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In Lesson 90, Jeff M Newman discusses the implications of being born of God as described in 1 John 3:9, focusing on the refusal to practice sin.

(Photo by Ankit Choudhary 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 90, we are going to study the first part of 1 John 3:9 . Let’s read this part of the verse: 1 John 3:9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin… Let’s go over the definitions of the words. Anyone ( 3956. pas ) — means all, every, or anyone without exception. born ( 1080. gennaó ) — means to be born or brought forth. Here it refers to a completed act with continuing results. of ( 1537. ek or ex ) — means out of, from, or originating from. God ( 2316. theos ) — means the one true and supreme God. refuses to practice ( 4160. poieó) — means to do, make, or practice. sin ( 266. hamartia ) — means to miss the mark or fall short of God's perfect standard. At its core, sin is choosing your own way instead of God's way and living independently of Him rather than in dependence on Him. In other words, all people, without exception, who have been born of the one true and supreme God do not continually choose their own way instead of God’s way as a pattern of…

People in this episode

Host: Jeff M Newman

Topics covered

• Bible study
• 1 John
• Christian teachings
• sin
• spirituality

Keywords

• 1 John 3:9
• born of God
• sin
• spiritual death
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Berean Standard Bible

Books & works: 1 John

Places: Garden of Eden

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