Q&A: 1 John 3:4 — "sin is lawlessness" refers to transgression of God's commands broadly, not specifically the Law of Moses

1 John 3:4 defines sin as anomia (lawlessness). The word anomia means "without law" or "without commands"—it is not specific to the Mosaic Law. First John's own context defines the commands as the new commandment of love in Christ. Reading anomia as "law of Moses-lessness" requires assuming that "law" always means the Mosaic Law, which is not the case in Scripture.