| The Epistle of Light and Love – Part 4

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 4 – Warning, this message is not for the overly sensitive Christian!

If a person really loves the Lord, it is measurable.  In 1 John 2:3-5 we see that a person who loves the Lord keeps His commandments.  We walked into relationship with the Lord by grace through faith, it was not earned or deserved.  But to mature in Christ we must walk in obedience to His commandments.  Mature believers (disciples) are those who daily choose to walk in the spirit and crucify the flesh.  The Holy through Paul said it this way in Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service (NKJV).  Learning to take up our cross is the victorious life!