Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 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. 1 John 3:7-9

Jesus said “Unless you are Born Again, you will not see the Kingdom of God” (John 3:3)  There is a dividing line between the saved and the unsaved, the regenerated and the unregenerated person. There is a supernatural process of becoming a “Christian”, this is not just a Church membership or a daily check list, this is the Holy Spirit giving you a new heart and mind, Christ living inside of You

As the Apostle John is revealing here, “Let nobody deceive you” , as the Lord Jesus said “You will be known by your fruits” (Matthew 7:16) The righteous, the saved, will produce fruits of righteousness, the unsaved will produce fruits of the devil, sin. The way you live your life demonstrates the status of your soul. Are you In Christ? Or are you in the devil? There is no inbetween, you are either saved or unsaved, regenerated or unregenerated

So you might say “Well we are all sinners” (Romans 3:23) Yes so what did God do to free us from sin? As the Apostle John says here “Son of God (Jesus) was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil” Christ came, born of a woman, born under The Law, to redeem us from The Law (Galatians 4:4)

Jesus Christ came to set you free , you are no longer a slave to sin, you are a slave to Christ (John 8, Romans 6) If the Son has set you free, then you are free indeed! You are no longer then held in bondage to the sin that was destroying your soul, you are no longer a slave to alcohol, you are no longer a slave to drugs, you are no longer a slave to pornography, you are no longer a slave to immorality, Christ has set you free, so live like Free people!

As the Apostle John says “Whoever is Born of God (Born Again) does not commit sin (meaning doesn’t continue to live in bondage to sin) “ You have been called by your Heavenly Father before the foundations of the world, You have been set Free by Christ at the cross, you have been Reborn by the Holy Spirit, your old sins no longer have a hold on you. 

Sure we are not sinless, “if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8) However we have the power of the living God inside of us to overcome sin, “If we confess our sins , He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9)

Jesus said “A good tree will bear good fruit, a bad tree will bear bad fruit, a good tree can’t bear bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t bear good fruit” You will be known by your fruit you produce, take heart brothers and sisters , you have been Born of God and Christ has set you free, Amen!