1 John 2:1
Grant
grant at cajun.net
Tue Dec 21 16:50:02 EST 1999
1 John 2:1 "My little children I am writing you these things that you may not commit a sin..."
TEKNIA MOU TAUTA GRAFW hYMIN hINA MH hAMARTHTE
Is hAMARTHTE a specific sin or sin in general? Is he here referring to the inherited sin that Romans 5:12 mentions or rather a sin that would involve a wrongdoing different from regular imperfection?
I just found it quite strange that he "writes so that they do not commit a sin" when
1 John 1:8 tells us that to make the statement: "We have no sin" then constitutes us as a liar.
I seriously doubt John was contradicting himself a few verse later. He most likely had something else in mind. Does the Greek reveal anything I am missing?
Sincerely,
Grant Polle
Louisiana, USA
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