Jesus said "the truth shall make you free".
Free from what?
Freedom from the penalty (judgment) for sin.
From committing sin. (John 8:32-34)
Really? Let's read these 3 verses and see what they really do say.
32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
Faith in Jesus Christ removes the penalty of sin. The believer is not bound by sin's penalty.
Your POV shows no freedom from committing sin.
Sure does. But it seems you haven't been reading my posts.
The new nature given through regeneration cannot sin. As long as the believer functions through the new nature, they WILL NOT SIN. 1 John 3:9
However, the believer must regularly confess their sins, in order to be cleansed/purified. 1 John 1:9
1 John 1:7-9
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Note in v.7 that fellowship is based on being "purified from all sin".
Note in v.9 that purification is on the basis of confession of sin.
Now, note in v.8 that the word "claim" is a present indicative, the tense being "right now" or "currently" and the indicative indicates FACT.
Are you aware that v.8 directly applies to you and your claims of no longer sinning.
Here's the reality of v.8:
"If Phil W right now claims to be without sin, Phil W deceives himself and the truth is NOT in Phil W."
Bingo.
As v.8 says, the truth is not in Phil W when Phil W claims to be without sin.
I was disappointed that you didn't address any of the verses I shared and explained how any of them apply to believers.
So I'll give you some more, and hopefully you'll figure out an explanation of how they apply to the believer in the light of your view that believers no longer have a sin nature.
2 Pet 1:3-9
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.
8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
v.3 proves that we have the means for living a godly life.
v.4 teaches that the believer MUST believe and apply the promises in order to "participate in the divine nature".
v.5-7 teaches that because of v.4 the believer MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT to add to their faith 7 characteristics. iow, the godly life isn't guaranteed or automatic.
v.8 teaches that only by possessing these 7 qualities will they keep you from being INEFFECTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE in our knowledge of the Lord Jesus.
v.9 teaches the result of NOT having these 7 qualities added to our faith; nearsighted and blind, and forgetful.
So much for the theory that believers cannot sin.
2 Pet 2:18-20
18 For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error.
19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”
20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
v.18 teaches that false teachers can appeal to and entice "lustful desires of the flesh" of believers, indicated by "people who are just escaping from those who live in error." and from v.20 "if they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior".
Yet, these believers CAN become "entangled in it (corruption of the world) and are OVERCOME by it (corruption of the world).
More proof that your idea is unbiblical.
1 John 2:1 - My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
A direct statement about believers sinning - "if anybody does sin". Which immediately follows "I write this SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN", proving that the "anybody" is a reference to believers.
The Bible SAYS that believer DO SIN.
1 John 2:11 -
But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
This verse isn't describing unbelievers hating their families. John uses "brother/sister" to indicate a fellow believer. Clearly the beloved apostle believed that believes can and do sin.
1 John 3:12 - Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.
Why would John tell believers to "not be like Cain", who was a murderer? Your theory falls apart in the light of Scripture.
1 John 5:16 - If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.
Again, "brother/sister" refers to fellow believers, and John is acknowledging that they may "commit a sin".
So, what I've shared with you here is more evidence from Scripture that believers can and do sin.
And please stop the false charge that this admission is a "defense of sin". Hardly. If you actually read the verses, it is clear that John's intent is that believer "do not sin".