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Texts -- 1 John 5:1-6 (NET)

Context
5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God , and everyone who loves the father loves the child fathered by him . 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God : whenever we love God and obey his commandments . 5:3 For this is the love of God : that we keep his commandments . And his commandments do not weigh us down,
Testimony About the Son
5:4 because everyone who has been fathered by God conquers the world . This is the conquering power that has conquered the world : our faith . 5:5 Now who is the person who has conquered the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God ? 5:6 Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood – not by the water only , but by the water and the blood . And the Spirit is the one who testifies , because the Spirit is the truth .

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  • Berhimpun Semua [KJ.15] ( We Gather Together / Wilt heden nu treden voor God de Here )
  • Mari, Bersukacita [KJ.200]
  • [1Jo 5:1] Firmly I Believe And Truly
  • [1Jo 5:4] Eternal Gifts Of Christ The King, The
  • [1Jo 5:4] Faith Brings The Victory
  • [1Jo 5:4] Faith Is The Victory
  • [1Jo 5:4] I’ll Overcome Some Day
  • [1Jo 5:4] This Is The Victory
  • [1Jo 5:4] Victory
  • [1Jo 5:4] Victory In My Soul

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Sermon Illustrations

Hebrews 11:1-6; Father God; Regeneration; God the Father; Why Did Jesus Die?; Why Did Jesus Die?; Course of the World; One Faith; Basis of Assurance; Three Groups

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  • "John evidently wants us to see that the activity of Jesus as the Light of the world inevitably results in judgment on those whose natural habitat is darkness. They oppose the Light and they bring down condemnation on themsel...
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  • This pericope is unique to the fourth Gospel.19:31 The "day of preparation"was Friday, the day before the Sabbath (Saturday, cf. v. 14; Mark 15:42). The Jews considered sundown the beginning of a new day. In this case the new...
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  • Here John set out his fifth and final condition for living as children of God (cf. 2:18-29)."We canbelieve, and therefore we shouldmaintain the faith."162In the previous section (4:7-5:4) John wove together the themes of fait...
  • 5:14-15 Prayer is another expression of the believer's trust in Jesus Christ and confidence toward God (cf. 3:21)."Prayer is not a battle, but a response; its power consists in lifting our wills to God, not in trying to bring...
  • John wrote this epistle to urge his readers to continue to be obedient to God by responding positively to the truth of His revelation. He also wanted them to resist the inroads of false teachers who sought to distort this tru...
  • Next John moved on to his second purpose. He wrote to encourage his readers to resist the false teachers who were distorting the truth and deceiving some of the believers."The presbyter's attention now moves from the existenc...
  • The corrective for a cold heart that the Lord prescribed was a three-step process. They needed to remember how they used to feel about Him, to repent (change their attitude), and return to the love that formerly motivated the...
  • An invitation preceded the promise, as in all the letters to follow (cf. 1:3). Jesus was the only person to issue this invitation in Scripture. The Gospels also record Him doing so seven times (Matt. 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9...
  • Abbott-Smith, George. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1950.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Divisions of the First Resurrection."Bibliotheca Sacra128:510 (April-June 1971):117-19.Alford, Henry. ...

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