1 John 3:9
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9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life[a] is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.
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- 3:9 Greek because his seed.
1 John 5:18
New Living Translation
18 We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.
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1 Peter 1:23
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23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
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John 1:13
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13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.
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1 John 2:29
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29 Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.
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1 John 5:1
New Living Translation
Faith in the Son of God
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.
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- 5:1 Or the Messiah.
Galatians 5:17
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17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
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John 3:3
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3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
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1 John 5:4
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4 For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.
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1 John 4:7
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Loving One Another
7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
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Romans 6:2
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2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?
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Matthew 7:18
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18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.
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Acts 4:20
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20 We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”
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Titus 1:2
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2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.
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Job 19:28
New Living Translation
28 “How dare you go on persecuting me,
saying, ‘It’s his own fault’?
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