Does not continue to sin. Again the present continuous. See note on 1 John 3:6. Because God's very nature. MacKnight thinks this is true of the word that lives in us (1 Peter 1:23). It is also true of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 8:15). He cannot continue to sin. "In becoming God's child, we have died to sin! Even though it is true that we do commit single acts of sin, we cannot continue to sin as a habit! God is our Father and we share his moral nature! His divine nature in us makes sin an impossible choice for us!" Compare 2 Peter 1:3-4; Romans 6:1-4.

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