-"13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus."
-Truth, Light, Love
-(AKA)-Right Thinking
-Right affections
-Right Living
-Those are the 3 cyclical themes of the book of 1st John.
-1 John 1:1-2New International Version (NIV)
-The Incarnation of the Word of Life
"1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us."
-1 John 1:3-4
-"3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our joy complete."
-deeper and meaningful life in Christ
-Fellowship=Friendship
-Friendship with God:
-knowing the word of Life
-walking in the Light
-Lie #1-Lip Service
-It's all good!
-verse 6
-"If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth."
-Lie #2-Perfectionism
-I'm good!
-verse 8
-"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."
-Lie #3-Denial of Sin
-Everyone's good.
-verse 10
-" If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us."
-Truth=progress
-He makes me good. Through Him I'm becoming good.
-verses 7 and 9
-"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
-" If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
-Standing in the Light
-all about the closest and closeness
-GET RID OF FEAR!
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