Fellowship with God- The Results

Reason for Writing-

1 John 2:12–14 CSB

I am writing to you, little children, since your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you have come to know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, God’s word remains in you, and you have conquered the evil one.

Why is John writing this letter to those who would read it- throughout all of time-

The original audience read this and we are reading it- and there is a message and a purpose that John had for writing this letter

More importantly there is a message and a Purpose God has for us

I am Writing-

1 John 2:12 (CSB)

I am writing to you, little children,

since your sins have been forgiven

on account of his name.

He is writing to the Children of God- These words are for those who believe and have had their sin forgiven

John 3:14–17 CSB

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

This is how we have access to God- Fellowship with God

Forgiveness belongs to the matter of fellowship: If I am not in fellowship with God, I cannot pray effectively. But fellowship with my brother helps to determine my fellowship with God; hence, forgiveness is important to prayer.

Warren W. Wiersbe

Forgiveness - signifies “to send away, set free”- Vine, W. E., Merrill F. Unger, and William White Jr. 1996. In Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, 2:23. Nashville, TN: T. Nelson.

1 John 3:8 CSB

The one who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works.

Acts 10:38 CSB

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the devil, because God was with him.

Forgiveness is the key to our relationship with God

1 John 2:13 (CSB)

I am writing to you, fathers,

because you have come to know

the one who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young men,

because you have conquered the evil one.

You have come to know-be familiar with, learn to know, through personal experience

Swanson, James. 1997. In Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament), electronic ed. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Who have we come to know through personal experience?

“The one who is from the beginning”

1 John 1:1-4- We all have fellowship with God almighty through jesus Christ

The sin that brought a chiasm in the relationship has been removed

Through relationship with God and through the Blood of Jesus -