"BORN OF GOD" DEVOTIONAL BOOK

Romans 4:8, "Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."

I John 3:6, "Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not:  whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him."

I John 3:9, Whosoever is BORN OF GOD doth not commit sin;  for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."

I John 5:4-5, "For whatsoever is BORN OF GOD overcometh the world:  and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.  Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?"

I John 5:18, "We know that whosoever is BORN OF GOD sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not."

The key to the above scriptures is :  "WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD".  Due to confusion and failure to understand the Word of God, many Bible teachers and Bible schools teach the meaning of doth not commit sin as:  doth not continue to practice sin.  The error in this thing teaching is:  "practice" refers to the physical body and the above scriptures refer to the spiritual body.

(See Strong's Concordance, Greek Dictionary, and compare #4160-commit to #4238-practice.)  The common failure is the inability to make a distinction between physical and spiritual.

Does "WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD" refer to the physical  (outward)  man or the spiritual (inward) man?  Is the outward body born of God?  No!  The flesh is not of the seed of God, neither is the outward man born or begotten of God.  The flesh is born of corruptible seed, has a sinful nature, sinful desires and lusts, and wars against the spirit. The above verses do not imply sinlessness of the outward, physical person.  The natural, carnal nature of the flesh  (the outward man), will always be prone to sin as long as there is life in the flesh.  Simply, "WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD" is the inward, spiritual soul.

I John 5:1a, "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:"  It is the inward man that believes or does not believe.  Unbelief  (sin of the inward man)  is the only sin that brings eternal condemnation to the soul.  Sins of the flesh bring corruption and physical death  (Galatians 6:8, Hebrews 9:27).

John 3:18, "He that believeth on him is not condemned:  but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

Conclusion:  WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD DOTH NOT COMMIT SIN"!  Only the inward, spiritual soul of man is born of God and that inward one who is born of God does not and cannot commit sin.  The sin that damns the soul is unbelief!  Faith wipes out unbelief and the soul is free.  If one is born of God, and cannot sin, that soul is saved forever and can never be lost or be condemned to hell.  Hebrews 10:14, For by one offering he hath PERFECTED FOREVER them that are sanctified."

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