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I feel so sorry for people who have been taught by their church that all people will continue to sin.Paul was using the present tense. I appreciate that Christian perfection is to be without sin. Dear God, would that I never sin again!
But it also says, "He who says he is without sin lies." And elsewhere, "If you sin, confess and you will be forgiven." Thank you for the verses you posted. I appreciate your participation in this thread.
BTW, Those verses must mean that it is possible to live without sin. Perhaps some of our Catholic saints are proof of your position.
Jesus came to defeat Satan/Sin.
(1 John 3:5-6) Now you know that he appeared in order to abolish sin, and that in him there is no sin; anyone who lives in God does not sin, and anyone who sins has never seen him or known him.
John did say that one who says he or she has no sin is a liar. But you truly have read that verse wrong. Read the following.
You need to see John was saying: If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar. Cant you see John was telling people everyone has sinned, and one would be a liar if he said they had not? John was not telling people who no longer sinned that they were liars by admitting they no longer sinned.
By not believing that John is telling us we are to live without sinning is calling John a liar. John tells us one who sins has never known God.
(1 John 1: 8-10) If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
You need to see John was saying if one says he or she says they have never sinned they are liars.
If one is forgiven of all unrighteousness are they not then sinless? Could they then be liars if they say they are sinless?
John later says:
(1 John 3:3-9) Surely everyone who entertains this hope must purify himself, must try to be as pure as Christ. Any one who sins at all breaks the law, because to sin is to break the law. Now you know that He appeared in order to abolish sin, and that in Him there is no sin: anyone who lives in God does not sin, and anyone who sins has never seen Him or known Him. My children do not let anyone lead you astray to live a holy life is to be holy just as He is holy to lead a sinful life is to belong the Devil, since the Devil was a sinner from the beginning. It was to undo all that the Devil has done that the Son of God appeared. No one who has been begotten by God sins: because Gods seed remains inside him, he cannot sin when he has been begotten by God.
(1 John 3:8) He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work
John told us those who did not know God sinned and asked forgiveness and were forgiven, but once a person comes to know God he or she will not sin.
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