No it isn't.Bible Reader wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:50 pm Sinless babies? Ever see a baby have a temper tantrum? That is sin.
Where is the lust, enticement, temptation, law to break?
Same answer.Ever see a small toddler tell a lie? That is sin.
Shall we prosecute a two year old liar?
We are born human, with a human nature.Nobody taught the child to lie it is in their nature.
We are born with a sin nature. Babies sin when they do not get what they want when they want it.
But if you take your POV one step further, doesn't that also show that adults who "don't get what they want" are also still of the old nature?
If he sins, he wasn't born again from God's seed, as God's seed cannot bring forth the fruit of the devil.Salvation requires being born again, to become a new creation. To be no longer chained to sin. A born again believer can still sin by choice but not by nature.
Backslidden means: never repented of sin or was reborn of God's seed.But sinning by choice will repel the born again believer he will be sickened by his sin and repent of it. He can not live in sin doing so would contradict his new nature. He can resist his relationship to Christ, he can forsake his hope that is what being backslidden means, to give up, to stop running the race but sin will still be repulsive to the true born again believer.
What is the difference between "given up/hopeless" and "unsaved"?Paul explains this in Romans and in many of his letters to the churches he encourages them not to give up not to lose their hope. He never talks to a born again believer of being in danger of losing their salvation.
Nothing.
Paul's warnings, exhortations, and admonishments were for folks in the body of Christ, so they wouldn't be exposed as traitors.
I agree.Paul also talks of pretenders, people that want to appear to be saved but are not. Many of the best theological minds believe very low percentage of people that regularly attend church are born again believers, most are accomplished pretenders. However none fool Jesus who will one day tell them he never knew them and they must depart.
And the difference between "pretender" and "genuine" is...sin.