tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668616051364036781.post3334448382889462888..comments2023-12-30T02:06:53.213-06:00Comments on S.O.A.P. for Today: Habitual sinRusty L. Blannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11178047959239085147noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668616051364036781.post-90240901597849602122010-09-06T23:12:43.736-05:002010-09-06T23:12:43.736-05:00Rusty, thank you for your post. Although I am rea...Rusty, thank you for your post. Although I am reading your words more than a year past the post date, I find them discussing a topic I have recently been struggling to understand fully. That topic is "sin after becoming a Christian". I to have read through the verses in 1 John, chapter 3 and have been studying the Greek words along with reading commentary regarding the meaning of the verses. I am not convinced that the tense that translates "sin" to mean continuous sin can be regarded to mean habitual sin. To me this seams like a stretch. Instead, could the verse truly mean that a Christian cannot continue to sin, period? This to may seem like a stretch, but what I mean is once a person becomes a believer they are freed from the law, and since they are no longer bound to the law and the judgment that it brings, a believer can no longer break that law (not that it matters to the believer anyway because they are now living by the spirit and only desire to do what is pleasing to the Lord!). My current study is leaning me towards interpreting the Bible to be saying that in fact once a person becomes a Christian and receives the Holy Spirit they cannot sin, period. I also am also not saying that a Christian would no longer do things that the law writes against but that they would now not be considered sin because Christ has freed us from the law. Please don’t misread my post by thinking that I am looking for a way to live a life of selfish desires and also try to label myself a Christian. Instead understand that I am reading my Bible as a student that wants to fully understand its teachings and truths. Thanks, Nathan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7668616051364036781.post-43732068052935777902009-07-21T10:24:47.762-05:002009-07-21T10:24:47.762-05:00Welcome back, Pastor. Your blogs were missed but ...Welcome back, Pastor. Your blogs were missed but I'm hoping you were able to unwind a little. Sometimes we don't realize just how much we need a rest until we've been unplugged for a while.Larry Hallnoreply@blogger.com