tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531953775224262250.post308400779587069383..comments2023-01-04T16:01:22.970+08:00Comments on Righteous... But Not Yet: Are Christians Sinners? (First Post)Jephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904821318321521552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531953775224262250.post-33224647764871067272013-06-21T19:03:45.146+08:002013-06-21T19:03:45.146+08:00Hi Jeph,
Sorry for the late reply.
Yes, Christia...Hi Jeph,<br /><br />Sorry for the late reply.<br /><br />Yes, Christians cannot be charged with sin, even though our physical behavior is not perfect.<br /><br />We cannot be charged with the sin of transgression of the law (1john 3:4) as we're not under the law (Rom 8:2, Rom 10:4, Gal 3:25, Gal 5:18, 1tim 1:9).<br /><br />We cannot be charged with the sin of unrighteousness (1John 5:17) as our faith is counted for righteousness (Rom 4:5).<br /><br />Christians abide in Christ, and in him there is no sin, 1John 3;5.<br /><br />Rom 8:33<br />Who shall lay ANY THING to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.<br /><br />blessings,<br /><br />HaroldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531953775224262250.post-14018795779894052292012-04-24T02:23:49.129+08:002012-04-24T02:23:49.129+08:00Hi Harold,
First I wanna say welcome to my blog, ...Hi Harold,<br /><br />First I wanna say welcome to my blog, and thank you for dropping a comment. You said: <br /><br />[Of course we still see Christians doing wrong (erroneously called sin by man's ambiguous definitions), but as sons of God we are disciplined for our wrong.]<br /><br />Are you saying that when Christians do "wrong", they are not "sinning"? Please clarify this for me.<br /><br />Thanks.Jephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904821318321521552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531953775224262250.post-6521350393009953252012-02-14T07:30:03.525+08:002012-02-14T07:30:03.525+08:00Hi,
You're correct Christians are not sinners...Hi,<br /><br />You're correct Christians are not sinners.<br /><br />1Peter 4:18 "If the righteous scarcely be saved, Where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?"<br /><br />Here God tells us that there are 2 different groups of people.<br />Group 1: Righteous<br />Group 2: Ungodly, Sinner.<br />Clearly you are either righteous or a sinner. You can't be both.<br /><br />But we should use God's definitions of sin to understand scripture. Man's definitions are ambiguous causing misunderstanding of scripture.<br /><br />God's definitions of sin are basically covered by the following examples: <br /> Mark3:29 Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Christians do not commit this sin. <br /> John16:9 Unbelief in Jesus. Christians do not sin here. 1John5:17 “all unrighteousness is sin”. Christians are righteous through Christ so here we don't sin. <br /> 1John3:4 “Sin is transgression of the law” . This is breaking the 10 commandments which results in a death penalty. Christians do not sin here as we are not under the law of sin and death. Christ SETS FREE from it Rom 8:2<br /><br />Regarding the law of sin and death it should be noted that “whatever the law says it says to those who are UNDER IT” Romans3:19,20. <br />Also “the law was NOT MADE for a righteous person (Christians), but for....the ungodly and for sinners” 1Tim1:9 <br /><br />As Christians, our "old man has been crucified" with Christ (Rom 6:6) and it is" no longer I that lives but Christ lives in me" (Gal 2:20). We are NOT UNDER the law, and “where there is NO LAW there is NO TRANSGRESSION (SIN)” (Rom 4:15).<br /><br />1John3:9 confirms this.“Whoever has been born of God DOES NOT SIN, for His seed remains in him; and he CANNOT sin”<br /><br />Of course we still see Christians doing wrong (erroneously called sin by man's ambiguous definitions), but as sons of God we are disciplined for our wrong. <br /><br />Jesus truly set us FREE from sin, John8:36Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516939702195890335noreply@blogger.com