THE ADVENT TRUTH
September 3rd
Some people twist 1 John 3:9 to say that once you’re a Christian, you never sin again. But that’s not what John is teaching. The verse says, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin…” But the Greek word used there for “commit” is poieō, which means to practice habitually, to make a lifestyle of. John isn’t contradicting himself—because earlier he clearly says, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). If he meant Christians never sinned, then he would be calling himself and every believer a liar.
The difference is this: the sinner without Christ lives in sin as their identity, with no desire to change. But the believer who is born of God may stumble, yet they don’t stay down. They confess, they repent, and by the Spirit they gain victory. That’s why John also wrote, “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” (1 John 2:1). Notice—he says God’s desire is that we don’t sin, but if we do, Jesus intercedes for us.
So 1 John 3:9 is not teaching sinless perfection in the sense of never making a mistake. It’s teaching transformation—that when you’re born again, you don’t practice sin as a way of life. A child of God cannot cling to willful rebellion while claiming grace. Romans 6:1–2 asks, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid.”
The true gospel doesn’t say, “Keep on sinning, you’re covered.” It says, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Grace doesn’t excuse sin—it gives power over it. Christ in us changes us, so that the old life of sin is crucified, and a new life of obedience begins (Galatians 2:20).
So don’t let anyone use 1 John 3:9 to say Christians “don’t sin.” The Bible teaches that Christians don’t live in sin, they live in Christ. That’s the difference between being deceived by false grace and walking in true victory.
September 3rd
Some people twist 1 John 3:9 to say that once you’re a Christian, you never sin again. But that’s not what John is teaching. The verse says, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin…” But the Greek word used there for “commit” is poieō, which means to practice habitually, to make a lifestyle of. John isn’t contradicting himself—because earlier he clearly says, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). If he meant Christians never sinned, then he would be calling himself and every believer a liar.
The difference is this: the sinner without Christ lives in sin as their identity, with no desire to change. But the believer who is born of God may stumble, yet they don’t stay down. They confess, they repent, and by the Spirit they gain victory. That’s why John also wrote, “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” (1 John 2:1). Notice—he says God’s desire is that we don’t sin, but if we do, Jesus intercedes for us.
So 1 John 3:9 is not teaching sinless perfection in the sense of never making a mistake. It’s teaching transformation—that when you’re born again, you don’t practice sin as a way of life. A child of God cannot cling to willful rebellion while claiming grace. Romans 6:1–2 asks, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid.”
The true gospel doesn’t say, “Keep on sinning, you’re covered.” It says, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Grace doesn’t excuse sin—it gives power over it. Christ in us changes us, so that the old life of sin is crucified, and a new life of obedience begins (Galatians 2:20).
So don’t let anyone use 1 John 3:9 to say Christians “don’t sin.” The Bible teaches that Christians don’t live in sin, they live in Christ. That’s the difference between being deceived by false grace and walking in true victory.
THE ADVENT TRUTH
September 3rd
Some people twist 1 John 3:9 to say that once you’re a Christian, you never sin again. But that’s not what John is teaching. The verse says, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin…” But the Greek word used there for “commit” is poieō, which means to practice habitually, to make a lifestyle of. John isn’t contradicting himself—because earlier he clearly says, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). If he meant Christians never sinned, then he would be calling himself and every believer a liar.
The difference is this: the sinner without Christ lives in sin as their identity, with no desire to change. But the believer who is born of God may stumble, yet they don’t stay down. They confess, they repent, and by the Spirit they gain victory. That’s why John also wrote, “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” (1 John 2:1). Notice—he says God’s desire is that we don’t sin, but if we do, Jesus intercedes for us.
So 1 John 3:9 is not teaching sinless perfection in the sense of never making a mistake. It’s teaching transformation—that when you’re born again, you don’t practice sin as a way of life. A child of God cannot cling to willful rebellion while claiming grace. Romans 6:1–2 asks, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid.”
The true gospel doesn’t say, “Keep on sinning, you’re covered.” It says, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Grace doesn’t excuse sin—it gives power over it. Christ in us changes us, so that the old life of sin is crucified, and a new life of obedience begins (Galatians 2:20).
So don’t let anyone use 1 John 3:9 to say Christians “don’t sin.” The Bible teaches that Christians don’t live in sin, they live in Christ. That’s the difference between being deceived by false grace and walking in true victory.
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