The Purpose Of This Epistle Is The Abundant Life.

Fellowship with God and His family
Fullness of joy, flowing from assurance of salvation
Forgiveness of sin in daily life

The Problem Of Sin In The Lives Of Believers.

Sin destroys fellowship 1 John 1:1-10
Sin will make us ashamed at Christ´s coming read 1 John 2:28

Sin may bring physical death.

read  1 John 5:16

God´s Provision For Daily Victory.

We Are Going To Look At 3 Things today.

The Aim in the Christian Life

That you sin not. 1 John 2:1

Awareness of sin brings us to the Savior

Do you want to be saved? Acknowledge your are lost
Do you want to go to heaven? Realize that you are bound for hell
Christ came to save sinners

When we receive Christ by faith we are forgiven  Colossians 1:14

Then what should our goal be as believers?

We should aim for daily victory
Jesus is our example

We are equipped to win

The Advocate for all Christians

But if any man sin  1 John 2:1

Facing the reality of imperfection
God loves us still  Romans 8:38-39

We have an advocate with the Father

An advocate who comes to our aid when we stumble
An advocate who intercedes in heaven for us  Hebrews 7:25
An advocate on earth and One in heaven  1 John 2:14-16
An advocate when the enemy comes against us.

The Atonement

He is the propitiation for our sins.

He has paid for our sins with his own blood.

Christ has reconciled us to our Father  2 Corinthians 5:17-20

He finished His work of reconciliation on the cross.

His work as our advocate still continues.

Conclusion

We Are To Invite Others To The Abundant Life

The Call For Consistent Christian Living

In view of His atonement
In view of His continuing work as our advocate

Bible Studies Home

1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
² And 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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1 John 2:28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
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1 John 1:1 That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life.
² (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);
³ We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:
⁴ And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
⁵ This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
⁶ If we say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:
⁷ But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.
⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.
⁹ If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.
¹⁰ If we say that we have no sin, we make him false and his word is not in us.
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1 John 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death.
There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
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1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
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Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
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Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
³⁹ Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
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1 John 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
¹⁵ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
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2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
¹⁸ And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
¹⁹ To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
²⁰ Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ´s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
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1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
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Last updated on August 4, 2005