HE CANNOT SIN
2010 July 27
HE CANNOT SIN
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 1 John 3:9
This scripture is telling us that no one who is born of God “Continues To Sin“, “Practices Sin“, or “Keeps On Sinning“ The verb “to sin” is a present active infinitive, implying continued action. John here emphasizes that those who are truly born again and born of God cannot make sin a way of life, because, the life of God cannot exist in those who make a practice or habit of sinning. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1:5-7
(1) THE NEW BIRTH
The new birth (Being born again) produces spiritual life that results in an ever present relationship with God. In this epistle ever time John speaks of the new birth of the Christian, he uses the Greek perfect tense to emphasize the continued and sustained relationship that the new birth began in us. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. 1 John 2:29 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 1 John 4:20
(2) GOD’S LIFE
For people to have God’s life in them (i.e. Born again, born of God) and to go on habitually sinning and doing the things they used to do before they were “Born Again” is a spiritual contradiction. True believers may occasionally lapse from God’s high standard, but they will not continue in sin and a deliberate lifestyle that is contrary to God and His Word. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 1 John 3:6 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 1 John 3:10
(3) KEEPS THE FAITHFUL
The thing which keeps the faithful from sinning deliberately and habitually, is “GOD’S Seed” in them. i.e. (God’s very life, Spirit and nature dwelling in them). Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter 1:4
(4) INDWELLING CHRIST
By faith (For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4) the indwelling Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit and the written Word, all true believers can live moment by moment free from all the entangling power of sin. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 2 Peter 2:20
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