NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15

(KJV) 1 John 3:15

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

All sin – great or small – is evidence of a corrupt human nature that, apart from God, would bring spiritual death and separation from God to all people. Yet, the Bible generally distinguishes between different kinds of sins, particularly as they relate to those who claim to know and follow Christ. These include unintentional sins (Leviticus 4:2, 3, 13, 22; 5:4-6; Numbers 15:31), less serious sins that do not lead to spiritual death (Matthew 5:19), and deliberate and intentional sins (1 John 5:16; 1 John 5:17), some of which lead to spiritual death (1 John 5:16). John emphasizes that there are certain sins that true born-again believers will not commit because of the eternal life of Christ at work within them (1 John 2:11, 15-16; 3:6-10, 14-15; 4:20; 5:2; 2 John 1:9). These sins, because of their seriousness and their origin in the very core of one’s spirit, indicate an intense rebellion against God. People who commit them prove that they are not in the right relationship with God or that they have separated themselves from life and spiritual salvation through Christ (Galatians 5:4). 

1. Examples of sins that prove that a person is still enslaved to their own God-defying way or that they have abandoned a personal relationship with God include: apostasy (spiritual rebellion and refusal to have faith in God; (1 John 2:19; 1 John 4:6; Hebrews 10:26-31), murder (1 John 3:15; 2:11), sexual impurity or immorality (Romans 1:21-27; 1 Corinthians 5; Ephesians 5:5; Revelation 21:8), abandonment of one’ family (1 Timothy 5:8), leading others into sin (Matthew 18:6-10), cruelty (Matthew 24:48-51) and a practice of dishonesty and lying (Deuteronomy 25:16; Proverbs 6:17; John 8:44; Acts 5:3; 22:15). These detestable sins reveal defiance and dishonor toward God and a lack of godly care and respect for others (1 John 2:9-10; 3:6-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:5; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Hebrews 3:7-19). For this reason, anyone who claims to be Jesus’ friend with the Holy Spirit living within him or her, yet willingly participates in the above-mentioned sins, is deceiving himself or herself and “is a liar, and the truth is not in him” (1 John 2:4; 1 John 1:6; 1 John 3:7-8).
2. Believers must keep in mind, however, that all sin – even the less serious ones – if not repented of, can lead to a weakening of spiritual life, to a rejection of the Holy Spirit’s leading and finally to spiritual death and eternal separation from God (Romans 6:15-23; 8:5-13). Also, those who are guilty of serious sins that have cut them off from God can be restored to a relationship if they truly repent (admit their sin, turn from their own God-defying way, surrender to God and follow His purposes) and abandon their sin (1 John 1:9). This does not, however, guarantee freedom from the temporary, earthly consequences of the sin (2 Samuel 12:10-15).

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1. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
2. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
3. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
4. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
5. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
6. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
7. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
8. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
9. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
10. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
11. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
12. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
13. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
14. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
15. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
16. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
17. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
18. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
19. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
20. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
21. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
22. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
23. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
24. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
25. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
26. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
27. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
28. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
29. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
30. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
31. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
32. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
33. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
34. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
35. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
36. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
37. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
38. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
39. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
40. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
41. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15

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All sin - great or small - is evidence of a corrupt human nature that, apart from God, would bring spiritual death and separation from God to all people.

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Margarita Crews

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