Lesson 88 - 1 John 3:8...because the devil has been sinning from the very start...

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In Lesson 88, Jeff M Newman explores the implications of 1 John 3:8 regarding sin and the devil's nature.

(Photo by Massimiliano Morosinotto 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 88, we are going to study the second part of 1 John 3:8 . Let’s read this part of the verse: 1 John 3:8 …because the devil has been sinning from the very start… Let’s go over the definitions of the words. Because ( 3754. hoti ) — this word connects the previous part of the verse to this part and gives the reason why the one who practices sin is of the devil. The ( 3588. ho, hé, to ) devil ( 1228. diabolos ) — means the slanderer or false accuser, specifically referring to Satan. Has been sinning ( 264. hamartanó ) — means to sin, to miss the mark, or to fail to meet God’s standard. From ( 575. apo ) — means from, away from, or originating from. The very start ( 746. archē ) — means the beginning, origin, or commencement. In other words, the one who continues in sin is of the devil because the devil, who is the slanderer, has been in a continual pattern of missing God’s standard and rebelling against Him from the very beginning. In the Bible…

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Host: Jeff M Newman

Topics covered

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

Keywords

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

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