This Lord’s Day evening, we continue our journey through the first epistle of John. The Apostle John opens his letter not with a normal greeting but with explosive language and exposure to the nature of true Christianity – the Lord Jesus Christ manifested in the flesh, believed on among His apostles, and fellowshipped with by His people.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 John
This Lord’s Day evening, we start a journey through the first epistle of John. This little book is very encouraging as it directs us to our assurance in Christ and helps us to examine ourselves in our walk with Him.
As we continue our study of Proverbs and a look at the New Testament description of the Christian life – “a walk” – we move on to how the Apostle John applied the concept.
1 JOHN 5:4-5 – For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? THEME OF THE DAY. LIVING AS SPIRITUAL OVERCOMERS. There are obviously many differences between Christians and non-Christians.…
1 JOHN 5:1-3 – Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And…
1 JOHN 4:7-12 – Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we…