The Security of the Believer
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
Why are so many Christians in doubt of their security in hope?
Sing to Me of Heaven…
You don’t sing that, if you don’t think you are going there.
Psalm 16:11 God makes known our path. It’s true today.
John 10:10 Have life more abundantly.
Eternal Life is not existing, but joyful living.
Endless Living, John 11:25
Begun His Life, Knowing God
We do not have fulfilled life when Jesus comes again. Know your spiritual life. John 17:3
I John 5:13 – Know you have eternal life. It gives you confidence.
KNOW – appeared 41 times in I John
First it is Awareness – existence
Identification – obvious features
Experience – interaction – general personality. Things begin to unfold
Relationship – character, nature, grow, level of eternal life
Begin to know each other so well, you can finish their sentence. You begin to predict, before they do that.
Think like God, act like God
Certitude, confidence
Eternal life is living confidently in Christ
Do you have a choice? YES
Walk the walk, talk the talk.
Review of Lessons:
The Goal – To Make Our Joy Complete I John 1:1-4
The Way: walking in the Light I John 1:5-22
In the light is where there is forgiveness. Commitment is key. Confess, God keeps on forgiving as you walk in the light.
The Test – Walking the talk, John 2:3-11
Do you love your brother? that’s the test?
God pushes us to model after Jesus Christ. If you love the brethern you see, you will learn to love God that you don’t see.
What would happen if everyone loved our brethren? Know him that we now know him, to keep his commandments. You build a relationship. Love not the world.
I John 2:12-19
You have to show the Father is in you.
What do you show is in you?
Little Children, all Christian. See who he is targeting. Father should know from the beginning. Young men – overcome the evil ones.
Christians are all ages, all parts of life.
Why did he write to you?
He gives warning – to the faithful, godly, strong Christians who the word abides.
We still have sin around us. So we do not love the world.
We need this warning everyday.
John 1:10, John 7:7 World can’t hat you.
John 12:31 Judgement is in this world
John 16:33
John 17:14-16 You are not of the world, we are just here
John 18:36 Christ showing the spiritual world.
Physical world is just temporary.
I John 2:12-17
1. Love the Father or sinful world. Choose!
2. All that is in the world, not from the Father, but from the world – Satan. Lust of the flesh – Desire
I John 2:12-17
3. The world is passing away, one who does the will of God lives forever.
Let us not love the world, He Lives! Be secure and believe.