Table Talk Tuesday!

1 JOHN NOTES

TABLE TALK TUESDAY

8.27.2024

INTRO

Set the Scene: Main Problems

📷 False teaching

o Deny the truth of Christ

o Jesus was not divine or not truly human

John says that Jesus was fully God and fully human

📷 Genuine Christian Faith

o Assurance of salvation

o Reinforce their confidence in their relationship with God

o Living in the light

o Loving each other (Allelon)

o Abiding in Christ

📷 Ethical Behavior

o True Christians should lead righteous lives

o Behavior of believer’s vs those who live in sin

§ Genuine faith produces a transformed life

John aims to strengthen the community by affirming the truth about Jesus and encouraging a lifestyle that reflects true Christian values.

The World - Life -Spirit of Truth- Light

1 John 1:1–4 “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.”

The World:

1 John 2:15 ESV

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Kosmos- Satans systems of distorted beliefs. Behaviors governed by the Evil One

1 John 5:19 “We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”

James 1:27 “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

This is a warning against loving the world “kosmo” Love of the world vs love of the Father

1 John 2:16 “For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.”

Kosmos Characteristic

desire of the flesh- physical pleasures, self centeredness, It's about seeking fulfillment in ways that prioritize one's own comfort or pleasure, opposition to spiritual growth. moral failures ( greed, lust)

desire of the eyes- Covetousness, sensory attraction, being materialistic, deceptive appeal,

pride of life- self exhatation, boasting/arrogance, dependence on status and power, pride, distraction from spiritual values

None of these are charateristics of the Father!

So this is the worldy natue that Satan rules over why because if it is not of God it is of Satan.

1 John 3:10 “By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.”

JESUS SAID: If God were your Father, you would love me, for tI came from God and uI am here. vI came not of my own accord, but whe sent me. 43 xWhy do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot ybear to hear my word. 44 zYou are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. aHe was a murderer from the beginning, and bdoes not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. cWhen he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 dWhoever is of God hears the words of God. eThe reason why you do not hear them is that fyou are not of God.”

1 John 2:17 (ESV)

And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

The world systems are based on selfishness and fear !

The world systems are in opposition to God’s Kingdom.

Desires- desire of the flesh, desire of the eyes, and pride of life are the world

They are apart of a fleeting nature and not sustainable spiritually.

Does not align with kingdom values!

But whoever does the will of God abides forever!

Those who follow God’s will are promised eternal life.

Live according to His commandments, teaching, and moral standards - This is a lifestlye and not just a one and done!

This scripture calls us to focus on spiritual values and to live in accordance with God's will rather than being consumed by the temporary and often misleading allure of worldly desires. It highlights the distinction between the fleeting nature of worldly pursuits and the permanence of a life devoted to God.

LIFE

1 John 1:1 ESV

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

The Word of Life- The Logos - Jesus

1 John 1:2 ESV

the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—

1 John 1:3 ESV

that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:4 ESV

And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

1 John 1:5 ESV

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:5–7 “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

ANTI-CHRIST : Deceivers

1 John 2:18 ESV

Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.

1 John 2:19–20 ESV

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.

PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS

Spirit of Truth

Romans 8:9 ESV

You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

1 John 1:6 ESV

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

SHARING HIS LIFE AND TRUTH

INTIMATE

TRANSFORMATIVE

John 16:13 ESV

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

LIGHT

ALLELON- One Another - treat each other as equals in their interactions. Mutual respect, cooperation, and reciprocity.

We should see ourselves as part of a larger, interconnected communit where each persons action impact the whole.

Mutual care

empathy

fostering a community

1 John 1:7 ESV

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Fellowship- Koinina participation

Walking in light- keeping the commandments

John 1:4–5 ESV

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Jesus is the light! The light represents truth, holiness and life-giving presence of God. Jesus is the true light that reveals God’s Character and offers spiritual illumination to humanity.

Darkness represents evil, sin, ignorance, spiritual blindness. It is the state of the world without God’s presence. The forces opposed to God and His purposes.

The light of Christ is active and persistent. It works within the darkness of the world. His presences is not diminished by the evil or sin around them but instead continue to operate and be evident.

Overcome: Greek katalaben The darkness cannot extinguish or defeat the light! This is a statement of the ultimate victory in Christ over evil and death. No matter how much darkness it will not conquer the light.

Spiritual Darkness often fail to recognizant or accept Jesus and his teachings

Grace

Mandate

1 John 1:8–10 “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

1 John 1:8 ESV

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Acknowledgement of sinfulness

Self Deception

Absence of Truth

denial of our sins is not allowing the transformative truth of the gospel to work in our lives.

Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

1 John 1:9 ESV

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Conditional statement that highlights the necessity of confession

not just admitting but repenting as well and acknowledging wrongdoing before God

Agree with God and taking responsibility for it

A pathway to restoring a maintaining a right relationship with God. Thought faith not our own works. It shows WILLIGNESS! ESSENTIAL FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Gods mercy wipes away the guilt of our sins

Based on Grace

Atoning work of CHRIST

Restoration

Purification

COMPLETENESS

Sanctification

TRUST

1 John 1:10 (ESV)

If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.