Lesson 87 - 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil...

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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 87, we are going to study the first part of 1 John 3:8

Let’s read this part of the verse:

1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil…

Let’s go over the definitions of the words.

The one who (3588. ho, hé, to) — is the person being described.

practices (4160. poieó) — Means to do or carry out as a repeated or defining pattern of action.

sin (266. hamartia) — means missing God’s standard or law.

is (1510. eimi) — means to be, expressing identity or condition.

of (1537. ek or ex) — means from, indicating source, origin, or association.

the (3588. ho, hé, to) devil. (1228. diabolos) — means the slanderer, accuser, or destroyer. This is a title for Satan, God’s adversary.