What is sin? What is Jesus’ relationship to sin? And what is ours? First John 3:4-10 provides an answer to each of these questions. First, what is sin? Verse 4 says, “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.” According to the Bible, God’s moral will is revealed in both nature (Romans 1:18-20) and Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Sin is the intentional disobedience of this divine will. It is acting contrary to both reason and revelation. Because the devil is the first and most notorious example of such disobedience, John considers all sinners to be of the … Continue reading Sin, Jesus, and Us (1 John 3:4-10)