Authentic Christianity an Exposition of 1 John HUMAN

Authentic Christianity; an Exposition of 1 John HUMAN DESIRE OR GOD’S WILL Part 1 1 John 2: 12 -17 Pew Bible pp. 1207 - 1208

Challenge Believe right! Do right! Love right!

Memory Verse 1 John 3: 18 NCV My children, we should love people not only with words and talk, but by our actions and true caring.

Truth to Take with You Only one endeavor yields reward that outlasts earthly existence: doing the will of God.

1) I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. 4) I write to you, dear children, because you have known the Father. 2) I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. 5) I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. . 3) I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. 6) I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 2: 15 a Do not love the world or anything in the world. NIV Do not love the world nor the things in the world. NASB

John 1: 16 NIV • the cravings of sinful man • the lust of his eyes • the boasting of what he has and does NASB • the lust of the flesh • the lust of the eyes • the boastful pride of life

Romans 7: 21 I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

John 1: 16 NIV • the cravings of sinful man • the lust of his eyes • the boasting of what he has and does NASB • the lust of the flesh • the lust of the eyes • the boastful pride of life

Matthew 6: 22 The eye is the lamp of the body

John 1: 16 NIV • the cravings of sinful man • the lust of his eyes • the boasting of what he has and does NASB • the lust of the flesh • the lust of the eyes • the boastful pride of life

Genesis 3: 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

Mark 12: 30 YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.

Truth to Take with You Only one endeavor yields reward that outlasts earthly existence: doing the will of God.

Challenge Make up your mind to seek your highest joy in the Lord.

Three Groups “dear children” “fathers” “young men”

Truth to Take with You Only one endeavor yields reward that outlasts earthly existence: doing the will of God.

John 1: 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

1 John 3: 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God…