Tuesday, January 7, 2025

PT-2 "Sin Is Incompatible with the Law of God" (1 John 3:4)

 

EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 1/7/2025 11:17 PM

 

My Worship Time                                  Focus:  PT-2 “Sin Is Incompatible with the Law of God”

           

Bible Reading & Meditation                                                           Reference:  1 John 3:4

 

            Message of the verse:  “Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.”

 

            I want to pick up where I left off in yesterdays evening SD.  We are talking about sin that happens to believers but as the title of this section is called that “Sin in Incompatible with the Law of God.”  “It is clear, then that believers will not habitually violate the law of God,” writes John MacArthur.  “Whereas they formerly allowed lawlessness to dominate their lives, they now love God and desire to submit to Him.  Obedience to the Word becomes precious to them, as it was to David:

 

            7 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether. 10 They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. 11 Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward” (Psalm 19:7-11). 

 

             I have to say that this section was shorter than what I thought it would be and so what I am going to do is to give a preview of what we will be looking at in the next Evening SD.

 

The name of that section is “Sin Is Incompatible With The Work of Christ” and it covers verses three-eight which I will now quote and then we will begin to look at them in the next SD.

 

“5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. 7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8  the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:5-8).

 

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