1 JOHN 3:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil — habitual sinning (poieo hamartia) aligns one with the devil (diabolos), who sinned from the beginning (arche). Christ's appearance (phaneroō) aimed at the destruction (lyo) of evil's works. Cosmic opposition between Christ and Satan frames moral choices.
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