1 John 3

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Re: 1 John 3

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Bootstrap wrote:I don't think we should use that as an excuse to sin, and things like porn are a clear sign of a problem that needs fixing. But I suspect most of us have sins that we are in denial about, sins we aren't paying enough attention to. 1 John is written to make us zealous to get beyond that. And it seems to focus largely on sins that involve not really loving our brethren. I'm guessing few of us ever get perfect on that front.
I think a lot of us sin unknowingly, or don't realise the magnitude of how something that seems minor is actually a very grave sin. When I was a new believer, I had a bit too much zeal about promoting what I believed - often to the detriment of being loving to a fellow Christian. Nowadays if I engaged in that kind of behaviour I would be knowingly sinning, for I would be "knowing the right thing to do and not doing it".

I think the Spirit does convict of sin and shows us when we need to clean up an area, and a healthy church brotherhood and leaders in the church can also help with that. (An unhealthy church and leaders who don't care to promote godliness, like the situation described in God and Uncle Dale, will lead their members into sin. I think that's what Hebrews and Timothy are talking about when they lay out how serious the charge given to leaders is who have watch over men's souls.)
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Re: 1 John 3

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Adam wrote:
Sudsy wrote:There are many other scriptures that say we do continue sinning as while in these bodies we will continue to fight our flesh which is not regenerated.
Sudsy, can you direct me to some of these other Scriptures? I would like to review them so that I can understand better what you are saying.
Perhaps this explanation with it's verses will best explain what I mean - https://www.gotquestions.org/do-Christians-sin.html
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cmbl wrote:I have a friend I would love to see cease using pornography.
I'd refer him to http://mychainsaregone.org. It helps Christians have a change of mind about attitudes toward the human body, i.e. true repentance.
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