Friend, we the Sinners are declared “Sinless”... because the “Sinless” became all sin for us.
Friend ~ I speak for myself. I am not SINLESS.
I was naturally born from a mans corrupt seed;
born in sin,
not knowing,
not believing,
not loving,
not obeying,
not WITH the Lord.....
But the Lord Himself FORGAVE me of those sins against Him.
My natural born flesh, with the very good living soul that the Lord gave to me;
became corrupted and sin against God, being in my corrupt flesh;
But the Lord Himself FORGAVE me of those sins against Him.
My flesh did NOT become SINLESS.
My flesh DID become FORGIVEN, washed, sanctified, covered, crucified, justified, and kept with Christ Jesus, until His Day of Redemption.
My soul did NOT become SINLESS.
My soul DID become FORGIVEN, sanctified, restored, very good, BY the power of the Lord.
My natural spirit did NOT become SINLESS.
My natural spirit DID become FORGIVEN, sanctified, receiving of Gods SEED, quickened BY Christ who is Gods SEED.
My natural heart did NOT become SINLESS.
My natural heart DID become FORGIVEN, sanctified, circumcised, anew, and an acceptable place for the Lords Spirit to dwell within me.
There is NOTHING whatsoever in my FLESH, (that is; FORGIVEN and JUSTIFIABLY dead to God)
or my SOUL, (that is; FORGIVEN and restored by the Spirit of God)
or my SPIRIT, (that is; FORGIVEN and quickened by the Seed of God)
or my HEART, (that is; FORGIVEN and circumcised and made anew by the Power of God)
THAT can EVER AGAIN SIN or STAND AGAINST GOD!
I trusted to Believe in God, and He who is Faithful FORGAVE my SINS AGAINST HIM, and accepted ME giving HIM complete authority to CHANGE ME in the fashion as HE promised HE would.
It is NOT a secret my FLESH, though it be SPIRITUALLY and JUSTIFIABLY DEAD, yet lives.
It is NOT a secret the Lords Flesh LIVES, and I live in HIS BODY, as He has given me authority to do so.
It is NOT a secret my FLESH MIND, still lives.
It is NOT a secret WHY, less it be unknown to some.
....Foremost BECAUSE; The Lord DOES NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO OUR NATURAL MINDS!
....Also BECAUSE; my BLOOD, (which IS the life of natural flesh), still Flows maintaining the life of my natural flesh....(which, already was sentenced to die, and my blood (life) required By God)
....Also BECAUSE; the natural Blood life of a natural (AND CONVERTED MAN), is a man
CHOSEN BY the Lord, to Be His servant, to SPEAK His Word
to other NATURAL NON CONVERTED MEN,
and fellowship
WITH CONVERTED MEN.
The Lord has PROVIDED ME WITH, ALL the necessary things to SERVE HIM, in the manner, that IS acceptable to Him.
It is NOT secret, MY MIND, is not capable to KNOW ALL THINGS.
It is NOT secret, MY MIND, is still natural, sustained by my natural BLOOD life.
However it is ALSO not secret, I have a GREATER POWER (the Lords Spirit) within the thoughts of my spirit, in my heart, to SUPERSEDE the thoughts of MY MIND.
BECAUSE, my MIND knows not all things ~ I may infringe, trespass, cause harm to ANOTHER MAN, his family, his property.
However the Lord Himself provides the Knowledge and Understanding OF "HOW TO", justifiably, remedy such an occurrence that may arise.
Which that also, should be no secret to any Converted man.
To forgive trespasses of other men.
And to ask other men for forgiveness when the other is trespassed against, along with compensation.
Only God FORGIVES SIN.
And God has ALREADY FORGIVEN ME for my TRANSGRESSIONS OF SIN AGAINST HIM.
It is I who gave the Lord complete authority OVER ME, to KEEP ME FREED FROM SIN AGAINST HIM.
It is I who TRUSTS the Lord is FAITHFUL, and KEEPS ME FAITHFUL TO HIM ONLY.
It is I who SINS
NO MORE, and have NO SHAME in saying what the Lord has done for me.
I do NOT sin against men, nor do men sin against me.
I do NOT have the authority to FORGIVE sin, nor do men have the authority to FORGIVE sin.
We are indeed dead... in the Tomb... as it is He that is Alive.
"We"?
Specifically ~ ALL natural born men are DEAD TO GOD.
BECAUSE ~ A separation FROM GOD, IS DEAD TO GOD.
Some men ~ REMAIN (non-converted) and DEAD TO GOD.
Some men ~ Become (converted) and Dead, yet ALIVE IN CHRIST.
But... Per 1 John 1:8 ... we must be honest that we all struggle with Sin.
Honesty is good.
The honesty IS; as I just noted; ALL men are born in SIN. So yes, All shall have struggles with Sin.
The honesty IS: a CONVERTED MAN, is forgiven and Freed from sin.
........................a NON-CONCERTED MAN, "IS NOT forgiven or Freed from sin".
The honesty IS; WHEN a man has become Converted, Forgiven, Freed from sin, HE HAS FULFILLED the Scripture, and it no longer APPLIES to HIM.
If you have read and studied Scripture you would know; JESUS came to earth in the LIKENESS of a man, to TEACH men, HOW TO BE, IN HIS LIKENESS.
You should have learned ONE of the MAJOR things, of JESUS LIKENESS, was TO FULFILL Scripture.
Once JESUS FULFILLED "a" Scripture, DID He "FULFILL" the same Scripture over and over?
