I am assuming that you consider yourself as having eternal life,. Do you also assume that you do not commit sin?
That is correct, if you are one of those that Christ died for.
not of works, but created in Christ unto good works
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No, I do not assume that. Do you understand the function of the present tense in Greek? If you want to properly interpret texts like the ones we are discussing, especially 1 John, you need to know what the tenses signify
So do you understand the function of the tenses of the verbs in the verses I posted? Or do you want me to explain?
I meant to say I donor assume to be sinless
I meant to say I do not assume to be sinless. To understand the texts I posted, you must understand that tenses in the language John wrote in as of first importance were in reference to type of action, not time
Present tense in Greek has to do with continual or repetetive action in present time.
I don’t want to say anything other than a person that has been born of INCORRUPTIBLE seed will seek to purify themselves even as they are pure.
Abide In the VINE means a person got saved,I am one of those that does not believe a person can reach GOD In their own strength.
Definition of fellowship (Entry 1 of 2)
1 : COMPANIONSHIP, COMPANY
looking for the fellowship of friendly people
2a : community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience
their fellowship in crime
— A. J. Ayer
b : the state of being a fellow or associate
3 : a company of equals or friends : ASSOCIATION
a youth fellowship
4 : the quality or state of being comradely
meaningful communication for building trust and fellowship
5 obsolete : MEMBERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP
6a : the position of a fellow (as of a university)
applied for a research fellowship in physics
b : the stipend of a fellow
c : a foundation for the providing of such a stipend
How you save If you do not have felloship with Jesus?
This is definition of felloship above.
If you not a member of His kingdom how you save?
Let say you use fellowship mean friend ship, If you not His friend how you save?
Save happen If you in Him and He in you, that is felloship brother
You hit the proverbial nail right on the head!
I think the thing that makes it confusing to some born again children of God is that they do not understand the salvation scriptures good enough to harmonize them. Salvation, according to the Greek interpretation is = "a deliverance" We are delivered to eternal heaven, and we are delivered as we sojourn here in this world. After we are born again, we do still sin at times. When we fall into sin we are not abiding in Christ and are not in good fellowship with God. We do not lose our eternal salvation when we are not abiding in Christ, but we do lose our fellowship with God, until we repent and regain our fellowship with God and are again abiding in Christ. When we repent and God forgives us he has saved (delivered) us from the results of that sin. The way you are understanding scripture, I would think that you will have a lot of questions for me, if so, let me have them and I will try to explain to you the way that I think they harmonize.