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James 4:5-10

Can a Christian be a sinner?

James 4:5-10SIN: hamartano, miss the mark

James 4:5-10Sinner – hamartolos,

one full of sin

Romans 3:7, 5:8, 5:19 Galatians 2:15, 2:17 1 Timothy 1:9, 1:15 Hebrews 7:26, 12:3

James 4:8, 5:20 1 Peter 4:18

Jude 15

James 4:5-10Sinner: One under sinScripture has confined all under sin…

Galatians 3:22a…they are all under sin.

Romans 3:9b

James 4:5-10Sinner: One under sinChristian: One under Christ

Romans 6:14-16“sin shall not have dominion over you, for

you are not under law but under grace”

Doctrinal ErrorsContinual Cleansing: the idea that the Christian remains in Christ even as he commits sins of ignorance and weakness of the flesh. The doctrine says that the blood of Jesus continues to cleanse the Christian, who is striving to walk in the light, of the sins he habitually commits in ignorance and through the weakness of the flesh without him becoming aware of his sin, repenting of it, confessing it to God, and quitting the sin.

Can Christians be SinnersProblems

The Bible does not say itThe Bible does say repentWhy grow?Why “sin no more”?

Can Christians be SinnersI John 1:7-9

Walking in the lightConfessing our sins

What if I die in sin?II Peter 3:9 - What does God desire?

James 4:11-12Two forms of judgment:

Denouncement Discernment

Matthew 7:1-6John 7:24

James 4:13-16Mindful of todayThe “Here and Now” Mind of Christ

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” Matthew 6:34