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We finally come to the end of 1 John.
What a wonderful study it has been.
John is a great encourager.
As he closes the epistle he encourages us even more.
He uses the phrase “we know” six times in these passages.
John shows believers that we can be certain about our relationship with Christ.
He reminds us of five indisputable facts we can cling to.
Let’s consider each of those facts.
We know we have eternal life.
Look at verse 13.
Notice at the beginning of the verse John says “These things have I written unto you… that ye may know that ye have eternal life”.
John gives us a twofold purpose for writing this letter.
In 1:4 he says he wrote the letter so that our joy would be full (see also John 20:31).
Nothing gives us joy like knowing that we have eternal life.
The certainty of salvation brings us great joy.
The phrase “These things” refers back to all that he has written in the letter so far.
John has told us that we can know for certain we are saved because we walk in the light (1:7), keep God’s commandments (2:3), love one another (2:10) and continue in the church (2:19).
This epistle serves almost like a check list for a person that wants to conduct a spiritual inventory on themselves.
John’s purpose is to encourage us in our salvation.
If we are saved we will know it because our salvation will lead us to righteous behavior.
John’s hearers were assaulted by false teachers.
False teachers often threaten a person at the point of their salvation.
John wants those he is writing to know that they are saved.
They have eternal life.
Eternal life has been given to them because they “believe on the name of the Son of God”.
Salvation is extended to us by grace through our faith (Eph.
2:8).
As believer’s our salvation is a fact.
We are saved.
We don’t possess a “maybe -so” salvation.
We have a “know -so “salvation.
As believer’s we can know that we have eternal life.
We know that God will hear our prayers.
Look at verse 14.
John says that we have a confidence in God that enables us to petition Him in prayer.
The Greek word for confidence here literally means “a freedom in speaking”.
We have a freedom to come to God and speak with Him.
We can be open and honest with him without any fear.
Let’s look at a couple of truths we get from this.
Prayer must be according to the will of God.
In order for a prayer to be according to the will of God some things must be understood:
1) Unbelievers should not expect their prayers to be answered.
God may answer them, but He is not obligated in any way to the unbeliever (John 15:7).
So if we want our prayers answered we should first be a believer.
2) We should not expect God to answer our prayers if we are living in sin.
Sin greatly hinders our prayer life (Ps.
66:18, 1 Peter 3:7).
3) We should pray in Jesus name (John 14:13-14).
If we pray in Jesus name then the goal of our prayer should ultimately be to bring Him glory.
Therefore we would not pray for anything that is not consistent with His will or purpose in our lives.
John tells us that God will always answer the prayer that is in accordance with His will.
Look at verse 15.
That’s a great verse.
When our desires are God’s desire and we bring them before Him, we can expect God to answer our prayers.
The key is getting to the place in our lives where our desires are God’s desires.
I don’t think that is as difficult to do as we would like to think it is.
It just involves surrender and seeking on our part.
Look at verses 16-17.
They fit into what John is talking about.
They relate to prayer.
John gives an example of what it means to pray outside of God’s will.
John says that if we see a brother sin a sin that is not unto death we should pray for that brother.
Of course we would be praying for his restoration and for God to begin blessing him once again.
To put it into the exact context, I think John is saying that we should pray that God heals the brother.
Then he says that if we see a brother sin a sin unto death that we should not pray for that brother.
John seems to be making a reference to person that has serious discipline of God in their life.
God is disciplining this person through physical illness.
A good example of this would be 1 Corinthians 11:30.
Paul tells the Corinthians that some of the people have actually lost their lives because of God’s discipline.
A person can get so far away from God that He uses extreme measure to keep them from going any further away from Him.
In those circumstances there is no reason for us to pray and ask God to spare the person.
God is determined to discipline the person by taking their physical life.
That is God’s will.
For us to pray anything else would be against His will.
Not all sin results in God taking away the life of the sinner.
Thank the Lord for that.
In verse 17 John tells us that all unrighteousness is sin.
However, some sin leads to physical death.
Just a note to interject, this verse proves that there are degrees of sin as well.
When a person is living in sin and the discipline of God leads that personal to physical illness, it is appropriate for us to pray for them.
John says if we do the Lord will hear us and restore his life to him.
John uses this example to teach us that discernment in prayer is necessary.
There are some things that just aren’t going to happen because they are outside of God’s will.
John says that we should not even pray for such things.
Sometimes it’s difficult to know when those times are.
John isn’t suggesting that we are sinning when we pray for someone to be healed that God is not going to heal.
He is just saying that the pray will not be answered.
God’s will can be very mysterious.
We need to seek His face to know it.
Nevertheless, John is teaching us in these passages that we can know that God hears our prayers.
We know that true believers don’t live in sin.
Look at verse 18.
As we have said earlier, John is not talking about sinless perfection here.
He has already told us that we all sin (1:8).
He has also told us that we have an Advocate that continues to cleanse us from our sin.
We need an Advocate because we sin, even as believers (2:1).
Believers are “born of God”, we are new creatures.
Ye we are not in our perfect and glorified state yet (3:2).
John makes a clear distinction between sinning and living in sin in this letter.
To “live in sin” would describe an unbroken continual pattern of rebellion to God’s commandment couple with a lack of love toward God and the people of God.
As believers we will continue to pursue righteousness, love God and love others.
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