On Mar 16, 7:19=A0pm, Just Visiting <nospam-webex...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:50:35 GMT, Dave <dave_and_da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >depravity of the human heart, they know that just because they are not
> >conscious of failure does not mean that they are free from it. If the
> >truth is "in" them as a controlling, motivating influence, this kind
> >of self-deception will not take place. Whether someone claims to be
> >"without sin" for a brief period of time or claims it as a permanent
> >attainment, the claim is false.
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> ...
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> You are taking this out of context! This is referring to those who
> have not accepted Jesus into their heart. "If we confess our sins, he
> is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
> all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 =A0Be careful - misrepresenting the
> Word of God is a very serious crime against Jehovah God.
I presume that "you" above refers to me, and that "this" above refers
to my quotation of 1 Jn 1:8. I am not using 1 Jn 1:8 incorrectly,
because 1 John is written to Christians. In 1 Jn. 1:8, John warns
believers against the self-deluding concept that when a believer is
experiencing true fellow****p with God he may be tempted to say that he
is, at that moment at least, free from sin.
Dave
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