1 John 5
When you're born of God – you are born to love.
You'll love the Father who gave you life, and the Son who gave His life for you.
You will also love His children for we all belong to the same family.
When you're born of God, you're born to win.
Your first birth made you a sinner and a loser.
But your second birth makes you a conqueror.
The world wants to entice you and the devil wants to seduce you.
But Christ will give you the victory you need if you trust Him.
When you're born of God, you're born to assurance, and you can know you have eternal life.
You're also born to talk to your Father in prayer and receive from Him what you need.
When you're born of God, you're born secure, and the evil one cannot harm you.
You do not keep yourself saved, for the Father does that, but you keep yourself from the clutches of the evil one.
As you abide in Christ, you experience His love and care.
2 John
John wrote this letter to an anonymous Christian woman, whose home was open to God's people to meet for fellowship and worship.
The emphasis is on truth and love.
And John points out 3 dangers believers must avoid.
i. Knowing the truth but not practising it.
We must walk in truth and walk according to His commandments.
The Word of God is mean for doing and not just knowing.
If we say but do not obey, well we're hypocrites!
ii. Practicing truth but not defending it.
See, the enemy is busy and we must oppose him.
Love must be balanced by truth, or you'll start supporting lies in the name of love.
It is easy to lose what you have gained by making friends with the wrong people.
iii. Going beyond the truth.
The word 'transgress' means to go beyond.
When you go beyond God's Word, you're going too far.
It is not progress but regress.
Beware anybody who has something to add to your Bible.
Phillips Brooks wrote, 'Truth is always strong no matter how weak it looks, and falsehood is always weak no matter how strong it looks.'
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