Born to Sin?: Willing to Believe with R.C. Sproul 

This message is from Dr. Sproul’s 12-part teaching series Willing to Believe. Watch the entire series: www.ligonier.org/learn/series/willing-to-believe

I love this teaching! It helps me to understand in times when I have been tempted to doubt my salvation it is so good to know that my desire to love God more, my desire to read my Bible, my desire to be conformed into the image of Christ is evidence that I have been born again and God is still sanctifying me…day by day! But I already have the Holy Spirit…I need only to examine my faith! Repent and believe…remember to whom I belong! Thank you Lord for this godly man. I’m so grateful for how he teaches Your word.

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” It is a great transaction to give our soul to Jesus 👆🏼✝️🙏

The problem of us is "we dont want God!" We have lost the inclination for God! Unless God creates in us this "want" , inclination , we cant "want" God... Amazing exposition! GOD BLESS YOU! ONE question? Where does "want" come from? Want issues from life... the want of flesh is for flesh... the thing we lack is the life of the spirit so we dont have the " want " of the spirit...when we have the life of the spirit, we start "wanting" of the spirit: God!

I am reading Freedom of the Will and I thank God for RC’s lecture. It helped me to understand Edward’s book to a whole new degree.💪

NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST,………. WHY?,……….. BECAUSE HE NEVER GAVE UP ON US,……….. AMEN

The doctrines of grace is so angrily, vehemently rejected because it wounds prideful hearts.

Thanks The Late R. C. Sproul *4 Yur Powerful, Blessful, Deep Sermon on "Born 2 Sin- Willing 2 Believe" Where I Say That God Commandeth His Love Towards Us That While We Were Yet Still Sinners, Christ Died 4 Us 4 We Did Not Love Him But That He Loved Us That He Became The Propitiation 4 Our Sins Written In Romans 5:8 & 1st John 4:10 Where I Say That The Late R. C. Sproul Is Veryyyyyy Ryt That We're Inclined 2 Sin 4 What We Want 2 Do We Don't & What We Don't Want 2 Do, We Do Written In Romans 7:24* & God Bless Yu Late R. C. Sproul & Ligonier Ministries So Very Much 4 R. C. Sproul Is Missed So Very Much.🙏🙏

Another Amazing Testimony!!

This is all very philosophical and all but would love to have had him support his view with Bible verses.

IF this is what you perceive then it is what you become. If you perceive otherwise...then this is who you are. We ARE the righteous of GOD. My identity IS divinity .

If babies are not born with sin, does this mean that we can live "perfect lives" without Christ unto salvation: i.e., palagianism?

Wonderful! Do we have scripture refs for each of the teachings in this series?

The Plan Of Salvation from sin ( Christ to be redeemer of sinners) was settled even before the creation of the world,right? So the Fall Of Man into Sin is decreed by God So that all men would be born sinners and need salvation. Question: if God has decreed man to sin beforehand, how can God hold man responsible ( and punishable) for sin?

Jesus said, go and sin NO more. Then He sent to live inside of us by His Holy Spirit, to live in all born again believers and He gives them His power. Jesus isn't new at this. He lived in weak flesh 2,000 years ago and did Not sin. Now that He lives in us, we don't have to sin but can also obey His command to press on to perfection. He said His followers would do what He did and greater. But modern Christianity largely rejects this sound doctrine just as prophesied by Apostles God used to write Scrupture doctrine. But there is a small remnant of true witnesses of Jesus power over sin.

Scripture is clear, human will is not free but is enslaved to sin. All this philosophizing is unnecessary and a waste of time. Scripture warns not to let yourself being captured by vain philosophies.

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Yes 'normal' people are born to sin. And what's more, they justify it, normalise it and make little of it. Anyone who is not born a sinner or not born with the two 'normal' biggest sins which are slander and lies, is called abnormal.

