preview

There are some Christians who do know that the Believer has a “sin nature.” Because of that, they

Good Essays
Open Document

There are some Christians who do know that the Believer has a “sin nature.” Because of that, they use such as an excuse to sin and keep sinning. In other words, they say, “I have a “sin nature,” so I can’t help but sin.” Most fall back on the Verse written by the Apostle Paul, “For that which I do, I allow (understand) not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I” (Rom. 7:15). Such people are guilty of the sin of “antinomianism.” The prefix “anti” comes from a Greek word that means exactly what it says, i.e., “to be opposed, to be against.” “Nomi” in the Greek means “law.” Such people, in other words, live a lawless existence, meaning that they look at sin very lightly. They also fall back on another statement …show more content…

5:17). The sin and the debauchery they, as an unredeemed individual, once loved, they now hate. The thing they once hated, namely living for God, they now love. In fact, the “human nature” of such a person has changed, because they have been “born again” (Jn. 3:3, 16). But unfortunately, most Believers are little taught God’s Prescribed Order of Victory, so they set out to live for the Lord in all the wrong ways. If a person wants to sin, that person is not really saved. In respect to this, John the Beloved said, “Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin (does not practice sin); for His seed remains in him (refers to the Word of God): and he cannot sin (cannot continue to practice sin), because he is born of God” (1 Jn. 3:9). John also said, “And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin” (Christ did so at the Cross; the Christian cannot practice what Christ came to take away and destroy.) “ Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not (does not practice sin): whosoever sinneth (practices sin) hath not seen him, neither known him.” (1 Jn. 3:5-6). If we look to the Cross, “sin shall not have dominion over us” (Rom. 6:14). (Continued on next page…) The Friendly Messenger Page 9 Volume 6 Edition 1 (…Continued on from page 8) Most Christians, tragically, although saved, simply do not know how to live for God. This means that almost all the ways they are

Get Access
Related
Get Access