What Do We Know Do We Know Anything

What Do We Know? Do We Know Anything For Certain? Important In Today’s World To Know

1 John Who Wrote, When and To Whom? • Who • When • To Whom

1 John Why Was It Written? • Theological Error • Ethical Error

1 John Themes • Know • Certainty About Jesus • Certainty About Eternal Life – Theological test – Moral test – Social test • Other Emphases

1 John Birthmarks of a Believer • • • Abide in Him 2: 21 Practice righteousness 2: 29 Not continue in sin 3: 9 Love one another 4: 7 Believe Jesus is the Christ 5: 1 Overcome the world 5: 4

1 John Assurances • Assurance of Eternal Life 5: 11 -13 • Assurance of Answered Prayer 5: 14 -17

1 John Other Things ‘We Know’ • • God is light 1: 5 God is love 4: 8 This is the last hour 2: 18 We shall be like Jesus 3: 2 We are of the truth 3: 19 We are of God 5: 19 We know God through Jesus 5: 20

1 John Favorite Verses • • • 1: 5, 9 2: 15, 16 3: 1 -3 4: 4, 8, 10, 18 5: 11 -13, 14

1 John Applications You can be certain of forgiveness when you confess your sins. 1: 9 You know you should live consistent with what you say. 2: 4 -11 You know you cannot love the world and God. 2: 15, 16 Your hope of seeing Jesus leads you to live a pure life now. 3: 2, 3 You know that you should love your brother and that this love shows itself in what you do. What are you doing. 3: 11 -18 • You know you need to learn to discern what you hear, what you see. 4: 1 -6 • You know you have assurance of eternal life when you pass the B. L. O. T. Tests. 5: 1 -5 • You know you are a believer because you see believer birthmarks. • • •