Very few believers do not understand that a person is not born again until they have allowed the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ to transform them into someone who no longer sins. Scripture makes it very clear that anyone who sins belongs to the devil and anyone who is born of God does not and cannot sin. Now even though God commanded us not to sin there are billions in this world who foolishly believe that they can never stop sinning. So realize that the vast majority of believers certainly are not Christians because most have never allowed the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ to sanctify their hearts in God’s one and only truth in order to overcome their sins. And just because someone may claim to believe in Jesus Christ does not make that person a Christian either since even sinful demons also believe in Jesus Christ. “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” ‭‭I John‬ ‭3:4‬ ‭NKJV “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7:23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “HE WHO SINS IS OF THE DEVIL, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. WHOEVER HAS BEEN BORN OF GOD DOES NOT SIN, for His seed remains in him; AND HE CANNOT SIN, because he has been born of God.” ‭‭I John‬ ‭3:8-9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:2‬ ‭ESV Now the main reason that the majority of believers are so lost and deceived is because they have chosen to seek their knowledge of God from the many false religions and preachers of this fallen world instead of learning God’s truth directly from Jesus Himself. Many of them have clearly overlooked the fact that Jesus is alive and He commanded us to follow Him. Through His sacrifice on the cross Jesus gave us the ability to hear God’s voice and learn God’s truth directly from Him through His Holy Spirit that will dwell inside anyone who truly understands and believes. Most believers are not able to hear the voice of Jesus Christ though and this is because they did not comprehend the importance behind testing the Spirits as commanded in 1 John 4 while others do not even understand how it is done. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭10:27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.” ‭‭John‬ ‭16:7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:15-18‬ ‭NKJV‬ “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.” ‭‭I John‬ ‭4:1-3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Scripture relates that Jesus is the same always and that He will be with us until the end of age. Jesus did not sin of course and Jesus never got sick because sin and sickness is strictly of the devil and since Jesus never changes this is why Jesus still heals even today. Scripture clearly relates that sin will bring sickness into our lives but scripture also reveals how it is possible for a believer to stop sinning. Anyone who is truly being guided by the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ is no longer living by the desires of their sinful flesh and they cannot possible sin nor can they ever get sick since they are now a child who has born with the Spirit of God. So realize that anyone who truly possesses the Holy Spirit and who is truly allowing the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ to guide them in their life cannot possibly sin since they are now being guided by the Spirit of God who is Holy and pure and who cannot sin. “We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.” ‭‭I John‬ ‭5:18‬ ‭NKJV “But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” ‭‭John‬ ‭5:13-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ God does not lie so Jesus would have never instructed the man that He had healed to sin no more if it were impossible for the man to stop sinning. Plus what this above scripture is clearly revealing is how it was the man’s sin that brought the devils afflictions into his life. This is why Jesus warned him that if he did not stop sinning then a worse affliction could come upon him. “Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭107:17‬ ‭NKJV‬ ‬Know what this scripture means? First transgression, it means an act that goes against a rule, a law or a code of conduct. Next iniquity, it means a wicked act or thing, sin. Finally, affliction, it means something that causes persistent pain or suffering. So this scripture is saying that you are a fool if you do not follow God’s laws and commands and you go and sin because you will then have pain, suffering and sickness. Now in Deuteronomy 28 God related His blessings for those who would obey Him and the curses that will occur on anyone who chooses to live in sin and disobedience. Every type of sickness is definitely listed as a curse so any sickness in your life clearly reveals that you are a sinner who lacks knowledge of scripture and you are disobeying God. “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE Lord YOUR GOD, then the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues-great and prolonged plagues-and serious and prolonged sicknesses. Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the LORD bring upon you until you are destroyed.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭28:58-61‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Next, God made it very clear that He would remove sickness and disease from anyone who did not sin and who would obey what He commanded in scripture. This is why the devil can no longer put his afflictions on anyone who is truly born of God since they are now someone who is being guided by God’s Holy Spirit and they can no longer sin. “And said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭15:26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.” ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭23:25-26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “And the LORD will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭7:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Many do not realize that there are no scriptures that ever relate that a sinner belongs to God or that a sinner is a child of God. There are no scriptures that ever relate that a believer will always sin or that a believer can never stop sinning. There are no scriptures that ever relate that sickness would be a normal part of this life or that a Christian would possess sickness in their life. There is only one truth from God, one and one alone and the rest is all lies that the deceived chose to believe. Sadly, more then 95% of believers are destined to perish since they continue in a life of ignorance and sin and this is mainly because they did not understand how to allow the Holy Spirit to sanctify their hearts in God’s one and only truth. “And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭9:27‬ ‭ESV In closing, I can certainly testify to what I have revealed in this message because I am someone who has overcome sin and sickness in this lifetime by allowing the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ to sanctify my heart in God’s one and only truth through testing the Spirits. So if you do not possess these same blessings in your own life then you certainly are not being guided by the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ and you are definitely deceived in your beliefs.

How can one be willing to believe if they have no free will ? Either one has free will or one doesn't..cant have it both ways.. At least in reality..

We are born with a sin nature,so disposed to sin.

Was Jesus born with sin

After 5 minutes, I chose to stop watching this.