False Believers Practice Sin, Part 2 (TMF:1438)

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Peace to Live By: False Believers Practice Sin, Part 2 (TMF:1438) - Daniel Litton
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       Surely, that is a true mark of a believer—one who seeks to eliminate sin from his or her life. And, this is not just done externally, but this is accomplished internally too—in evaluating one’s thoughts, words, and behaviors—and seeking to align those with what God says to be true in his Word. The true Christian doesn’t want to live in sin; he or she wants to be seeking after obedience to God. That’s why we know when a person says he or she is a Christian, but is practicing sin in his or her life—we know that person is either deceived (that is, the person thinks he or she is a Christian but really isn’t) or the person is deliberately telling us a fib (the person really knows, deep down inside that he or she isn’t a Christian). Sometimes it’s also the case that the person hasn’t realized what he or she is doing is sin, especially for a new believer. Nevertheless, as Jesus said also in Matthew 12: “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother” (v. 50, ESV).