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Do Christians Sin? - College Paper

Do Christians Sin?

The question at hand is "?" At first glance it
seems like a relatively simple question. Of course Christians sin. I've
been taught my whole life that Christians sin and God forgives. But as I
begin to read 1 John, the question becomes a bit less clear.
As I begin to read 1 John, I realize that there is some definite
contradiction here. With that in mind, I am going to begin with a
discussion of the passages that seem to indicate that there is sin inside
of Christianity, and then those that disagree with that. Then I will
compare and attempt to come to some sort of resolution. The first
discussion of sin begins in 1:8-10. Here the author seems to be saying that
there is some kind of sin in ...

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Sin in this passage is something within us that we have all
at one time acted on, but now, as followers of Christ, must flee from.
Chapter 5 brings yet another complication to this whole process. Here in
v.16 is brought in the difference between mortal and not-mortal sin. The
Johannine community believed that one could intercede for a brother or
sister for forgiveness of a sin that is not mortal. The author goes so far
as to say that you should not pray about the sin that is mortal. These
verses give support to the fact that there is and can be sin in the life of
a Christian, however, there is also forgiveness for that sin.
In chapter 1 v.5-7 there is a discussion of light and darkness.
This is apparently not referring to sin because the author talks about sin
in the following verses and actually uses the word "sin". I would contend
that this particular passage is referring to our knowledge of Christ as
savior and lord. Closer to the middle of the epistle, in 3:4-10, the ...

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Added: 6/19/2008 04:36:29 PM
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