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1st John 1:5 (CSB) This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. Recall that John’s first epistle is all about “life”: “the life” (v.2), “the eternal life” (v.2), “the word of Life” (v.1). Therefore it is fitting that the …
1st John 1:1-4 (CSB) What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—2 that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that …
Verse 4: Complete We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. John’s prologue to his first epistle picks up where the epilogue to his gospel leaves off: John 21:24 (CSB) This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. …
VERSE 3: FELLOWSHIP what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. John lays out the chief aims of his endeavor to unfold the eternal life that has been manifest …
Introduction Jesus’ encounter with the rich young man reported the exceedingly high cost of following Christ. Jesus called on him to give up everything in the pursuit of the Kingdom, and the rich young man was very distressed because his struggle to give up this world was exceedingly great. Then the disciples offered the reality …
VERSE 2: WE TESTIFY that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— This may feel redundant, but John uses the literary device of repetition emphasize his cornerstone points: here, John is rendering apostolic declaration …
CHAPTER 1: GOD IS LIGHT We're going to do a verse-by-verse exposition of 1st John and unfold "the message of life" as we work through all of John's 105 verses. VERSE 1: THE BEGINNING What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and …
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There is an idea that hell is not punitive – in other words, hell isn’t punishment for our sin – which is more palpable because it allows preachers to say that things like "hell is not God’s will, but ours", but this isn't faithful to the witness of God's word. God tells us that hell …
We are continuing our series on the most unpopular doctrine of hell: 2nd Thessalonians 1:5-10 (CSB) It is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment that you will be counted worthy of God’s kingdom, for which you also are suffering, 6 since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you 7 …
