1 John 5:11-13 1 John 5:11-13 11. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life…
Assurance Quiz – Seniors in SDA High School Assurance Quiz – Seniors in SDA High School 1. If someone asked you to define, “What is a Christian?” What would you say? 90+% - Behavior - Be good & not bad 2. If someone asks you, “What do I have to do in order to go to heaven?” What would you answer? 90+% - Do good at #1 3. Would you like children of your own one day to have a 90+% - No spiritual experience similar to your present one? Miserable - Failure at #1 Yes or No – Explain your answer. 4. If you were killed in a car accident later today, would you be resurrected with the righteous? 90+% - Be lost – Not doing Yes or No – Explain your answer. good enough at #1 5. Do you have any sort of daily time alone with God for the purpose of becoming better acquainted with Him? 90+% - No - Didn’t know it was about relationship Yes or No
1 John 5:11-13 1 John 5:11-13 11. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life…
1 John 3:4 1 John 3:4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. Literally: Every one while-doing sin (a-martia) also is-doing lawlessness (a-nomia), and sin (a-martia) is lawlessness (a-nomia). a-martia = un + meeting expectations Romans 3:23 – All have sinned and fall short… a-nomia = un + law
Matthew 22:35-40 Matthew 22:35-40 35. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36. “Teacher , which is the great commandment in the law ?” 37. Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the L ORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38. This is the first and great commandment. 39. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Romans 13:8-10 Romans 13:8-10 8. Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10. Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
1 John 4:7-8 1 John 4:7-8 7. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Summary Summary ► Sin is lawlessness – 1 John 3:4 ► Love is fulfilment of law – Matthew 22:37; Romans 13:8 ► God is love – 1 John 4:8 Transitive Property of Equality: If A = B, and B = C, then A = C Let A = God If A God = B Love B = Love And if B Love = C Law C = Law Then A God = C Law So… Lawlessness = Godlessness Living life apart from God = Core issues of Sin And… Lawfulness = Godfulness
1 John 3:4 1 John 3:4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. Literally: (phrase by phrase) a - Every one while-doing sin (a-martia) = falling short b - also is-doing lawlessness (a-nomia) = living apart from God c - and sin (falling short) is lawlessness (living apart from God) b - One who is living apart from God – doing lawlessness a - Is simultaneously falling short of expectations - doing sin c - Therefore, the essence of falling short – doing sin is, at its core, simply living apart from God – doing lawlessness
New Definitions = The Relational Key New Definitions = The Relational Key Lawlessness = Living life APART from God = Broken RELATIONSHIP = The inner ROOT PROBLEM Sinning = BYPRODUCT of living life apart from God = Broken BEHAVIOR = The outer SYMPTOMS To remedy the problem – should we attack… the Symptom or the Root Problem? Restored RELATIONSHIP = the only path to Restored BEHAVIOR which is the byproduct of Restored RELATIONSHIP
Romans 6:23 Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death… Behavioral definition of sin – IMPOSED punishment If I misbehave – God will punish me If I sin – God will kill me Relational definition of sin – INTRINSIC consequences Jeremiah 2:19 Your own wickedness will correct you, Your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing to abandon the Lord your God…
Romans 6:23 Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death… Behavioral definition of sin – IMPOSED punishment If I misbehave – God will punish me If I sin – God will kill me Relational definition of sin – INTRINSIC consequences Jeremiah 2:19 – NLT Your wickedness will bring its own punishment Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God.
Romans 6:23 Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death… Behavioral definition of sin – IMPOSED punishment If I misbehave – God will punish me If I sin – God will kill me Relational definition of sin – INTRINSIC consequences ► God does not KILL sinners – Sin is KILLING us ► God does not say, “Serve me or DIE!” He says, “You are DYING. Serve me and LIVE!” ► Jesus did not come to save us from what GOD is going to do to us because we SINNED Jesus is GOD, come to save us from what SIN is doing to us
Romans 14:23 Romans 14:23 …whatever is not from faith is sin. Even good behavior – is sin If I am living outside of a trust relationship with God John 6:28-29 28. Then they said to Him (Jesus), “What might we do, in order that we might work the works of God?” 29. Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, in order that you might trust in that one whom He sent.” Jesus tells us what God wants us to WORK on = Trust
Romans 14:23 Romans 14:23 …whatever is not from faith is sin. Even good behavior – is sin If I am living outside of a trust relationship with God “You cannot trust someone you do not know” Morris Venden If you get to know someone who is trustworthy the more you know them the more you will trust them If you get to know someone who is not trustworthy the more you know them the less you will trust them John 17:3 – Eternal life = Knowing Jesus
Jesus identifies sin as a HEART issue Jesus identifies sin as a HEART issue that results in misbehavior Matthew 5 – Sermon on the Mount Blessed are the pure in HEART Murder and Adultery – must be cured at the HEART level Ultimately it comes down to LOVE – Love your enemy Matthew 12:34 – Out of the abundance of the HEART the mouth speaks Matthew 15:8 – These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but their HEART is far from me. Matthew 15:18-20 – The things that proceed from the mouth come out of the HEART
1 John 3:6 1 John 3:6 Every one while abiding in Him is not sinning… ABIDING = Living in an daily intimate friendship with Jesus ABIDING = The cure for sinning - misbehavior If you are staying out of trouble but have no relationship with Jesus You are living in sin even if you have an impeccable moral track record
1 John 5:11-13 1 John 5:11-13 11. And this is the testimony: that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12. The one while having the Son is having the life; the one while not having the Son of God is not having the life. 13. These things I wrote to you in order that you might know that you are having eternal life, to the ones while trusting in the name of the Son of God.
Romans 8:15-17 Romans 8:15-17 15. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 16. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17. and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ…
John 1:12 John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name. John 6:37 John 6:37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
1 John 3:2 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him for we shall see Him as He is.
Philippians 1:6 Philippians 1:6 …being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 1:7-9 - NLT 1 Corinthians 1:7-9 - NLT 7. Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8. He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. 9. God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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