53:5, 6]; John 1:29; [2 Cor. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness…who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.” {, “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?” {, “…I tell you beforehand, just as I also told, “…shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” {, “…Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. In I John 3:4, John argues against the Gnostic idea that the things done in the body are inconsequential because only the spirit counts. In a seemingly straightforward verse, I John 3:4, God defines sin (hamartia) as anomia, rendered "lawlessness" (NKJV, RSV, NIV, REB, NAS) or "the transgression of the law" (KJV). Mostly because they have never heard these passages read from the pulpit or lectern even though they are clearly part of God’s inspired message to His people. 24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. 1 John 3:4 | NKJV. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. (Note: Verse references are clickable links that will open the verses in context in BlueLetterBible.org). Try it for 30 days FREE. All your content will be saved and you can seamlessly switch devices. Three easy steps to start your free trial subscription to Bible Gateway Plus. Try it free for 30 days. The King James and Phillips versions imply that sin is strictly the breaking of God's law, whereas the other translations consider it more generally. 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave [f]us commandment.
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The Lawless One. “eternal damnation”) And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. However, violations of God’s laws are far more serious because of the eternal consequences. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Learn more. English. 1 John 3:4 (NKJV) “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” III. 10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. They saw a total and irreconcilable separation between flesh and spirit. They considered hamartia to identify the transgressions of moral law, particularly sins of the flesh, such as sexual immorality, gluttony, drunkenness, and stealing.
1 Now, brethren, a concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ b and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 c not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of 1 Christ had come. 1 John 3:4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. 4:8; 1 John 4:13, NKJV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NKJV, Bride's Bible, Leathersoft, White, Red Letter, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version, NKJV, Open Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Complete Reference System, NKJV, Chronological Study Bible: Holy Bible, New King James Version. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 5:21; Heb. The current commission of sin now is the rejection of the divine law, and this is the rejection of the divine authority, and consequently of God himself.par II. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account.