Why Jesus Died and How We Live
Review
I John 1:1 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
1. The Good News: God is Holy
5 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. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 1 John 1:5
2. The Bad News: We are Sinners
1 John 1:5 we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
1 John 2: 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world
3. The Greatest News: Jesus Died for God
A. Jesus absolutely died for us
He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2
Exhortation #1: Walk in the Light of God
If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 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. 1 John 1:6-7
Confessing Sin
Receiving Grace
Obeying God’s Word
2. Exhortation #2: Witness to the Love of God
Tell the world that God is light
Tell the world that God is love,
1 John 2: 2 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
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