1. Life Light Love I am writing these things so that Confidence Born of God That you may know The Letters of John First John 3:3-10

2. 3. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure. 4. Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law. 5.You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins, and there is no sin in Him.

3. 6. Everyone who remains in Him does not sin; everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him. 7.Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8.The one who commits sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil's works.

4. 9. Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God. 10. This is how God's children—and the Devil's children--are made evident. Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.

5. Sin Makes Your Life a Living Contradiction First John 3:3-10 Page 1035 in Pew Bibles

6. Sin Vs. 4 “Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law.”Vs. 4 “Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law.” Failure: Sin is an archery term… to miss the targetFailure: Sin is an archery term… to miss the target Rebellion: “the breaking of the law”Rebellion: “the breaking of the law” Q >

7. . > Warren Wiersbe “Sin is basically a matter of the will. For us to assert our will against God's will is rebellion, and rebellion is the root of sin. It is not simply that sin reveals itself in lawless behavior, but that the very essence of sin is lawlessness. No matter what his outward action may be, a sinner's inward attitude is one of rebellion.”

8. Five Ways Sin Makes Your Life a Living Contradiction >

9. 1. Sin Contradicts the Purpose of Christ’s Coming Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…”Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…” HL >

10. 1. Sin Contradicts the Purpose of Christ’s Coming Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…”Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…” HL > Literally, “Lift up and carry away”

11. 1. Sin Contradicts the Purpose of Christ’s Coming Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…”Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…” HL > Securing, in a once-for-all event, the forgiveness of our sins

12. 1. Sin Contradicts the Purpose of Christ’s Coming Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…”Vs. 5a “You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins…” Vs 8 > Jesus dealt, not just with the penalty of our sins, but with the sins themselves

13. 1. Sin Contradicts the Purpose of Christ’s Coming Vs. 8 “…The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil's works.”Vs. 8 “…The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil's works.” HL >

14. 1. Sin Contradicts the Purpose of Christ’s Coming Vs. 8 “…The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil's works.”Vs. 8 “…The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil's works.”. > Not annihilate; but literally, to loosen or dissolve. Idea: "to render inoperative, to make powerless."

15. Vs. 5b “…and there is no sin in Him.”Vs. 5b “…and there is no sin in Him.” Vs. 6 “Everyone who remains in Him does not sin…”Vs. 6 “Everyone who remains in Him does not sin…” How can we say we have a vital connection to Jesus, when we practice sin?How can we say we have a vital connection to Jesus, when we practice sin?. > 2. Sin Contradicts the Nature of Christ’s Person

16. HL > Vs. 6 “…everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him.”Vs. 6 “…everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him.” 3. Sin Contradicts the Effect of Knowing Christ

17. HL > Vs. 6 “…everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him.”Vs. 6 “…everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him.” The Transforming Power of a Clear View of JesusThe Transforming Power of a Clear View of Jesus –Vs. 2 “When He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is.” 3. Sin Contradicts the Effect of Knowing Christ

18. . > Vs. 6 “…everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him.”Vs. 6 “…everyone who sins has not seen Him or known Him.” 3. Sin Contradicts the Effect of Knowing Christ

19. 4. Sin Contradicts Our Claims of Being Righteous Vs. 7-8 “Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. The one who commits sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning.”Vs. 7-8 “Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. The one who commits sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning.”. >

20. 5. Sin Contradicts the Power of the New Birth Vs. 9 “Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.”Vs. 9 “Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.” HL >

21. 5. Sin Contradicts the Power of the New Birth Vs. 9 “Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.”Vs. 9 “Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.” HL >

22. 5. Sin Contradicts the Power of the New Birth Q > Amplified: “No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him…” Vs. 9 “Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.”Vs. 9 “Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.”

23. . James Montgomery Boice “…The sin a Christian cannot commit is lasting or habitual… Although a Christian may sin, and in fact often does sin, it is impossible of him to go on persisting in sin indefinitely.”