Does not practice sin:
1 John 3:9
9
1 John 5:18
18 We
know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him,
and the evil one does not touch him.
Does this mean we will never sin?
No. It does say the one born of God does not practice sin; i.e. does not persistently
sin. It should not be part of our way of life to sin over and over with no improvement.
We should be getting nearer to the image of the One who bought us. Notice that
it says that Jesus, the One born of God, keeps us (continually) and the evil
one does not touch us. We are protected by the power of God for a salvation
ready to be revealed in the last time (I Peter 1:5).
If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what
He would say:
"You
are My chosen one. You are My precious one. You are My special one. Do not let
the things that you used to do dominate your thinking. You are no longer under
their control, so don’t act and think as if they are. You are washed clean and
do not have to bow to their power. Your inner man is made pure and has no
desire to walk in the ways of the world. You have to choose to whom you will
listen. You do not have to obey the lusts of the flesh. It is no longer in
control, but your spirit is, and it has no desire to disobey My Word. You do
not have to give in to the evil desires that once controlled you. You are My
chosen one, and My chosen one does not have to disobey My Word.”
93. Since I am born of
God, I no longer practice sin. His divine seed is in me, and that part of me
can no longer sin. God keeps me from all harm and protects me from the evil
one.
Thus we see that sanctification is our
destiny. The legality of it is instantaneous, but the outworking of it takes a
lifetime. We have to put forth effort to see sanctification as a reality in our
every day lives. It is your destiny. Don’t let this one slip away.
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