Walking in the Light of Love Excerpts from 1 John September 4, 2016
A Devotional for the Early Church
Short Sections, Loosely Connected
Written in the context of Gnosticism
(1 John 1:1, 2:22-23, 4:2-3)
A Picture of a Gospel Transformed Life
Sin in the Book of 1st John
At times seems like an Indictment of Failure
(1 John 3:4-9, 5:18)
Must be read in the context of the whole book
(1 John 1:8-10, 2:1-2)
Sin is real, but no longer our natural state
(1 John 2:28, 3:8, 4:11)
Light in the Book of 1st John
Not simply another way to talk about sin
(John 8:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:5-8))
A Way to Talk about Honesty and Confession
(1 John 1:7-10)
A Way to Talk about Love
(1 John 2:5-6, 9-11)
Love in the Book of 1st John
A Command that is Fulfilling Itself
(Romans 13:10, 1 John 2:7-8)
A Love that is out of this World
(1 John 3:1-3)
A Love that MUST be shared
(1 John 3:16-18, 1 John 4:7-12, 19-21)
How to Mix the Metaphors
The Most Dangerous Sin is Hate
(1 John 2:9-11, 3:15, 4:20)
Gnosticism allows, Christ transforms
(1 John 2:8, 3:4-5)
Talk is cheap
(1 John 3:18, 3:23, 4:20)