It's Obvious!
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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.
It’s Obvious!
It’s Obvious!
I. Righteousness and Lawlessness Don’t Mix (1 John 3:4–8)
I. Righteousness and Lawlessness Don’t Mix (1 John 3:4–8)
Righteousness is a sincere desire to please God by keeping His commands.
Commanded and approved by Him. However, human fallibility means that true righteousness must be the product of the Holy Spirit’s work in the believer.
It involves keeping the laws of God
A. The Practice of the Lawless (v. 4).
A. The Practice of the Lawless (v. 4).
4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
Whoever commits
Commit means to do, to practice,
the usage [present, active, participle] indicates habitual sinning
lawlessness “lawless deed” or “iniquity” to transgress or break God’s law. It is a willful sinning, a deliberate disregard for the law [ATTITUDE] rebellion against God
It involves aligning yourself with the antichrist and Satan in direct rebellion against the HOLY ONE
Sin is the one that misses the mark God has set and ‘the’ lawlessness is that which disregards God’s law
Humanity is Sinful
Humanity is Sinful
10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.
12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
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.
The act and the attitude toward God and sin
Sin or Lawlessness breeds
. . . disrespect for the holy
. . . disregard for the pure
. . . disdain for the virtuous
. . . disinterest for the blessed
. . . dissatisfaction with the eternal
and . . . disbelief in the heart
God requires righteousness of his people
God requires righteousness of his people
16 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,
17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
B. The Practice of the Righteous (v. 6-7)
B. The Practice of the Righteous (v. 6-7)
Saints are in Christ
Saints are in Christ
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.
You are in Christ Jesus for there is
Romans 8:39 Love of God
2 Timothy 1:1 Promise of Life
2 Timothy 2:1 Grace
2 Timothy 3:15 Faith
2 Timothy 2:10 Salvation
Romans 3:24 Redemption
Romans 8:2 Freedom
1 Corinthians 1:2 Sanctified
Galatians 3:28 Oneness
Galatians 2:4 Liberty
Ephesians 1:3 All Spiritual Blessings
As sinners,’ we had been…
Naked, but in Christ we are clothed…
needy, but in Christ we are complete…
rejected, but in Christ we are accepted.,
weak, but in Christ we are strong…
pathetic, but in Christ we are precious…
a nobody, but in Christ we are somebody…
dead, but in Christ we are made alive
Saints are Changed
Saints are Changed
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.
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Old things are passed away. Have you let go, outgrown, dismissed your old stuff
Adultery passed away,
fornication passed away
uncleanness, passed away
lasciviousness passed away
Idolatry passed away
witchcraft, passed away
strife, passed away
heresies, passed away
hatred, passed away
drunkenness, passed away
All Things have become new
New walk,
C. The Practice of the Righteous One (vv. 5, 8)
C. The Practice of the Righteous One (vv. 5, 8)
5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
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.
29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
Christ became the sin offering for what we are by Nature
Christ became the trespass offering for what we do
He deserves the glory
He deserves the honor
He deserves the praise
No one can comfort you like the Prince of Peace
No one can strengthen you like the Almighty
No one can counsel you like the Wonderful Counselor
No one can established you like the Rock of Ages
No one can guide you like the
No one can hold you like the Arm of the Lord
No one can defend you like the Advocate
No one can satisfy you like the Bread of Life
No one can deliver you like the Deliverer
No one can reign over you like the King of all kings
No one can rescue like the Savior
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.
28 In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.