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In Lesson 89, Jeff M Newman discusses the purpose of the Son of God being revealed to destroy the works of the devil as outlined in 1 John 3:8.

(Photo by set.sj 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 89, we are going to study the last part of 1 John 3:8 . Let’s read this part of the verse: 1 John 3:8 …This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. Let’s go over the definitions of the words. This is why ( 1519. eis ) — means for this purpose. the ( 3588. ho, hé, to ) Son ( 5207. huios ) of God — means the Son who shares the Father's nature. was revealed ( 5319. phaneroó ) — means was made known and openly displayed. to destroy ( 3089. luó ) — means to break, to release, or to loosen. the ( 3588. ho, hé, to ) works ( 2041. ergon ) — means deeds, actions, and activities. of the ( 3588. ho, hé, to ) devil ( 1228. diabolos ) — means the slanderer and false accuser. In other words, the Son of God, who shares the very nature of the Father, was revealed for this purpose: to break apart, undo, and free people from the works of the devil, the slanderer and false accuser. In Lesson 87 , we learned that the one who practices sin is of the…

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Host: Jeff M Newman

Topics covered

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

Keywords

• 1 John 3:8
• Son of God
• devil
• Bible study
• spirituality
• sin
• works of the devil

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Books & works: 1 John, Berean Standard Bible

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