Post by tomdurst on Apr 16, 2018 23:16:32 GMT -5
THE ONE WHO IS BORN OF GOD
“Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.”—1 Peter 1:23 (NKJV)
"No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.”--1 John 3:9 (ESV)
When I was new in my faith this verse perplexed me greatly for even though I had definitely accepted Jesus as my Savior and loved the Bible I still could see many failures in my everyday life. Was I really born again? Let me share with you some really GOOD NEWS. The heart and core of sin is living apart from God (Isaiah 59:1-2; John 15:5; Romans 14:23). When we are born again by the Spirit of God all things become new and we are delivered from the self-centeredness which living apart from God always produces (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20). However, being born again doesn’t mean we’ll not stumble and fall and always be perfect (Ecclesiastes 7:20; 1 John 1:8). So let me quote 1 John 3:9 again with my comments in brackets and I invite you to very prayerfully ponder what I’m saying. I pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal to you what this verse is teaching for it has enormous implications.
"No one born of God [by the Spirit of God] makes a practice of sinning [living apart from God], for God’s seed [the Word of God] abides in him [governs his life—is top priority]; and he cannot keep on sinning [living apart from fellowship with God], because he has been born of God [has received the divine seed—God’s Word].”--1 John 3:9 [My comments in brackets]
For related thoughts I invite you to read THE IMPLANTED WORD on the link below:
THE IMPLANTED WORD