1 John 1:10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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Study Note
The strongest of the three false claims in 1 John 1:6-10 — 'if we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us' — moves from behavior (1:8: 'no sin') to history ('we have not sinned'), accusing the claim of falsifying not just current reality but past record. To 'make God a liar' is a severe charge that places the person who denies sinfulness in opposition to the entire scriptural testimony to human moral failure. The internal logic of 1 John 1-2 is that genuine fellowship with God (1:3) requires honest self-assessment, honest confession (1:9), and the mediation of the Advocate (2:1-2), none of which is accessible to those who deny need. The verse functions as a warning against the spiritual danger of perfectionist claims that bypass the ongoing need for forgiveness and mediation.
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If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
if we may say--`we have not sinned,' a liar we make Him, and His word is not in us.
If we say that we have no sin, we make him false and his word is not in us.
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