In 1 Jn 3:9, what does, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin” mean?
The First Epistle of John deals with several different doctrines. The doctrine that we’re addressing from 1st John is sin. One of the reasons we want to look at this epistle is that we want understand what John wrote in 1 Jn 3:6-10. In 1 Jn 3:9 he said, “Whosoever is born of God doth […]
Rebuilding
Rebuilding Neh. 1:1-2:9 Introduction: General account of Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the wall after captivity of Israel Takes place after 70 years of captivity Ezra chapter one – Cyrus king of Persia started to build the House of God Ezra commissioned to build the temple in the 7th year of Artaxerxes Nehemiah sent to build […]
Sin and The Cross 1 Cor 15:3
Sin and The Cross CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many of the eternal consequences of sin have been dealt with at the cross of Calvary. Take for instance, “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,” [Rom 6:23]. When we are saved, we now have eternal […]
Lovers of Pleasures 2 Tim 3:4
Lovers of Pleasures II Tim. 3: 4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The trouble with people in these last days of perilous times is that they love pleasure [2 Tim 3:4]. They are pleasure seekers. So, it’s easy for them to get into sin because of its pleasures [Titus 3:3]. They know that these pleasures only last […]
The Great Change Ps. 51:1-17
The Great Change Ps. 51:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a great change that takes place when a person truly repents of his sin and desires to change. This change takes place as a result of: Confession – Ps 51:1-5 – David acknowledged his sin before God and called it three things: Transgression – rebellion […]
Ebenezer, 1 Sam 7:1-12
1 Sam 7:1-12 Ebenezer CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Sam 7:1-12, Ebenezer is the stone that was placed for a memorial in Israel. It is very significant because it represents the day and the battle in which the Lord helped Israel against the Philistines. His help, though, was predicated upon Israel doing some things in […]
Getting Right and Staying Right
1 Sam 12:16-25 Getting Right and Staying Right CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Have you ever gotten out of fellowship with the Lord and then come back to him? I have. Are you out of fellowship with him now? Well, let me tell you that there are some definite things involved in getting right and those things […]
Joy of Walking in Light 1 John 1:1-10
Joy of Walking in Light 1 John 1:1-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We’re preaching about the joy of walking in light [1 Jn 1:4-7]. Paul tells us that we are children of light and admonishes us that we should walk in light [Eph 5:8-14]. You find the joy of walking in light by: Staying in fellowship […]
Conditions of Forgiveness
Conditions of Forgiveness Eph.4:30 In the Bible there are conditions of forgiveness. God mentions repentance and confession in the process of forgiveness. To forgive is simply to pardon, or overlook an offense by another and treat the offender as not guilty. Repentance (turning from sin unto God, 1 Thes.1:9) A Change in mind, […]
Confession of Sins, 1 Jn 1:9
Must Christians confess their sins? 1 Jn 1:9 deals with the confession of sins. A few cross references will help respond to the objections that this verse has any application to Christians. There are several aspects of this verse that we need to consider. We will group the cross references and comments according to each […]