the perfect sign

1John 3:9 “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God”.

With this scripture we know with all certainty that “he cannot sin” is not talking about physical sin, because we all sin, we are all sinful (Rom 3:10), our hearts are desperately wicked (Jer 17:9), every one of us, including the elect are carnal for we live in a fleshly sinful body.

(Rom 7:14) “For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin”. We do that which we don’t want to do, every one of us, including the Apostle Paul.

(Rom 7:15) “For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I”. (Rom 7:16) “If then I do that which I would not …” (Rom 7:17) “Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me”.

Even the most “righteous” or “holy” of all men does what he hates and doesn’t do what he ought to. Why do we do that? Because sin dwells in our flesh and we can't do good. Nothing good can come out of my flesh, it is impossible. So, please don’t throw scriptures at me suggesting we must do good and please don’t say I am promoting to go out and kill, fornicate or anything else. (Rom 7:18) “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not”.

So, we must stop trying to do or perform that which is good and if you’re trying or seeing this issue physically, you are carnal and an enemy of God; Rom 8:7 “Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be”, You are walking after the flesh and not after the Spirit; Rom 8:1 “… who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit”. You are trying to perfect the work of the Spirit by the flesh, actions, doings, behaving, etc.Gal 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

John 8:34 “Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin”.

Again, every human been commits sin, we all sin physically, and therefore we are all servants of sin, period. You might say, oh! No me, I’m a servant of good. Then, you don’t understand and will die in your sin.

So, “he cannot sin” is spiritual, if you are born of God you cannot lie when you speak spiritual things; Zeph 3:13 “The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth …” Contrary to the child of darkness; Prov 14:5 “A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies”.

He lies all the time and never tells the truth, he cannot tell the truth, ever; 1John 1:5 "... God is light, and in him is no darkness at all”. 1John 1:6 “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:” You either walk in darkness and lie (all the time), that means you cannot tell the truth, ever, or you walk in the light and tell the truth, always, in other words you cannot sin or you sin all the time. That is the kind of sin the child of God CANNOT commit even if he tries. Because he is born of God. Mark 7:16 “If any man have ears to hear, let him hear”.