Tag: Proverbs 4:1-2
God’s Seed keeps us from willful sin!
Scripture reading for November 22nd: 1st John 3
Key Scriptures for over-comers: 1st John 3:7-10 “Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning because he has been born of God.”
False teachers were telling believers that it did not matter what sins they did in their body, their soul was saved by trusting in Jesus. John wrote to counter these teachers. He carefully explained that salvation involved a “new birth” with God’s “seed” changing a believers heart to be like the heart of God. Anyone that was born of God would not continue to willfully sin. The devil is the original “sinner” and was our “father” before our adoption through faith into God’s family.
Observations for over-comers: Over-comers enjoy and embrace their adoption in God’s family and through the Holy Spirit put to death the sinful deeds of their past life. “Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.” (Proverbs 4:1-2)