Lesson 5 for the 1 st of August, 2009

John presents shows six reasons to write his letter: 1.Because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name [Jesus’ name]. 2.Because you have known the Father. 3.Because you know/have known him who is from the beginning [Jesus Christ] 4.Because you have overcome the evil one. 5.Because you are strong. 6.Because the word of God lives in you.

WHICH IS THE WORLD WE DON’T HAVE TO LOVE?

Matthew, 6: 24

Romans, 5: 8

Romans, 7: The expression “the lust of the flesh” involves everything that lead us to a self satisfaction that contradicts God’s will.

Genesis, 3: 6 The expression “the lust of the eyes” refers to the mental sinful pleasure that is stimulated by eyesight. Some people who wouldn’t commit a flagrant sin feel a deep desire of reading about that sin, or looking it at pictures or watching it on a screen.

The expression “the pride of life” involves boastfulness, ostentation, pride… Some people are improperly proud of their job; others are proud of their possessions, their beauty or their children.

“This is what the Lord says: «Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, or the strong man boast of his strength, or the rich man boast of his riches. But let him who boasts, boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight» ─ declares the Lord ─ ” Jeremiah, 9: 23-24

“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?” (Luke, 9: 25) “those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away” (1 Corinthians, 7: 31) “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians, 4: 18)

“Those who love the world, love temporary things; things that identify with death and sin, that will inevitably perish with them. As the world and its sinfulness passes away, those who love sin disappear, too. But those who love the Eternal God, his Eternal Kingdom and his everlasting right principles, will remain forever” SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 7, on 1 John, 2: 17