. I'm sure you will get your time in eventually, so no harm, no foul. However keeping ourselves on our toes like seems to me you're doing there, is far from a bad thing.
Who was it who said, "if you claim you are without sink, you're a liar and the truth is not in you"?
So someone who claims to be without sin has a very shallow understanding of sin indeed.
Who, in there right mind, after all we know about the bible, would even make such a claim.
The OP claims to be without sin.
I have question about these , people had gift of prophecy , why do we not find these prophecies in the Bible from people who had such gift or does that gift of prophecy mean something else for example they had these prophecies that we do but they knew them without Scriptures because they were not written yet ?
What is difference between gift of tongues and gift of interpretation of tongues ? Does it mean that for example I'm speaking in French but there are no people who speak it french but God let's one man to understand French even tho he is not speaking French himself but by that gift he is able to know what you are saying and is translating it to other brothers in English for example is that what is this talking about ?
Personally I think I have only one gift and that's faith from these 7 stated above , haven't healed anybody yet or did any miracles .
"PRACTICE"
Are you trying to tell us you don't sin???
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