There Are Dangers Out There
Dr. Jerry Branch
1 John 2:18-28
STATEMENT: There are dangers out there...
As the Bible shows us, there have been dangers in this world ever since the devil tempted Adam and Eve...
on down through the times of the Old Testament period,
on through the New Testament period,
continuing on through the early years of the church, as well as on through the Middle ages,
and the Reformation,
and the Enlightenment period,
and on through time to our present day.
The dangers are not just from evil despots nor tyrants nor killers, nor thieves nor drug dealers...
In fact John is telling the Christians in his day, and as his letter makes clear...
John is presenting that there are things going on, real dangers from a spiritual source,
that are at work trying to steal away the closeness of our fellowship with God...
AND, because we are NO different than those early men and women who followed Jesus,
we Christians today also really do need to be aware of these ever present dangers.
Now, as we know, we also need to always read Scripture in proper context, and so it is also with this portion we are looking at this morning.
This means that we also need to read on down through the 28th verse as well in order to get a more accurate view of the subject matter that John is dealing with.
So let's read, verses 18 through 28, and then we'll come back and concentrate on 18-23.
18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. 20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. 21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of th ...
Dr. Jerry Branch
1 John 2:18-28
STATEMENT: There are dangers out there...
As the Bible shows us, there have been dangers in this world ever since the devil tempted Adam and Eve...
on down through the times of the Old Testament period,
on through the New Testament period,
continuing on through the early years of the church, as well as on through the Middle ages,
and the Reformation,
and the Enlightenment period,
and on through time to our present day.
The dangers are not just from evil despots nor tyrants nor killers, nor thieves nor drug dealers...
In fact John is telling the Christians in his day, and as his letter makes clear...
John is presenting that there are things going on, real dangers from a spiritual source,
that are at work trying to steal away the closeness of our fellowship with God...
AND, because we are NO different than those early men and women who followed Jesus,
we Christians today also really do need to be aware of these ever present dangers.
Now, as we know, we also need to always read Scripture in proper context, and so it is also with this portion we are looking at this morning.
This means that we also need to read on down through the 28th verse as well in order to get a more accurate view of the subject matter that John is dealing with.
So let's read, verses 18 through 28, and then we'll come back and concentrate on 18-23.
18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. 20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. 21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of th ...
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