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NASB | 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.] |
Subject: Is sinless perfection possible on earth? |
Bible Note: Greetings Ed! Did you mean 1 John 1:8? If so, 1 John was written to deal with an early form of gnosticism. They held several false notions. 1) That they had no sin nature. 2) That Christ did not come in the flesh. These are the two errors that John deals with in 1 John. 1 John 2:1 demonstrates that John did not mean in 1 John 1:8 that all of us MUST continue to sin, since he wrote: "I write this to you so that you will not sin." His statement in 1 John 3:6 also makes this point clear: 1Jn 3:6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |