Thank you for tuning in to another episode of apostolic life in the 21st century.

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Today we want to talk about 1st John 36.

Today's episode was prompted by a question from a listener on YouTube who asked about

1 John 36. Just for those who are not familiar with this verse, it says, whoever abides in him, God

does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen him nor known him. And in verse eight john adds he who sins is of the devil

for the devil has sinned from the beginning now reading this these verses dr bernard i can understand

our listeners concern because like the rest of the audience i cannot claim that i have lived a sinless

life even after i was baptized in j' name and received the Holy Spirit.

So does the fact that we sometimes struggle with sin call our salvation into question?

The short answer is no.

Just because someone's sins does not mean they have not been saved, but there is a warning.

There is a red flag.

To really understand this, it's helpful to read the entire book of First John, but also it's

very important to understand the Greek present tense.

So in English, the present tense can simply refer to one act.

So I sin.

If you just say, if you say, if you say I sin, that could mean a one-time sin.

That could mean a habit of sin.

But in the Greek, it always is continuous.

So the present tense would mean, I am sinning, ongoing, continuing to sin.

So that helps in the text that you referred to in 1 John 3, 6. If you look at various translations, modern translations,

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