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Monthly Question Page
Q. Is it possible for a believer to reach a certain spiritual level where they will not sin anymore? I hear my Christian friends talking about sin being burnt out, is that possible?
A. The simple answer to both questions is NO! As long as we are in this world, we still have the sinful flesh in us. It is true we have the very life and nature of Christ, which cannot sin. “Whosoever is born of God sinneth not.” (1 John 5:18). However, if we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that often we let the flesh have the upper hand. There is not a day, or perhaps an hour, that goes by, that we do not sin in some way or another, either in thought or deed. Here are some verses that verify this:
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8).
“If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us” (1 John 1:10).
Only when we reach Heaven will we be completely done with sin and sinning. “It doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2).
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