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No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. This verse is the natural deduction of the previous proposition regarding Christ’s mission and sinless nature. John has already talked about God’s Word abiding in his readers (1st John 2:14) and their need …
You know that he was revealed so that he might take away sins, and there is no sin in him. This sentence is composed of a compound οἴδατε ὅτι (“you know that”) clause asserting two truths about Jesus: the mission and personal nature of Jesus Christ revealed in this verse is the foundation for the …
Greed has gone largely unaddressed in Western Christianity because it has such a powerful grip on our culture and it can sometimes be difficult to identify, but we have protected greed by veiling it in heavy cloaks of subjectivity so that no one can confront it without being condemned as “judgmental” and “divisive”. Indeed, this …
INTRODUCTION All of us are bringing our burdens, both spiritual and physical, from this week to our worship services: Some of you have faced powerful temptations Some of you have faced health issues Some of you have faced overwhelmingly busy schedules But let me encourage you to surrender those burdens to Christ and let him …
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God is offended by the kind of religion that makes room for both "the world" and "Christ"; he does not accept the prayers of those who continue in iniquity. Instead, God gives us greater grace in Christ so that we can cleanse our hands, purify our hearts, and humbly draw near to him through Christ.
Verse 27c: Remain in Him As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. There is only one …
Verse 27b: The Anointing is Real As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. “His anointing teaches …
Verse 27a: His Anointing Teaches You As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. The apostle John …
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Verse 26: Those Trying to Lead You Astray I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. The apostle John is doing battle with the word of God against the lies of Satan in order to stop the Devourer by reaffirming the true apostolic declaration about Christ. “Those …
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Verse 25: The Promise of God And this is what he promised us—eternal life. The beloved apostle John reminds Christians who are being “afflicted”, “perplexed”, “persecuted”, and “beaten” from every side of the precious promise of God: eternal life. John 19:28-30 (CSB) Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all …
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