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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 Biblicalman! I apologize, I just realized that I did not complete my thought about aorist imperatives. :-) An aorist imperative does not indicate present continual action. It indicates a command, which has not yet been obeyed, without saying anything about the duration of the action. The imperative, like the optative, subjection, and future moods, is a mood of possiblity. I am assuming that this discussion on aorists relates to my understanding of Eph. 4:22-24. The aorists in Eph. 4:22-24 are infinitives, and seem to be designed to make a point. We are to "put off" the old man v. 22 (an event viewed as a whole or even completed action), and we are to "put on" the new man v. 24. If Paul had meant a continual action, then he could have simply used the present infinitive, which distinctly carries that meaning. The contrast though is stark. The 'be made new' in v. 23 is a present, passive infinitive. It clearly indicates an ongoing process done to us (or for us) by the Spirit. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |