1 John 5 - “The Gospel is God's testimony”

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Stephen Caldwell

1 John 5 - “The Gospel is God's testimony”

v6-8

1. By water and by blood - "Book ends of of Jesus work on Earth."

2. By water - Jesus' baptism

3. By blood - Jesus' crucifixion (ref: John 19)

v9

1. Man's word is less than God's word.

2. How much more trustworthy is God's testimony, when everyday we take men at their word.

v10

1. The gospel demands an answer.

2. Acceptance or Rejection – only possible answers.

3. Christian, you can't keep “all this stuff” while declaring God's truth.

v11

1. “No man can come to the Father but by Me (Jesus)”

2. This is an absolute.

v12

1. If you don't have Jesus Christ, then you don't have eternal life.

2. The Gospel is not a message of facts and ideas, it is a message of a relationship.