Understanding ‘sin’ in the Johannine epistles
Verbum et Ecclesia
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Understanding ‘sin’ in the Johannine epistles | |
| Creator | van der Merwe, D J | |
| Description | The author of the Johannine Epistles has a good deal to say about sin. He abhors sin, seeing it as incompatible with God’ s character (oJ qeo;" fw`" ejstin, 1:5; [oJ qeo;"] divkaiov" ejstin, 2:29; and oJ qeo;" ajgavph ejstivn, 4:8) and with the status of believers as God’ s children. In this article attention is given to the following relevant aspects for understanding ‘hamartiology’ in the Johannine epistles from a ‘family perspective’: (1) the ‘family of God’ metaphor is used as the setting in which the author describes his symbolic narrative; (2) a differentiation is made between sin inside and sin outside the family; (3) sin outside the family is also described in terms of reciprocals to emphasize its condemnation; (4) finally, he focuses on the ‘forgiveness of sin’. This investigation is done against the socio-religious circumstances of the Johannine community in order to understand the Elder’ s ethical and doctrinal definitions of sin. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2005-10-03 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ve.v26i2.240 | |
| Source | Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 26, No 2 (2005); 543-570 2074-7705 1609-9982 | |
| Language | eng | |
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