1 John 3:4 — "sin is lawlessness" — Hebrew Roots argument: lawlessness = breaking Torah, therefore sin = breaking Torah, therefore obeying Torah is mandatory

The Hebrew Roots argument: (1) Ask what sin is. (2) Go to 1 John 3:4: "sin is lawlessness." (3) Define lawlessness as being without Torah. (4) Conclude: sin = not obeying the law of Moses. (5) Ask: does Jesus want you to sin? No. (6) Conclude: Jesus wants you to obey the law of Moses. Mike calls this a classic equivocation fallacy on the word "lawlessness" (Greek: anomia). He notes anomia in the NT has a wide range of uses, not only reference to Mosaic law, and that other Bible translations render it as "unrighteousness" — which undermines the Hebrew Roots reading.