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Welcome to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John. This is Jeff M Newman. Get a new lesson every other week on Mondays at 12:00 PM Pacific.

In Lesson 85, we are going to study the second part of 1 John 3:6.

Let’s read the verse.

1 John 3:6 …No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

Let’s go over the definitions of the words.

No (3756. ou, ouk, ouch) one (3956. pas) who (3588. ho, hé, to) — means “no one” or “not a single person,” expressing a strong and comprehensive negation.

Continues to sin (264. hamartanó) — means an ongoing, habitual pattern of missing the mark of God’s standard.

Has seen (3708. horaó) Him (846. autos) — means to see, perceive, or recognize Christ, emphasizing awareness and recognition of Him as He truly is.

Or (3761. oude) — means “nor” or “and not,” continuing the strong negation and linking both statements into one unified denial.

Known (1097. ginóskó) Him (846. autos) — means to know, come to know, or have relational and experiential knowledge of Jesus.

In other words, no one who lives in an ongoing, habitual pattern of missing the mark of God’s standard has truly seen or recognized Christ, nor have they come to know Him in a relational or experiential sense.

In Lesson 84, the previous lesson, we learned that when someone continues in, stays in, or abides in Christ they do not continue to practice sin.

In this part of the verse, John says, “no one who continues to sin.” He is speaking about a person whose life is characterized by an ongoing pattern of sin. This is not describing a Christian who has occasional failures, but someone who lives in a continual, unrepentant lifestyle of sin.

This person is in bondage to sin rather than being transformed through a relationship with Christ that comes from abiding in Him.

If someone is living in habitual sin, it reveals their true spiritual condition. According to John, this person does not have a genuine relationship with God.

John says this person has not “seen Him.” This means they have not truly perceived or recognized Christ for who He is.

John also says that a person who continues in sin does not “know Him.” This is not simply a lack of information about Jesus, but a lack of personal, relational knowledge of Him.

To know Christ means to walk with Him, to trust Him, and to follow Him in a life marked by repentance and obedience. It is an ongoing relationship, not just an intellectual awareness.

So when someone lives in a continual pattern of sin, it reveals that they have neither truly seen Christ nor come to know Him in a saving way.

Let’s take a look at some verses that support the teaching of 1 John 3:6 which says, “No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.“

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