A Study In The 2nd Half Of First John:
1st Half: God Is Light:
2nd Half: God Is Love:
Love In Action: God's Love Flows Through Us To One Another
Our Standing Before God: Righteousness Pursued Is An Assurance Of Our Salvation
Discernment: The Sound Doctrine Test
On God And His Love: He Took Action
The Home: Teaching The Next Generation Begins At Home
The Supremacy Of Love: To Know And Rely On God's Love
TODAY:
FOCUS ON OUR VICTORY IN CHRIST: OVERCOME THE WORLD
1 John 5: 1-12 Explained
Faith In The Son Of God
SO WHAT IS OUR VICTORY?
THAT THOSE IN CHRIST :
THAT THOSE IN CHRIST :
- WILL HAVE VICTORY OVER BONDAGE OF SIN
- WILL HAVE VICTORY OVER DEATH
1. GOD’S CHILDREN WIN AGAINST THE WORLD
People Who Believe Jesus Is The Messiah Are God’s Children
Anyone Who Loves The Father Also Loves The Father’s Children
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE LOVE GOD’S CHILDREN?
We Know Because We Love God And We Obey His Commands
Loving God Means Obeying His Commands
God’s Commands Are Not Too Hard For Us
Everyone Who Is A Child Of God Has The Capacity To Overcome
It Is Our Faith That Has Won The Victory Against The World
SO WHO WINS AGAINST THE WORLD?
Only Those Who Believe That Jesus Is The Son Of God
Note: Believers Are Still In The World But Not Of The World
2. GOD TOLD US ABOUT HIS SON
Jesus Christ Is The One Who Came
He Came With Water And With Blood
- Meaning The Water Of Jesus’ Baptism
- Meaning The Blood He Shed On The Cross
The Holy Spirit Is The Truth
The Holy Spirit Tells Us This Is True
THERE ARE THREE WITNESSES THAT TELL US ABOUT JESUS:
The Spirit
The Water
The Blood
WE BELIEVE PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY SOMETHING IS TRUE
WHAT GOD SAYS IS MORE IMPORTANT
AND THIS IS WHAT GOD TOLD US
He Told Us The Truth About His Own Son
Whoever Believes In The Son Of God Has The Truth From God
But People Who Do Not Believe God Make God A Liar
They Do Not Believe What God Told Us About His Son
God Has Given Us Eternal Life, And This Life Is In His Son
Whoever Has The Son Has Life But Whoever Does Not Have The Son Of God Does Not Have Life
OUR VICTORY IN CHRIST
Love Within The Divine Family
The Necessary Obedience
The Conquest Of The World
The Triple Witness
The Undeniable Witness
The Heart and Soul Of Our Faith
1. LOVE WITHIN THE DIVINE FAMILY
Everyone Who Believes In Jesus Experiences A Spiritual Birth
Everyone Who Loves The Father Loves All Of His Spiritual Children
In Christ, Love Of God And Love Of Man Are Inseparable
We Must Love God With All Our Heart Soul Mind Strength
We Must Love Our Neighbor As Ourselves
LOVE WITHIN THE DIVINE FAMILY
2. THE NECESSARY OBEDIENCE
For This Is The Love Of God: We Should Keep His Commandments
His Commandments Are Not Heavy
Obedience Is The Only Proof Of This Love
Proof Of This Love: Seeking To Please Him
Obedience To God's Commandments ARE NOT EASY TO ACHIEVE
Christian Love Is Not An Easy Matter BUT NOT BURDENSOME
Is It Easy To Love People That Hurt You Or Injure You?
Is It Easy To Solve Problems Of Relationships?
Jesus Said, "My Yoke Is Easy And My Burden Is Light"
Love Turned The Burden Into No Burden At All
LOVE WITHIN THE DIVINE FAMILY
THE NECESSARY OBEDIENCE
3. THE CONQUEST OF THE WORLD
The Conquest Which Has Conquered The World: OUR FAITH
He Who Conquers The World Is He Who Believes In Jesus
Faith In The Incarnation: A Conviction That God Cares For Us
CONQUERING FAITH:
Because With The Commandments Discover Conquering Power
Because We Accept The Commandments Of Jesus Thru Love
Because The Belief That Jesus Is The Son Of God
- It Means That We Believe In The Incarnation
- It Means That Jesus Cared Enough To Limit His Deity
- It Means That He Knows The Trials Of This World
- It Means That Jesus Fully Understands Our Temptations
Once We Possess That Faith Certain Things Follow:
- We Have A Defense To Resist The Evil Of The World
- We Have A Strength To Endure The Attacks Of The World
- We Have The Indestructible Hope Of Final Victory
THE CONQUEST OF THE WORLD
4. THE TRIPLE WITNESS
There Is The Witness Of The Water At His Baptism
John The Baptist Confirmed He Was The Lamb Of God
There Was The Witness Of The Blood On The Cross
The Father Said This Is My Son
There Was The Witness Of The Spirit At The Resurrection
The Spirit Raised Jesus As A Witness That He Is God
THE TRIPLE WITNESS
5. THE UNDENIABLE WITNESS
Accept The Testimony Of Men But The Testimony Of God Is Greater
For This Is The Testimony Of God: Jesus Is His Only Son
For This Is The Evidence Of That Testimony Of God: Confirmed In Us
He Who Does Not Believe God Has Made God A Liar
Because He Has Not Believed In The Testimony Of God About Jesus
If A Man Refuses To Accept
The Evidence Of Men Who Have Experienced What Christ Can Do
The Evidence Of The Deeds Of Christ
The Evidence Of The Scriptures
The Evidence Of God's Holy Spirit
The Evidence Of God Himself
In Effect He Is Calling God A Liar
THE UNDENIABLE WITNESS
6. THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR FAITH
He Who Has The Son Has Life
He Who Has Not The Son Has Not Life
I Have Written These Things To You Who Believe In The Name Of The Son Of God That You May Know That You Have Eternal Life
Eternal Life Is Nothing Other Than The Life Of God Himself
Summary:
Win The Victory Over The World
- The World System That Is Against God Wants You To Fail Spiritually
- Satan Wants To Defeat You
- False Teachers (antichrists) Want To Defeat You
- The World System That Is Against God Wants To Defeat You
You Can Win The Victory Over The World If You:
- Have Been Spiritually Born From Above
- Love The God Who Is Your Spiritual Father And Love His Spiritual Children
- Obey His Non-Burdensome Commands
- Believe That Jesus Is The Christ, The Son Of God
- Understand The Baptism Of Jesus Was Acknowledged As The Christ And Son Of God
- Understand His Death On The Christ For Our Sins Testifies He Was The Sacrifice Provided By God
- Understand The Indwelling Spirit Testifies That Jesus Is God the Only Son
- Understand The Scripture Testifies That Those Who Believe In Jesus Have Eternal Life
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