Bible Studies

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Part 3 of this three-part paper begins with 1 John 3:3.

1 JOHN 3:3. 1 John 2:28-3:12 are discussed in my book, "Holiness and Victory Over Sin: Full Salvation Through the Atoning Death of the Lord Jesus Christ" and in Article #s 17, 18 in my paper "Twenty-Eight Articles on Holiness and Victory Over Sin." We will just discuss 1 John 3:3 and 7 in this present article, but quite a few other verses from 1 John 2:28-3:12 (also see 1 John 5:18, 19; these verses are discussed in my paper on John chapters 13-17 on my internet site and in Parts 8 and 9 of that paper on this Christian article site) also make it quite clear that Christians are called, enabled, required, and privileged to walk in the righteousness of God with the victory over all sin. Again, this is good news if we hear it right! Believing (having faith in) in the truth will set us free through the powerful saving grace of God in Christ, and in the ideal case we will begin to dwell in an abiding state of righteousness and holiness, with the victory over all sin. God didn't say these things to condemn us, but to transform us. We cannot have faith to walk in the righteousness of God with the victory over all sin unless we can see (clearly see) in God's Word that He has called and enabled us to walk this way. This is what every true Christian wants. No true Christian wants to rebel against God and continue in sin, any sin.

"And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him [[hope fixed on the Lord Jesus. The apostle is speaking of the hope of being glorified, which will enable us, for one thing, "to see Him [the Lord Jesus] just as He is" (1 JOHN 3:2; cf., e.g., John 17:24). (The word "hope" does not infer doubt; all true Christians will inherit the promised salvation, but the things hoped for are still future for us.) After we are glorified we will be "conformed to the image of His Son [Christ Jesus]" (Rom. 8:29; cf., e.g., 1 Cor. 15:49-53; Col. 1:5, 27; 3:1-4; and Phil. 3:20, 21). After we are glorified at the time of Christ's return, we will be able to see the Lord Jesus just as He is, and we will begin to reign with Him in a never-ending reign. (We will be conformed to the image of God the Son and reign with Him, but we will not become deity in any sense. We will worship God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.) It is also true, and very significant, that we will be able to see God the Father (cf., e.g., Matt. 5:8; 1 Cor. 13:12; and Rev. 22:3-5).]] PURIFIES HIMSELF, JUST AS HE IS PURE [my emphasis]." "He" in this verse (Greek "ekeinos

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