Lesson 87 - 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil...

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In Lesson 87, Jeff M Newman discusses the implications of practicing sin as described in 1 John 3:8.

(Photo by Noel Jiménez 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 87, we are going to study the first part of 1 John 3:8 Let’s read this part of the verse: 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil… Let’s go over the definitions of the words. The one who ( 3588. ho, hé, to ) — is the person being described. practices ( 4160. poieó ) — Means to do or carry out as a repeated or defining pattern of action. sin ( 266. hamartia ) — means missing God’s standard or law. is ( 1510. eimi ) — means to be, expressing identity or condition. of ( 1537. ek or ex ) — means from, indicating source, origin, or association. the ( 3588. ho, hé, to ) devil. ( 1228. diabolos ) — means the slanderer, accuser, or destroyer. This is a title for Satan, God’s adversary. In other words, the person who carries out and practices sin as a repeated and defining pattern of life has an identity that is rooted in the source or association of that behavior. That source is the devil, who is the accuser, the slanderer, the destroyer, and God’s…

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Host: Jeff M Newman

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• Bible study
• 1 John
• sin
• devil
• spirituality
• Christianity

Keywords

• 1 John 3:8
• sin
• devil
• Bible study
• spirituality
• Christianity

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