Big Idea: God gives us his Spirit so we can confidently detect truth and error
Do they confess the real Christ? (4:2-3)
Do they listen to God’s message? (4:5-6)
Testing the spirits today:
What do they believe?
How do they walk?
Who do they love?
Genuine Christian Love (1 Jn 3:11-24)
Big Idea: Genuine Christians are known by genuine Christian love
Christian love...
Resists hate (3:12-15)
Gives itself (3:16-17)
Walks in truth (3:18-24)
God's Confident Kids (1 Jn 2:28-3:10)
Big Idea: God’s kids can have confidence they are his because they have the family traits
God’s kids...
Purify themselves in the hope of God’s love (3:1-3)
Do right because they know Jesus, the Righteous One (3:4-7)
Cannot imitate the devil because God’s DNA is in them (3:8-10)
The Real Christ (1 Jn 2:18-27)
Big Idea: It’s the last hour, so make sure you have the real Christ.
The Real (2:20–21, 24–25, 27)
Anointing
Truth
Promise—eternal life
Remain in Jesus!
Love God, Not the World (1 Jn 2:12-17)
Big Idea: Your restored relationship with God requires you to reject a relationship with the world
Your relationships:
Restored with God (2:12-14)
Rejecting the world (2:15-17)