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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.
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1 John 2:18-23 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John warns many antichrists have already arrived and confirms we live in the last hour. These false teachers departed the church because they never truly belonged to it. John exposes anyone who denies the Father and the Son as antichrist and calls believers to hold fast to the original truth.
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1 John 2:15:17 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John warns believers against loving the world system Satan designed around human pride. Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life drive this corrupt system. The world system passes away while whoever does God’s will lives forever.
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1 John 2:12:14 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John outlines three stages of spiritual growth: infants who know the Father, young men who overcome the wicked one through the indwelling Word, and fathers who know God through deep experience. True growth requires an intentional pursuit of truth and Scripture. Believers must actively mature rather than remain spiritual infants.
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1 John 2:7-11 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John explains the old commandment to love takes on new meaning under the new covenant. God now produces this love from within through the new heart and Spirit promised in Ezekiel. Walking in the light requires loving the brethren while walking in darkness guarantees hating them.
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1 John 2:1-6 (view passage online)
Pastor John Nuce
John writes to keep believers from sinning and points to Jesus as our advocate and atoning sacrifice when we do fail. Holiness flows directly from knowing and guarding our identity in Christ. Walking as Jesus walked requires living out this new identity rather than striving under the law.