Lesson 80 - 1 John 3:3…purifies themselves...

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In Lesson 80, Jeff M Newman discusses the meaning of purifying oneself as described in 1 John 3:3.

(Photo by Dương Trần Quốc on Unsplash. Berean Standard Bible.) Welcome to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John. This is Jeff M Newman. Get a new lesson every other week on Mondays at 12:00 PM Pacific. In Lesson 80, we are going to study the second part of 1 John 3:3 . Let’s read this part of the verse. 1 John 3:3 …purifies themselves... Let’s go over the definitions of the words. Purifies ( 48. hagnizó ) — means to cleanse, make pure, or set apart. In the Bible, it often means intentionally purifying your heart and life for God. It’s ongoing, not a one-time event. Themselves ( 1438. heautou ) — emphasizes personal responsibility. The action is carried out by the believer, not by someone else, showing that purifying oneself is an intentional, active choice. In other words, a believer intentionally and continually pursues moral and spiritual purity through self-examination, repentance, and setting themselves apart from sin as an act of devotion to Christ. In 1 John 3:2 , we learned that when Christ appears, we will be like Him ( See Lesson 77 ) because we will see Him as He is ( See Lesson 78 ). This promised future transformation creates a living hope in the…

People in this episode

Host: Jeff M Newman

Topics covered

• Bible study
• 1 John
• spiritual purity
• moral responsibility
• Christian devotion

Keywords

• purification
• 1 John 3:3
• spirituality
• holiness
• self-examination

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Books & works: 1 John, Berean Standard Bible

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