Babes in Christ: continued
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
As you might imagine I still had a lot of thoughts from the last blog that needed some discussion and only make maybe two or three more points in closing this. If you recall we were talking about the book of 1 John. "If we say that we love God"is brought forth even stronger when John indicates in1 John 1:10 that if we say that we have not send we make God to be a liar and his word is not in us. The truth that God gives us in his word never changes, and then upset to many people who would like to live a progressive lifestyle. Truth is eternal, and always exposes a lie no matter what form it may be presented in. Truth is not based upon emotional issues that can change the circumstance of our lives or the loyalties of our hearts on any issue. It is constant and sheds continuous light on only one thing... And that is what truth is from what a lie is. The second warning is not just about laying claim to our salvation, but also about the tendency to actually challenge the authority of God in our lives.
"If we say that we love God"continues to be the theme and the rest of John's writings, but now it turns from our words toward our actions.1 John 2:3 "and here by we do know that we know him if we love him if we keep his commandments". In verse four John tells us that if we do not keep his commandments once again we are a liar, and the truth is not in us, but if we do; in verse five it tells us that if God's word dwells within us the love that dwells within that word will become perfected within us. Perfected in this case means it will be completed. Verse six says "he that saith he abided than Christ ought to also walk just as Christ walked". "If we say that we love God"continues into verse nine as it reads "he that says that he is in the light and still hates his brother is in the darkness even now". If we talk the talk then we must walk the walk because if we do not God will call us on it.
From verse 11 throughout verse 14 John deals with the need for us to walk in a way that reflects truth from us. Apparently there had been a lot of trouble with hidden dissension among God's people with regard to hidden anger or hate so John wrote to all of the people in Christ. First as a whole family calling them"little children"because they were all covered under the same forgiveness of Christ, and then as fathers or older Christians because they should have already been aware from the beginning. John also wrote to them as those who had recently come to Christ and who were new in the faith, yet not brand-new, for they had overcome much. They could still relate to the lives that they had left behind and knew the trials of many of the people were caught up in sin. John did something that we don't often hear today; it was a list of things they should avoid at all costs. 2 John 2:15-16 tells us"love not the world neither the things that are in the world, if any man love the world though love of the father is not in him . For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of this world". John tells us that the world passes away, and the lust along with it, but he who does the will of the father will abide forever. I encourage you to go ahead and read through the rest of the book of1 and2 John and even 3 John. The longest book among these is five chapters so it won't be a huge burden. John begins to tell us much more about what we should be looking for with regard to false prophets and teachers in these later days. The study on sin is clear and yet there are many who would say that we cannot sin once we have been forgiven but we know that if we take for granted what a loved one does for us there can be a division between us even though there is love their. It is the right relationship that we have with father God that is important. I pray you will take the time to allow these words to sink into your heart, may you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
As you might imagine I still had a lot of thoughts from the last blog that needed some discussion and only make maybe two or three more points in closing this. If you recall we were talking about the book of 1 John. "If we say that we love God"is brought forth even stronger when John indicates in1 John 1:10 that if we say that we have not send we make God to be a liar and his word is not in us. The truth that God gives us in his word never changes, and then upset to many people who would like to live a progressive lifestyle. Truth is eternal, and always exposes a lie no matter what form it may be presented in. Truth is not based upon emotional issues that can change the circumstance of our lives or the loyalties of our hearts on any issue. It is constant and sheds continuous light on only one thing... And that is what truth is from what a lie is. The second warning is not just about laying claim to our salvation, but also about the tendency to actually challenge the authority of God in our lives.
"If we say that we love God"continues to be the theme and the rest of John's writings, but now it turns from our words toward our actions.1 John 2:3 "and here by we do know that we know him if we love him if we keep his commandments". In verse four John tells us that if we do not keep his commandments once again we are a liar, and the truth is not in us, but if we do; in verse five it tells us that if God's word dwells within us the love that dwells within that word will become perfected within us. Perfected in this case means it will be completed. Verse six says "he that saith he abided than Christ ought to also walk just as Christ walked". "If we say that we love God"continues into verse nine as it reads "he that says that he is in the light and still hates his brother is in the darkness even now". If we talk the talk then we must walk the walk because if we do not God will call us on it.
From verse 11 throughout verse 14 John deals with the need for us to walk in a way that reflects truth from us. Apparently there had been a lot of trouble with hidden dissension among God's people with regard to hidden anger or hate so John wrote to all of the people in Christ. First as a whole family calling them"little children"because they were all covered under the same forgiveness of Christ, and then as fathers or older Christians because they should have already been aware from the beginning. John also wrote to them as those who had recently come to Christ and who were new in the faith, yet not brand-new, for they had overcome much. They could still relate to the lives that they had left behind and knew the trials of many of the people were caught up in sin. John did something that we don't often hear today; it was a list of things they should avoid at all costs. 2 John 2:15-16 tells us"love not the world neither the things that are in the world, if any man love the world though love of the father is not in him . For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of this world". John tells us that the world passes away, and the lust along with it, but he who does the will of the father will abide forever. I encourage you to go ahead and read through the rest of the book of1 and2 John and even 3 John. The longest book among these is five chapters so it won't be a huge burden. John begins to tell us much more about what we should be looking for with regard to false prophets and teachers in these later days. The study on sin is clear and yet there are many who would say that we cannot sin once we have been forgiven but we know that if we take for granted what a loved one does for us there can be a division between us even though there is love their. It is the right relationship that we have with father God that is important. I pray you will take the time to allow these words to sink into your heart, may you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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