No. What JESUS fulfilled, was ACCOMPLISHED, was FINISHED.
Isn't a man, who is CONVERTED, a man WHO has fulfilled Scripture that applied to him?
Isn't a Converted man doing as JESUS taught to be LIKE HIM, fulfilling scripture, TO BE in HIS LIKENESS?
I have fulfilled MANY Scriptures that applied to me, as Jesus taught, to become in HIS LIKENESS.
When you are here, SPEAKING WITH, men you believe are CONVERTED, WHY are you QUOTING Scripture, THAT DOES NOT APPLY to a CONVERTED MAN?
1 John 1:
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
What utter nonsense for you to say to a CONVERTED man!
1 John 1:
[
8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
THAT scripture APPLIES to a man WHO SAYS HIS HAS NO SIN! Thus the truth is NOT in him.
THAT scripture APPLIES to an ATHEIST, who does NOT believe in God, in Sin, thus does NOT believe he has sin.
And NO DUH, the Truth is NOT IN HIM! Of course the TRUTH is not IN HIM ~ JESUS is the TRUTH.
Jesus DOES NOT DWELL IN a man that DOES NOT BELIEVE IN HIM!
How do you NOT KNOW, a CONVERTED MAN, has admitted HIS SIN, and become FORGIVEN HIS SINS?...... for you to presume......
WHAT? He asked for forgiveness of SIN he didn't have?
WHAT? He has Christ the Lord Jesus IN HIM, but ....
WHAT? YOU think that JESUS, the TRUTH is NOT in a converted man?
I would suggest, you learn WHAT scriptures CONVERTED MEN "HAVE FULFILLED", and stop trying to APPLY to them, Scriptures THAT DO NOT APPLY.
I would further suggest, you learn the DIFFERENCE between:
claiming to HAVE NO SIN, and claiming to BE FORGIVEN of SIN, and SIN NO MORE!
IF you want to declare, YOU DO SIN.....that is your business, BUT THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO ME.
MY Lord dwells IN ME, and I IN HIM.....and WE do not DWELL IN SIN!
There is no value to hypocrisy or claims of a Sinless life.
Again ignorance abounds.
WHO claims a SINLESS life applies to them?
Someone who claims they were born in sin, committed sin, was forgiven their sin, their sin is covered?
OR someone who does not believe SIN exists, and therefore sin does not apply to them?
That might apply to an ATHEIST, if he claims he doesn't believe in Sin, so therefore is sinless.
But, I have not personally heard an atheist make that claim.
Nor have I heard a CONVERTED man, who has admitted his sins, then claim the ridiculous claim he is SINLESS, or that his life is SINLESS.
IF a converted mans LIFE was SINLESS....then WHY would a mans LIFE (which is his blood), be REQUIRED BY GOD?
EVERY SINGLE MAN,
converted or not, SHALL give his LIFE (blood) to GOD!
NO natural born MAN IS SINLESS. ALL shall pay their LIFE (blood) to GOD!
SOME choose to become forgiven, and GIVE their life (blood) to God.
SOME choose to NOT become forgiven, but no matter God shall TAKE still KILL their life (blood).
Gen 9
[4] But
flesh with
the life thereof,
which is the blood thereof
Deut 13
[
23]
the blood is the life
Gen 9
[
5] And surely
your blood of your lives will I require
Gen 9
[
5] I
require the life of man
There is no value to hypocrisy or claims of a Sinless life.
Why have you NOT ONE QUOTE of my own words SAYING SUCH A THING that you imply?
Why is that? Oh RIGHT..... because I said NO SUCH THING, for you to QUOTE ME making such an IGNORANT CLAIM.
So, as you go about IMPLYING I am a hypocrite....Sinless ..Let's be HONEST, as you noted you favor honesty...
I didn't make that claim. That is YOUR CLAIM, trying to make it mine. So what would what you are doing be called? Honestly Testifying or Falsely Testifying?
We are to confess our sins one to another.
Been there done that. Then I became faithful to God and freed from sin. But I'll be glad to listen to your confessions and Scripturally show you with the Word of God, how to become Forgiven of your sins, Freed from sin and to become in Christ's LIKENESS, or if that does not fancy you, you can do what the LIKENESS of men do, who are separated from God.
If you claim to be without sin, apart from symantics and Jesus... you do so with knowledge of yourself and 1 John 1:8
Need a Q-tip? Why not try LISTENING to what another says, instead of trying to SPEAK FOR THEM?
I was born in sin.....
I committed sin......
My sins are forgiven....
Now LISTEN CLOSELY.... "I SIN NO MORE".
Let me repeat...I SIN NO MORE.
SIN NO MORE.......
is NOT saying....SINLESS....is NOT saying without sin....is NOT saying have no sin.
He who IS SINLESS ~ has NEVER SINNED!
He who IS WITHOUT SIN ~ has NEVER SINNED!
He who HAS NO SIN ~ has NEVER SINNED!
Pay attention ~ He who has sinned are NOT those things!
He who HAS sinned, and IS forgiven, SINS NO MORE.
Maybe you should keep studying Gods Word,
and discover WHY a forgiven man SINS NO MORE...
And then one MIGHT STOP making false testimonies, accusations, and trying to stuff "their words" in an others mouths, and simply allow others to make their own declaration WITH THEIR OWN WORDS!!
There are thousands of schools in the US, perhaps you can make an appointment with one of the English teachers and have them explain the difference between....
sinless,
without sin,
no sin,
sin no more
God Bless,
SBC