A SINLESS LIFE


A. A SINLESS LIFE
  1. Sin is the transgression of God's law: 1 John 3:4
  2. All unrighteousness is sin: 1 John 5:17
  3. Unbelief is sin: Rom. 14:23
  4. He who sins misses the mark: Rom. 3:23; Jas. 3:1-2
B. PLAIN TRUTH PLAINLY TOLD
  1. We are, by nature, sinners:
    1. That is what the scripture hath concluded - Gal. 3:22
    2. "Behold I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me" - Ps. 51:5
  2. The power of sin has, to a large extent, incapacitated us so that we are unable to do what we know is right:
    1. Paul discovered this truth - Rom. 7:18, 19, 24
    2. The prophet Jeremiah confirms Paul's confession - Jer. 13:23
    3. Sooner or later we, too, will make that discovery.
  3. A sinless life:
    1. A life fully in harmony with the perfect will of God -
      1. That is found in the Son of God - Col. 2:9; Heb. 7:26, 27
      2. That is to be true in the lives of all who will be translated into God's kingdom when Christ comes the second time - 1 John 3:1-3
    2. There are a few Bible characters spoken of as being perfect -
      1. Job - Job 1:1-3
      2. Daniel - Dan. 10:11
      3. The priest Zacharias and his wife Elisabeth - Luke 1:6
      4. The one hundred and forty-four thousand are spoken of as blameless - Rev. 14:5
C. SOME TRUTHS TO REMEMBER AS WE THINK OF A SINLESS LIFE
  1. To be sinless we must have the divine or sinless nature:
    1. We sin, or are inclined to sin because our nature is sinful - Jer. 13:23
    2. We sin because we have formed the habit of sinning.
  2. To be sinless, we must be born again; we must be born from above: John 3:3-9; 1 John 3:9
  3. That brings us to the divine agents used by the spirit of God to bring about the divine nature:
    1. The blood of Christ - 1 John 1:7; Rev. 1:5
    2. The Word of God - Jas. 1:17, 18; 1 Pet. 1:22, 23
    3. In the end we are credited with the perfect righteousness of Christ - 1 Cor. 1:30; Acts 13:22
    4. Perfection is the work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 4:6; 1 John 3:9; Isa. 59:19
  4. A sinless life:
    1. Is the great object of the plan of salvation - Matt. 1:21
    2. It must be accomplished in our lives before we can even dream of immortality because God will and cannot immortalize sin.
    3. Faith in the saving power of the gospel of Jesus Christ will lead to a life that is in full harmony with the perfect will of God.
    4. Jesus will be satisfied when he can see the trophies of his grace - freed forever from the bondage of sin - John 8:31-36


Design © John Bryant 2011