| The Epistle of Light and Love – Part 11

The Epistle Of Light And Love – 1 John 2

Join us as we begin our new series in the epistle of 1 John.  There were two main concerns that John addressed.  The first was heretical teaching and the second was ethics or the proper conduct of the believer.  This series will be verse-by-verse teaching that will allow us to mine out the truths given to us by the Holy Spirit in this book.  We will see that these truths are still relevant and necessary today.  As we learn and apply God’s truth we will be empowered even greater to enjoy fellowship with the Father and with His son Jesus Christ.

Part 11 – Every believer’s most significant need is spiritual maturity.  As children of God, we must make a decision are we going to embrace the pain of discipline or the pain of disobedience.  The Scripture is right whether we feel like it is or not and the instruction of faith is often far removed from our feelings.  Jeremiah 23:29 says that the “Word of God is like a fire and a hammer” maturing believers embrace the fire knowing that new growth will come forth as the dead things are removed.  Maturing believers will embrace the work of the hammer knowing that the hardness in our souls is being demolished so that tenderness and maturity can take place in our lives.  The measure of maturity is the stature of Christ.