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Does 1 John teach that believers will not sin?
The book of 1 John is a battleground book regarding the issue of good works and sin. I remember in Bible college listening to a student debate with a professor about what 1 John teaches about whether or not a Christian can commit sin. Here is how the debate went (I am quoting this debate verbatim):
Student: No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God (1 John 3:9).
Professor: If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us (1 John 1:10).
Student: No…
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