Do Christians Sin?

Sermon About Sin

Throughout life you practice a lot of stuff:

We practice these things to accomplish goals, to make perfect, to get good at something

Last week John wrote to us about the fact that we have this great honor to be called the children of God.  This week he is writing to us about practice.

He writes, do not make a practice of sinning…

Unlike the practice I described above, where you must practice to be good at it.

We don’t have to practice sin to get good at it, but it something that we are born with natural talent in sinning.  This week, I want to talk to you from the subject of…

Practice Righteousness, Unlearn Sin

Mpt- Children of God do not make a practice of sinning, but instead we practice righteousness

 

1 John 3:3-10

3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you.  Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.  The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

9 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.

10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

 

*Children of God do not practice sin because to practice sin is rebellion*

3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness

Vs 111-112 says Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.  I incline my heart to perform your statues forever, to the end.

 

***Children of God do not make a practice of sinning because Jesus came to destroy and break the authority of sin over our lives***

5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.  The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

 

****the children of God do not make a practice of sin because we ought to be too busy abiding in His righteousness****

 

5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

 

9 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.

 

 

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

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