1. Life Light Love I am writing these things so that Confidence Born of God That you may know The Letters of John First John 1:5-2:2 Page 1034 in Pew Bibles

2. First John 1:5-10 5.Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him. 6.If we say, “We have fellowship with Him,” and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. 7.But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

3. 8. If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10. If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

4. 1. My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous One. 2.He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world. Chapter 2

5. The Letters of John First John 2:1-2 Page 1034 in Pew Bibles

6. 1. The Bible Warns Those Who Want a License to Sin Vs. 1 “My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin.”Vs. 1 “My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin.” xref >

7. Romans 6:1-2 1.What should we say then? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may multiply? 2.Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it? >

8. The Bible Helps Us to Not Sin Vs. 1 “I am writing you these things so that you may not sin.”Vs. 1 “I am writing you these things so that you may not sin.”. >

9. 2. The Bible Reassures Those Who Are Tormented Over Their Sins Vs. 1 “But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father— Jesus Christ the righteous One.”Vs. 1 “But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father— Jesus Christ the righteous One.” Def >

10. One who is called to alongside 2. The Bible Reassures Those Who Are Tormented Over Their Sins Vs. 1 “But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father— Jesus Christ the righteous One.”Vs. 1 “But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father— Jesus Christ the righteous One.”. >

11. 3. The Bible Explains The Seriousness of the Problem of Sin Vs. 2 “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins”Vs. 2 “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins” Def >

12. 3. The Bible Explains The Seriousness of the Problem of Sin Vs. 2 “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins”Vs. 2 “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins” > To turn away wrath

13. What We Learn About Sin. > 1.God is offended by sin and He takes it personally 2.God has established a system of justice in the universe – and justice must be done 3.God took the initiative to satisfy His justice 4.God will never be angry with the believer

14. 4. The Bible Proclaims the Scope of God’s Reach Vs. 2 “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.”Vs. 2 “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.” >

15. What Does It Mean “For the Whole World”? xref > 1.Universalism: Christ died so as to secure the forgiveness of everyone? (Not!) 2.Christ died for everyone potentially – if they will accept His death for them –Christ’s blood is sufficient for the whole world, but is savingly applied only to believers 3.Christ died, not for the Jewish people only, but for people from every tribe and language throughout the world

16. Revelation 7:9. “After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white…”