Man Lives in a Redeemed World
R. W. Dale, LL. D. 1 John 2:1-6 My little children, these things write I to you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father… Christ "is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world." It is not merely that He will be, if you repent and believe; He is so already. Apart from your choice, Christ is the propitiation for your sin. We are not, therefore, born into a lost world — but into a world redeemed by the death of the Son of Man, who is also the Son of God. (R. W. Dale, LL. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: WEB: My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.