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He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. (1 John 2:9 EMTV) A1 Outline B1 Statement B2 Action B3 Predicament A2 Notes B1 Light has been studied before. It points to God, His character, and truth. B2 What we say is important, but what…
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Again, a new commandment I am writing to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines. (1 John 2:8, EMTV) The importance of God’s light A1 Outline B1 Writing C1 New commandment C2 True B2 Because C1 Darkness is passing…
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Brothers, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. (1 John 2:7, EMTV) A1 Outline B1 Commandment written B2 Commandment heard A2 Notes B1 The commandment is to love B2…
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Another test to know if we are a true Christian—a life of love. Brothers, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I am writing to…
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He who claims to abide in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. (1 John 2:6, EMTV) A1 Outline B1 Subject–he C1 He C2 Claim B2 Verb C1 Requirement C2 Imitation A2 Notes B1 He= anyone who says that they are a Christian. B2 Claims. True or not true. See James…
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What are the practical implications of an atheistic worldview? A1 What is a worldview? C1 A comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity’s relation to it. Dictionary.com C2 From Wiktionary—worldview D1 One’s personal view of the world and how one interprets it. D2 The totality of one’s beliefs about reality. D3…
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But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. (1 John 2:5, EMTV) A1 Outline B1 Obedience due to love for God B2 Obedience plus love equals a true Christian A2 Notes B1 Keeps = obedience B2 We show that…
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He who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:4, EMTV) A1 Outline B1 The talk B2 The walk B3 The truth A2 Notes B1 The talk: “I have come to know Him.” C1 The Greek…
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Keeping His commandments Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. (1 John 2:3, EMTV) A1 Outline B1 If clause B2 Main clause A2 Notes B1 Him and His refer to Jesus Christ. See 1 John 2:1. B2 Keep means to obey. B3 Commandments refer…
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Another test to know if we are a true Christian is obedience to God. The Importance of obeying Jesus’s Rules Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a…