Question of the day: Can you share with us a highlight of your week?
Good morning. This morning we start 1 John chapter 5. We are almost done with the book of 1 John and then next two books may only take us a week or so.
READ: 1 John 5: 1-12
Faith in the Incarnate Son of God
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 9 We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Does it feel like we have heard this before?
John is restating what he has already said. There is importance in the restating.
What is he telling us by restating?
I would like us to list his points.
1. Everyone who loves the Father loves his child.
2. Everyone who believes that Jesus Christ is Lord.....
- Loves Him
- Over comes the world
- Accepts God's testimony
- And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
3. Everyone who loves God will keep his commands
- What are His commands that John speaks of?
4. His commands are not burdensome
5. Everyone who loves God has overcome the world.
- How?
6.This is the one who came by water and blood. What does this mean?
At the time there was the belief that Jesus was human until his baptism and after His baptism he became God.
So how do we take each of these points and apply them to our lives? What is the life application or implication for us?
How does this impact the way we live?
God and Love Well!
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