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1 John 5:18-21 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John declares that believers know their victory over sin and their vitality in Christ. He reminds them that the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. He urges Christians to know the true God and flee from idols.
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1 John 5:1-13 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
The water, the blood, and the Spirit all testify to the truth of Christ. God offers a testimony about His Son that outshines any human witness. John writes these things so believers know they possess eternal life.
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1 John 5:1-5 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
Everyone born of God believes Jesus is the Christ and loves His children. God gives believers a new nature so His commands never feel burdensome. Genuine faith secures the victory that overcomes the world.
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1 John 4:7-11(view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John teaches God is love and demonstrated this by sending His Son to atone for our sins. We love because God took the initiative and loved us first. Believers must love one another because this love flows from God and demonstrates our relationship with Him.
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1 John 4:1-6 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John commands believers to test the spirits because many false prophets operate in the world today. The test demands asking whether the spirit confesses Jesus Christ came in the flesh. Believers overcome these false spirits because God’s indwelling Spirit overpowers the spirit of the world.
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1 John 3:11-16 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John points believers back to the original commandment to love one another and uses Cain and Abel to contrast hatred with love. The world’s hatred toward believers should surprise no one. True love demands action and truth rather than mere words, requiring us to lay down our lives for the brethren just as Christ laid down His life for us.
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1 John 3:4-10 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John distinguishes God’s children from the devil’s children by their practice of righteousness. Those born of God cannot practice habitual sin because God’s seed remains within them. Habitual sin directly contradicts the new nature believers receive at salvation.
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1 John 2:28-3:3 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John encourages believers to abide in Christ to maintain confidence at His return. The world rejects us because it first rejected Him. The hope of seeing Christ and becoming like Him purifies believers as they anticipate His second coming.
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1 John 2:24-27 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John urges believers to keep the original gospel truth within them to counter the spirit of antichrist. The Holy Spirit’s anointing teaches believers all things and guards them against deception. Those who hold this truth remain in the Son and the Father and secure the promise of eternal life.