3 A New Loyalty, A New Love (1 John 2:7-17)

7 Test the Spirits (1 John 4:1-6)

We discern what is of God and what is of the world by testing every message according to the truth about Jesus and the apostolic word.

6 Love in Deed and in Truth - Part 2 (1 John 3:18-24)

John is helping believers to prepare for the inevitable season of doubt where there is a struggle with assurance of salvation. The struggles can come when the Spirit convicts us that we aren’t loving perfectly or that we are managing sin instead of fighting it.

5 Love in Deed and in Truth (1 John 3:10-17)

The gospel does not merely offer forgiveness to sinners. The gospel transforms them in to people who love one another.

4 Abide in Him (1 John 2:18-3:10)

In this last hour, God’s children are to abide in Christ, resist the devil’s lies, and walk in righteousness as we await the return of Christ.

3 A New Loyalty, A New Love (1 John 2:7-17)

And by way of summary of the entire letter, what is it in a counterfeit Christian that is illuminated by the Light according to the entire letter of 1 John? Failure. 1. A failure to acknowledge and agree with God about their sin (confess) 2. A failure to remain in fellowship with God and His people leading to rejection of the truth about Jesus the Messiah 3. A failure to grow in righteousness by continually practicing lawlessness 4. A failure to grow in love for the brothers and sisters in Christ 5. A failure to grow in rejecting the loves of the world and its characteristic sin The last two will be in focus this morning as we walk through 1 John 2:7-17 which has the main idea: Prove genuine through growth in love for God’s eternal people and in rejection for the love of the temporal world.