1 John 3:8
Whoever goes on sinning belongs to the devil, because the devil has sinned from the beginning and has never stopped. This is why the Son of God was revealed: to undo the works of the devil.
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Devil cites 1 John 3:8
"The Devil. . . .is."—John 8:44. "The Devil Sinneth."—1 John 3:8. INTRODUCTION Our subject in this chapter is The Devil. I have two texts—John 8:44: "The…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 14 — In the Creation of the World, and All Things in It, the True God Distinguished by Certain Marks from Fictitious Gods cites 1 John 3:8
…is intimated by John in his Epistle, when he says that he “sinneth from the beginning,” (1 John 3:8), implying that he is the author, leader, and contriver of all malice and wickedness. 16.…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The End of Christ’s Coming cites 1 John 3:8
…purpose was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:8. 1. Many eminent writers, heathen as well as Christian, both in earlier and later ages…
- The Key Teachings of Derek Prince ·
Warfare and Deliverance cites 1 JOHN 3:8
…this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1 JOHN 3:8 This is the chapter in which Derek Prince most needs to be read with care, and it is also…
- The Big Story ·
The Day Everything Broke cites 1 John 3:8
…3 began: “This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). He did it in the strangest way, by being struck Himself. On the cross His “heel” was…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Is the Devil Real? cites 1 John 3:8
…A defeated enemy Here’s the best news. Jesus came “to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). By dying and rising, He broke the power of “him who holds the power of death, that is…
- The God of All Comfort ·
The Shout of Faith cites 1 John 3:8
…are told that “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8); and again, “he appeared in order to take away sins” (1 John 3:5); and “he has appeared…
- The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer ·
Why Sign the Pledge? cites 1 JOHN 3:8
…this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1 JOHN 3:8 For those who had signed and broken the pledge, perhaps more than once, he has no scorn.…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning ·
The Snake’s Trick cites 1 John 3:8
…was Jesus. “This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). Read it in your Bible: Genesis 3 Dear God, I am sorry for the times I have disobeyed…
- A Plain Account of Christian Perfection ·
Sections 15-21 cites 1 John 3:8
…occur in the New Testament? “A. There does, and that laid down in the plainest terms. So 1 John 3:8: ‘For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Discourse I cites 1 John 3:8
…work. No; it is none but the Son of God who cometh to “destroy the works of the devil.” [1 John 3:8] As surely therefore as holiness is of God, and as sin is the work of the devil, so…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites 1 John 3:8
…commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: And he cannot sin because he is born of God.” [1 John 3:8, 9] And those in the fifth: (1 John 5:18:) “We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Covenant of Works cites I John 3:8
…its pedigree from hell; sin is of the devil. ‘He that committeth sin is of the devil.’ I John 3:8. Satan was the first actor of sin, and the first tempter to sin. Sin is the devil’s…