Hello yourself.
I merely cut and pasted a verse from the NASB which I tend to favor. I have no axe to grind at all as to how it is translated. I am at the mercy of the Greek experts as we all are.
Good because it is as I have said.
The sin is attributed to sin which dwells in us.
"And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it." Romans 76:20
No - when we sin we are not abiding in the light.
Of course..
No Bible believer would or could disagree with that.
Yes it is a strong section.
It and other scriptures which correlate with it do indeed affect how we understand being made the righteousness of God.
Obviously you have an agenda against the eternal security of the believer. This is not the thread for that discussion and my post did not address t hat question.
Don't you agree?
Good. You are obviously an honest person.
No one outside of out and out "antinomians" give license to sin. No one here is of that flavor - that I have seen.
I do not say that.
As I said previously and clearly - it is both.
I believe we are declared righteous before God because of our faith, sealed by His Holy Spirit based on our faith, and changed in our behavior concerning righteous behavior by that same indwelling Spirit.
I believe further that the new creation (the spiritual man who is united with God) cannot sin. I believe further that the natural man who still dwells with us can do little else but sin.
Here in this thread we are discussing whether one is imputed with righteousness or imparted with righteousness.
The answer is obviously "both".
If you believe that those who have passed from death into life can come again into condemnation (in spite of the clear teaching of the Lord) - that is you prerogative.
You seem to have an agenda against once saved always saved doctrine which would be (IMO) better served in a thread related to that debate.