2. The ‘DNA’ of Children of God 1 John 3:4-10

3. The ‘DNA’ of Children of God 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. 10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

4. The ‘DNA’ of Children of God Problem 4 Sin Solution 5 Jesus … take away our sins Implication 6 Whoever … does not sin whoever sins does not know Warning/Appeal 7 let no one deceive you He who practices righteousness Problem 8a Sin is of the devil Solution 8b Jesus …destroy works of the devil Implication 9 Whoever born of Him… does not sin His seed…in him…cannot sin…born… Warning/Appeal 10 Children of God… devil manifest Whoever not practice righteousness Is not of God

5. II. Practice of Righteousness A. John’s Day B. Our Day

6. Lessons 1.Children of God have ‘DNA’ makes them practice righteousness. A real difference. 2.You cannot change your ‘DNA’. God can do this. Our part is to believe in Jesus for forgiveness of our sins. 3.Christians do fall into sin. Habitual sin is not Christian. John is not describing perfection.