You Can Confidently Know . . .

1 JOHN 1:1-4 FELLOWSHIP AND JOYFUL CONFIDENCE ARE THE RESULTS OF RIGHT BELIEF ABOUT JESUS. 1 JOHN 1:5-2:2 WE ARE SINNERS AND JESUS IS THE SOLUTION TO OUR SIN— FOR SALVATION AND RIGHTEOUS LIVING! 1 JOHN 2:3-17 Obeying God And Loving One Another Reveal A Right Relationship With God. 1 JOHN 2:18-27 FAITHFULLY BELIEVING THE GOSPEL TRUTH REVEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT REVEALS MY FAITH. OUR RESPONSIBILITY: IDENTIFY LIES, BELIEVE TRUTH, REST IN THE HOLY SPIRITS WORK IN OUR HEARTS. 1 JOHN 2:28-3:3 CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE STANDING BEFORE GOD, GOD’S LOVE, AND OUR FUTURE COMPLETE SANCTIFICATION SHOULD MOTIVATE US TO RIGHTEOUS LIVING TODAY. I JOHN 3:4-10 DON’T BE DECEIVED ABOUT THE NATURE OF SIN AND ITS LACK OF POWER OVER YOU. 1 JOHN 3:11-18 WE MUST REVEAL THE LOVE OF GOD BY LOVING OTHER BELIEVERS GENUINELY THROUGH EVERYDAY ACTIONS. 1 JOHN 3:19-24 WHEN YOUR HEART IS OVERWHELMED BY DOUBT, REST IN THE CHARACTER AND WORK OF GOD ALLOWING DOUBT TO TURN INTO TRUST YOU ACT UPON! 1 JOHN 4:1-6 DISCERN FALSE TEACHING— THE CONTENT OF TEACHING REVEALS THE SOURCE OF TEACHING. 1 JOHN 4:7-21 WE LOVE FELLOW BELIEVERS BY FULLY UNDERSTANDING THE LOVE OF GOD AND CHOOSING TO LOVE OTHERS IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOVE OF GOD. 1 JOHN 5:1-5 GOD’S WORK IN THE LIFE OF BELIEVERS ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE VICTORY OVER THIS WORLD’S SELFISH VALUES ENABLING BELIEVERS TO LOVE OTHERS. 1 JOHN 5:6-12 IT’S FOR REAL, ETERNAL LIFE IS ONLY FOUND THROUGH JESUS CHRIST WHO IS GOD AND SAVIOR! You Can Confidently Know . . . 1 JOHN 5:13-21 YOU CAN CONFIDENTLY KNOW THAT . . . 1. Belief results in guaranteed eternal life. 13 2. God answers prayer prayed according to His will. 14-17 3. We can overcome sin. 18 4. We are secure in God. 19 5. What God has accomplished in Christ is true! 20 6. Therefore, guard your life from false beliefs! 21 GUARD YOUR HEART TO PROTECT THE TRUTH THAT CAN BE KNOWN ABOUT GOD AND LIVING FOR GOD. GUARD YOUR HEART FROM INCORRECT BELIEF! APPLICATION 1. God’s desire is for you to live in the confidence of His truth! 2. Do the action of what we know: believe, pray, overcome, rest securely, experientially know (trust), guard. APPLICATION 3. Our spiritual life is under constant attack from Satan and this world, take guarding your heart seriously by assessing your beliefs and actions of life. GUARD YOUR HEART FROM INCORRECT BELIEF! BELIEVING CORRECT DOCTRINE WILL LEAD TO A LIFE OF OBEYING GOD AND LOVING ONE ANOTHER.