1 John 2:1 (KJV) Defining Sin

1 John 2:1 (KJV)

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

 

The Apostle John was the penman of this epistle, but God the Holy Ghost is the author. I therefore submit that the author wrote all of the Word of God with these same three purposes in view.

 

To define sin. 

Human beings are awfully good at being our own gods, choosing for ourselves what we deem to be good and evil. And, as is the case with modern scientific “truths,” since we get to define them, we also get to change them. What was obviously known to be sin even 25 years ago is now accepted as normal, and today the sin would be to denounce those things. The Bible gives us a stable and unchanging standard. It is a rock upon which we can build a life of morality and decency because it is constant, predictable, and unmoving.

 

To command us not to sin. 

Knowing what sin is and refraining from it are two entirely different matters. The Apostle Paul wrote, “For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.”[1] The Bible not only tells us what sin is and commands us not to commit it, but it also teaches us how to resist sin: “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”[2]

 

To point us to our help when we do sin. 

We deceive ourselves if we say we have not sinned. The corrupt nature of fallen man is so prone to sin that even among the redeemed, the curse of sin—though dying—is not dead. But we need not fear, for we have an advocate. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

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Defining Sin: God’s Unchanging Standard

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[1] Romans 7:19 (KJV)

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

[2] Psalms 119:11 (KJV)

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

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1 John 2:1 (KJV)  Defining Sin