Freedom From Sin
4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; jsin islawlessness. 5 You know that khe appeared in order to ltake away sins, and min him thereis no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; nno one who keeps on sinning haseither seen him or known him. 7 Little children, olet no one deceive you. pWhoeverpractices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 qWhoever makes a practice ofsinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason theSon of God appeared was rto destroy the works of the devil. 9 sNo one born of God makesa practice of sinning, for God’s2 seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning,because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, andwho are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God,tnor is the one who udoes not love his brother.