ArchivedSin: Are we reconciled or are we not?I just did a quick search on this passage (I Jn 3:9) and of the commentaries that there are on this verse. The overwhelming majority (in fact, all of the 8-10 that I just quickly looked at) agree that the usage of the words and phrases in that verse (does not commit sin) point to a practice or a lifestyle of sin. It does not refer to individual sins, rather to a lifestyle lived in sin, a continuance of sin. If I commit a sin, it doesn't mean I'm not a child of God and that His seed is no longer in me. But if I have a lifestyle of sin, if my general practice is sin, then it is evidence that His seed is not in me. There is a difference between commiting a sin and practicing a lifestyle of sin. Well, I don't know what kind of church you're used to going to, but I go to a fundamental Baptist church, and my pastor is heavy on expository preaching. And he does not avoid the tough passages. He does what any good expositor does - he pulls the passage apart, finds out what the meaning of the words are based on the original Greek and Hebrew, and he teaches us what the implication and application is. He is very learned (doctorates in Biblical disciplines and one in medicine), and he has come to the same conclusion that the commentaries I refer to above came to - there is a difference between commiting sin and practicing sin. Sure I can see where you're coming from. You're taking a few verses that say you can't sin and forming a doctrine around it. If you take those verses alone and use only the English translation, then it's very easy to see how you come to this conclusion. But what you need to do is take the verses, go back to the original languages, and couple that with what the Bible teaches in other passages. They all must agree because the Bible is infallible. The concept that a saved man cannot commit any sins is not supported by the Bible unless you take a few verses out of the context of the whole Bible and look only at there translational meanings rather than what they mean in the original texts. I understand, and I thank you for saying that. I'm not trying to put you down in any way either. |
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