1 JOHN 1:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us — the charge of making God a liar (pseudomai) is the highest indictment: calling God untrue. The word of God not abiding (logos) in such a person indicates that knowledge of Scripture without acknowledgment of sin is empty. The progression from deception to lies to making God a liar escalates the gravity of denying sin.
Church Fathers on 1 John 1:10
For see what He says; “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:8 Consequently, if you have confessed yourself a sinner, the truth is in you: for the Truth itself is light. Your life has not yet shone in perfect brightness, because there are sins in you; but yet you have already begun to be enlightened, because there is in you the confession of sins. For see what follows: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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