Does a True Born Again Seed of God Believer Know When He Is Sinning?
1) Direct Answer
Yes. A true born‑again seed of God knows when he is wrong. The Holy Spirit in him exposes it, convicts him, and will not let him live in it. He may stumble, but he cannot continue in known sin or justify it.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin… and he cannot sin, because he is born of God” (1 John 3:9; 5:18). The new birth plants God’s Seed in the soul; the root sin—unbelief—cannot rule there.
- The Spirit “will reprove the world of sin” and “guide you into all truth” (John 16:8,13). A son is “led by the Spirit of God” (Romans 8:14).
- God chastens every true son (Hebrews 12:6–8). If someone can continue in sin without correction, he is not a son.
- If a believer does wrong, he is moved to confess and make it right: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive” (1 John 1:9); “we have an advocate with the Father” (1 John 2:1).
- The inward man agrees with God’s law (Romans 7:22), and the sheep hear His voice (John 10:27). So they cannot be satisfied to walk against the Word.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
Now notice: sin, at its core, is unbelief. Acts like lying or immorality are the fruits of that root. A born‑again person has a new nature that believes the Word. He may make mistakes in the flesh, but the life inside won’t let him rest there—he is convicted, chastened, and brought to repentance. If one can practice known sin and feel at home in it, that shows he has not been born of God.
Short reinforcing statement
You see, the Seed in the soul won’t sin. The Spirit will always pull that believer back to the light, to confession, cleansing, and walking in truth.
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CAB 9:E-39
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