Authenticity in Life, Love, and Light
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1 John 2:7-11
John is known as the “Apostle of love” because in his writings he gives such prominence to this subject (Weirsbe).
“Beginning”- That which is first, either in time or in rank and authority
Old vs. New
Old vs. New
“Love one another” in sense is new. The Greek helps us understand this term, “new”.
New in time
New in quality
The commandment to love one another is not now in time, but it is new in character.
New in Emphasis (2:7)
It is new in example (2:8)
It is new in experience (2:9)
For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives,
2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear.
3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—
4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,
6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.
7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
10 For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.
11 Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?
14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,
20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
1 Let brotherly love continue.
2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.
3 Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.
Relationship tend to be an outpouring of our hearts.
1 John 3:16-21- “The heart of a man”
22 Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.
Only God knows the condition of the heart.
12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
1 Samuel 16:7
People need relationships: New ice fishing friend.
“I just need a friend”
If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
“Words, like coins, can be in circulation for such a long time that they start wearing out. Unfortunately, the word love is losing its value and is being used to cover a multitude of sins” (Weirsbe)
“Man I love the old-fashioned kind of baked beans!”
“But, Mom, don’t you realize that Tom and I love each other?”
“It is difficult to understand how a man can use the same word to express the love for his wife as he uses to tell how he feels about about baked beans! When these words are used carelessly they are devalued “(Weirsbe). Again pious talk!
John is describing a life that is real, he uses three words repeatedly, “Life, love, and light”. He has devoted three sections to the subject of christian bundled with these three words (1 John 2:7-11, 3:10-24, 4:7-21)
These words are meant to belong together and not be separated.
We don't have time for fake Christianity!
Go back to 1 John 3:16
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
