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1 John 1
Eternal Life Has Appeared in Christ …
When God becomes a man, he strips away every pretense of man to be God.
Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? Part 2 …
What do we need that new birth gives us?
Let Us Walk in the Light of God …
If we are not walking in the light, we have no warrant for believing that our sins are covered.
1 John 2
Jesus Christ Is an Advocate for Sinners …
We must walk in the light if we are to go on experiencing the cleansing of Jesus. And if we sin, we do indeed have an advocate with the Father.
Obedience Confirms Our Standing in God …
You can know that you know Christ if you obey his commands.
The One Who Loves Lives in Light …
Hate is the evidence of blindness to the light of God. Love is the evidence that sight has been given to the blind.
The Strong Need Strength …
Unless there is hope of winning there is no motivation to fight. The apostle John motivates the fight with the confidence of victory.
The Word of God Abides in You, and You Have Overcome the Evil One …
Live in God's word and in prayer, and you will be strengthened to defeat the devil.
Do Not Love the World …
Anything that is not God can draw your heart away from God.
Let What You Heard from the Beginning Abide in You …
The Spirit agrees with the apostolic doctrine or it is not the Spirit of God.
1 John 3
No One Born of God Makes a Practice of Sinning …
Being born again doesn't mean being sinless. It means coming to Jesus as your advocate.
The Son of God Appeared to Destroy the Works of the Devil …
The reason there is a Christmas is because God aims to destroy something.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Lavish Benefits …
Palm Sunday
God might have rescued us, sacrificed for us, forgiven us, and not gone any further. But instead he took us into his family.
The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil …
Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? Part 3
For human beings to be saved, Jesus had to become a human being.
The Son of God Appeared to Destroy the Works of the Devil …
Jesus came to destroy sin, not because it's fun but because it's fatal.
Test the Spirits to See Whether They Are of God …
Hearing the gospel with openness and confessing Christ with loyalty is the work and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
1 John 4
The Greatest of These Is Love: An Introduction to the Series …
God is love. The implications of this for the way we live are big.
Love One Another for Love Is of God …
The evidence of being indwelt by the Spirit of God is the experience of loving Jesus the way the Father loves him.
The New Birth Produces Love …
By nature, those who are born again love others like God who gave his Son for them.
God Abides in the One Who Loves and the One Who Confesses …
Six questions to see if you have genuine faith in Christ and love for others.
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear …
A life poured out in love for others yields peace of mind and the hope of a glorious destiny.
His Commandments Are Not Burdensome …
Faith says to every temptation of the world: NO, BE GONE! I know where true satisfaction is to be found.
1 John 5
Everyone Who Has Been Born of God Overcomes the World …
A Wide-Angle View of John’s First Letter
Newborn believers obey God's commandments, knowing that even when they fail they will never ultimately fall away.
Regeneration, Faith, Love: In That Order …
Faith must come first and be the root of love. Otherwise, love will be destroyed.
He Who Has the Son Has Life …
Nothing is more important than having eternal life.
What Are We Up Against? …
Satan is not opposed to most ordinary things you do, as long as you do them like the rest of the world.


