2. 1 John 3:2 (ESV) 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

3. 1 John 3:3–4 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. 4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

4. 1 John 3:5 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

5. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

6. 1 John 3:7 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

7. 1 John 3:8 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

8. 1 John 3:9 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.

9. 1 John 3:10 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

10. 1 John 3:9 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.

11. At first you might conclude: “Well John is saying that if I struggle with persistent sin or habitual sin or sin that just keeps tripping me up, that I haven’t really arrived, or it shows that I really don’t have a relationship with Christ.” “Well John is saying that if I struggle with persistent sin or habitual sin or sin that just keeps tripping me up, that I haven’t really arrived, or it shows that I really don’t have a relationship with Christ.”

12. At the very beginning of his letter, John writes: 1 John 1:8–10 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

13. 1 John 3:6 (ESV) 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

14. A simple book introduction from bible.org 1 John: Introduction, Argument, and Outline Study By: Daniel B. Wallace From the Series: New Testament: Introductions and Outlines D. Occasion The immediate occasion for this epistle is that the false teachers had left the church (2.19), but were harassing the church and enticing it from a position outside.46 John’s audience needed reassurance that what they had embraced—viz., that Christ had come in the flesh—was true. John assures his audience of this truth—as well as the truth of the Gospel in general—on two grounds: (1) he was an eyewitness to Christ (1.1-3), and (2) the Spirit bore witness to their spirit that these things were true (2.20, 27).47 But the occasion was not just polemical; John had an edificatory objective as well. Thus the almost monotonous refrain “I have written to you in order that/because…” The purpose statement in 5.13, on the analogy of John’s Gospel, would seem to be the most encompassing one: “I have written these things to you in order that you—that is, to those who believe in the name of the Son of God—might know that you have eternal life.”48

15. John is writing to correct their erroneous view of this group who said that it didn’t matter what they did in their bodies because their souls were saved. That is the first thing we must remember. This is a letter written in a specific time to correct this error.

16. It is also a letter for all time—a letter that has much to teach you and I in our battle against habitual sin.

18. What John wants us to know is that God has selected us to be part of his family because we believe in his son Jesus Christ.

19. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

20. God considers us His children.

21. He says that being a child of God carries with it responsibility to act as a family member. He says that being a child of God carries with it responsibility to act as a family member.

22. Here is what is also true: Our conduct is the clue to our paternity

23. We have an importance responsibility that falls on being the Children of God. We need to act like children of the Father

24. A sample of Buckingham palace King Edward VII's Authentic Autographed Letter on Stationery from 1907

25. We have an importance responsibility that falls on being the Children of God. We need to act like children of the Father

26. 1 John 3:3 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

27. And with family privilege comes family responsibility.

28. 1 John 3:4 4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

29. What John is imploring here is that we take a fearless look at our life, and if we find a habitual practice sin, to take action to put a stop to it.

30. 1 John 3:5 (ESV) 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

31. Hebrews 4:15 (NIV84) For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are— yet was without sin.

32. 1 John 3:6 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

33. Is the author teaching sinless perfection?

34. As one of God’s children, we need to be sure we are not in a settled state in our sin. In other words, that our sin has not become a comfortable companion.

35. Look at your life and do whatever it takes to free yourselves from sin!

36. Engage the Battle!