Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it is because they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows they belong to the Devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy these works of the Devil. Those who have been born into God’s family do not sin, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they have been born of God. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the Devil. Anyone who does not obey God’s commands and does not love other Christians does not belong to God.
1st John 3:7-10
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My Utmost For His Highest - 08/15/06
Do you ever ask yourself the question, “Am I really saved?” Have I been born again? How do I know for sure?
The sin issue in our life is a clear indicator of whether we have entered God’s family. It is not a question of whether, as a Christian, we can sin. Yes we can. John said earlier in this same letter, “If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.” – 1 John 1:8.
The sin issue is whether you or I continue to practice sin. One who has ‘been born into God’s family … can’t keep on sinning…’
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