Blood Bought 1953[/USER] is a self admitted sinner and this scripture nails it.
I find myself in Good Company....Paul was a “ self admitted Sinner” ....
In fact he claimed to be the “ CHIEF of Sinners”.......
In the Seventh chapter of Romans, Paul admitted that he did things that were sinful , being fully aware that they were.....Paul had been a Christian for many years when he wrote this.....
Why not Admit what God already knows and thank Him for His Grace....
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“no one who continues in sin knows Him”
If this verse means what you “ think” it means ( a Christian no longer Sins) why does John say in the same Book, “ If we SIN, we have someone who pleads with the Father on our behalf— Jesus Christ, the Righteous One......
A Christian can have individual sins —- get REAL —— you KNOW this! Your confused doctrine forces you to deny something a six year old would know !
John is referring to those that are undergoing a Trend Reversal.....Believers are undergoing a “ renewal of the mind”....We possess the Holy Spirit That is now engaged in Spiritual Warfare, whereas before, there WAS no War—— we sinned and went along our Merry Way. No more.
“ He who began a good work in you “ is hard at work inside off you.....Transforming you “into the Image Of His Son”.....
Even that “ Super Strict Guy”, James, admits that we “ STUMBLE ( SIN) in MANY ways!
The man who “ continues in Sin” is the man who has not Believed the Gospel......His Spiritual DNA has not been changed...
If we have passed “ Paul’s Test” — Resting in the Gospel , and NOT relying on our “ Sinless Performance”..... we will still occasionally “ Stumble” , But that does not mean we automatically can’t “ know Him”..... we have an “ Advocate “ that will see to it that that does not happen.....God has a Promise That He MUST fulfill if we have done OUR part ( Turn to Him, with Faith in Jesus Christ) ....he HAS to Save us “ to the Uttermost”..... if that includes “ Knowing Him”..... it will come to pass....
To further emphasize——If we don’t commit sins—- why do we have “ an Advocate to plead for us? You need to rethink your Erroneous “ Take” on this verse....