Sunday Evening Bible Study

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Sunday Evening Bible Study

• 1 John Chapter 4

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1 Jn. 4 1-6The Spirit of truth the Spirit of
error

• This is not a new problem even in the OT there
  were false prophets. Paul had to give a ruling on
  when a man was speaking by the Spirit of God
  (1. Cor. 123)
• Dont believe everything you hear learn to
  Test the Spirits. What is the test ??? To
  confess that Jesus Christ became flesh and dwelt
  among us.
• But there is also a Spirit which does not and
  will not confess Jesus. It is the spirit of the
  antichrist and it dwells among us today.
• John encourages the believers that they should
  not worry because they have overcome satan
  because He who is in you is greater than he who
  is in the world.
• So, if the Spirit of God dwells in you, then you
  will be able to confirm the spirit of truth
  when people speak to you. Also through the gift
  of discernment you will be able to identify the
  spirit of error and reject what you hear.

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1 Jn. 47-21 God is love

• Throughout the whole of Johns writings he
  emphasises re-emphasises that God IS Love,
• We should love one another and this LOVE is not a
  human achievement, but it is of divine origin.
• If a person is able to Love one another it
  clearly shows that he is born of God and that he
  knows God .
• The Love that John writes about here is about who
  God is, not who we are.
• The real meaning of love and the real SOURCE OF
  LIFE, can only be discerned through the cross.
  When we realise that Christ came, while we were
  yet sinners, to be a propitiation (Gk. Hilasmos)
  for our sins, that Christ died for us, in advance
  of our births, so that we could have a love
  relationship with the Father.

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1 Jn.47-21

• Summary
• Verses 7-12 Love one another - Remember, if we
  dont love one another, then the love of God is
  not in us.
• Verses 13-16 Abiding in Love To become more
  Christ-like we have to learn how to put Gods
  love into practise in our lives, and by our
  example, into the lives of others.
• Verses 17-21 The perfecting of Love The
  Perfect love of God is a free gift. We have to
  learn how to use it, in a Christ-like manner to
  become more like Him.

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Points to Ponder

• Islam is a religion which requires families to
  send their sons daughters to die for God.
• Christianity is a faith where God sent down His
  Son to die for us.