1John21-12What’sLoveGottoDoWithItEverything.ppt

1John2:1-12What’sLoveGottoDoWithIt?munityChurch“Thursday’sThurstforTruth”BibleStudyJune9,VisionStatement:passion,integrity,moralcourage,:1-12(NIV)Mydearchildren,,wehaveonewhospeakstotheFatherinourdefense—JesusChrist,:2Heistheatoningsacrificeforoursins,::4Themanwhosays,“Iknowhim,”mandsisaliar,:1-12(NIV)1Jn2:5Butifanyoneobeyshisword,God’:1Jn2::7Dearfriends,mandbutanoldone,:1-12(NIV)1Jn2:mand;itstruthisseeninhimandyou,::10Whoeverloveshisbrotherlivesinthelight,:1-12(NIV)1Jn2:11Butwhoeverhateshisbrotherisinthedarknessandwalksaroundinthedarkness;hedoesnotknowwhereheisgoing,:12Iwritetoyou,dearchildren,&ForgivenessofSins(-2)&2:Sinisarealityinourlives;wewerebornintosinThismessagemaymakesomefeellikegivingup;ifsinisinevitable,whytry?Romans7:19JohntellsusabouttherealityofsinsowewilltryhardtofightagainstournaturaltendencytosinSin&ForgivenessofSins(-2)Ifwedosin,noteternallycondemned,don’tgiveuphopebecauseJesusisouradvocateistheRighteousOneisthepropitiationoratonementforoursinsSin&ForgivenessofSins(-2)Greekwordforadvocateisparakletos(par-ak’-lay-tos);“onecalledtoafriend’sside,forter”inancientGreece,advocatenameforadefenseattorneyonly1JohncallsJesusanadvocate,butideadepictedelsewhereRomans8:34Sin&ForgivenessofSins(-2)TextsaysJesusis“righteous”;whatdoesthatmean?Greekworldforrighteousmeans“just,holy”Jesus’pleteoppositeofoursinfulnessRighteousnessofGodisperfectlyrevealedinJesusChri