4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
Questions to consider:
- What has happened to you because of God’s love?
- How will seeing God affect you? What is the result of God’s hope in your daily living?
- What is the source of sin? What is the logical conclusion about a person who habitually sins?
- Why did Christ become a man?
Possibilities for prayer:
How wonderful is it to be considered children of God! This passage is a beautiful testament to the way that God loves us, without us even being worthy of it. Today, let’s take some time to relish that love that God has lavished upon us. Let’s praise and thank God for that love and the ways that we have seen it in our lives. Let’s also ask God for the ability to share even a small bit of the love we have received with others in our lives.
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