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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: Biblicalman, I would suggest that its not quite as simple as a contrast between past and present tense when we actually analize the passage. You say the shift takes place at vers 13/14. Lets look at it. Rom 7:13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. Paul asks a question of how to rightly interpret the past tense scenerio of sin slaying him through the law. Then following that, he gives the basis for how he understands the past tense event of sin slaying him. And every verse after that is basically a sting of "For" statements. Meaning that all your present tense section is a study of this past tense event of law sin and death that occured. Meaning a strong case can be made for the historical present as this section is all implicitly past tense since it is an explination of a past tense event. Context is king. My opinion of the passage is no the same as either yours or Tim's, but the case is not going to stand or fall on the shift to present tense. In Christ, Beja |