But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.

Jesus had a clear purpose for coming to this world. He did not come to merely make us better. His mission was to remove the power of sin from our lives.

1 John 3:5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.... Read verse in New International Version.

1 John 3:5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. ...

1 John 3:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV). 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not. John 4 · Audio Player · The Message (MSG)

2 nBy this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For othis is the love of God, that we pkeep his commandments.

Jesus was revealed to eradicate sins, and there is no sin in him. Anyone who continues to live in union with him will not sin.

But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.

John's point in this verse is that followers of Christ cannot practice sin as their lifestyle, the bent of their life, because to do so would be utterly ...