Lesson 90 - 1 John 3:9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin...

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Welcome to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John. This is Jeff M Newman. Get a new lesson every other week on Mondays at 12:00 PM Pacific.

In Lesson 90, we are going to study the first part of 1 John 3:9.

Let’s read this part of the verse:

1 John 3:9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin…

Let’s go over the definitions of the words.

Anyone (3956. pas) — means all, every, or anyone without exception.

born (1080. gennaó) — means to be born or brought forth. Here it refers to a completed act with continuing results.

of (1537. ek or ex) — means out of, from, or originating from.

God (2316. theos) — means the one true and supreme God.

refuses to practice (4160. poieó) — means to do, make, or practice.

sin (266. hamartia) — means to miss the mark or fall short of God's perfect standard. At its core, sin is choosing your own way instead of God's way and living independently of Him rather than in dependence on Him.