Getting REAL 1st JOHN Chapter 2

1
Getting REAL1st JOHN Chapter 2
2
Just like the game we just played were
celebrities changed there name sometimes people
just change themselves to look like Christians
3
But the Bible is clear you have to be changed by
God not yourself to be a REAL Christian
4
John 35-6 (NLT)Jesus replied, The truth is,
no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being
born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can
reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit
gives new life from heaven.
5
Tonight we are looking at the book of 1st John to
see if there is a way to tell REAL Christians
6
Tests For really knowing Christ
7
Test 1 If we keep his Commandments
8
1 John 23-5 (NLT)And how can we be sure that we
belong to him? By obeying his commandments. 4 If
someone says, I belong to God, but doesnt
obey Gods commandments, that person is a liar
and does not live in the truth. 5 But those who
obey Gods word really do love him. That is the
way to know whether or not we live in him.
9
Test 2 If we reflect the character of Christ
10
1 John 26 (NLT)Those who say they live in God
should live their lives as Christ did.
11
Test 3 If we love one another
12
1 John 29-11 (NLT)If anyone says, I am living
in the light, but hates a Christian brother or
sister, that person is still living in darkness.
10 Anyone who loves other Christians is living
in the light and does not cause anyone to
stumble.
13
11 Anyone who hates a Christian brother or sister
is living and walking in darkness. Such a person
is lost, having been blinded by the darkness.
14
John Gives these reasons for writing this letter
in verses 12-17
15
1 John 212-17 (NLT)I am writing to you, my dear
children, because your sins have been forgiven
because of Jesus.13 I am writing to you who are
mature because you know Christ, the one who is
from the beginning.I am writing to you who are
young because you have won your battle with Satan.
16
14 I have written to you, children, because you
have known the Father.I have written to you who
are mature because you know Christ, the one who
is from the beginning.I have written to you who
are young because you are strong with Gods word
living in your hearts, and you have won your
battle with Satan.
17
15 Stop loving this evil world and all that it
offers you, for when you love the world, you show
that you do not have the love of the Father in
you. 16 For the world offers only the lust for
physical pleasure, the lust for everything we
see, and pride in our possessions.
18
These are not from the Father. They are from this
evil world. 17 And this world is fading away,
along with everything it craves. But if you do
the will of God, you will live forever.
19
Did you pass the test?
20
If not GODS will is for you to Accept Christ today
21
Lets Pray
22
Octavia Baptist Youth