1 John 3:1-10 (7 of 14)
Series: 1 John: Jesus Our Light and Life
Wyman Richardson
1 John 3:1-10
1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. 4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
It is amazing how the mere mention of a family name can conjure images for us. For instance, let me name some family names. As I do so, ask yourself what images, ideas, and thoughts come to mind.
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Hatfields and McCoys
Manson
Kardashian
I offer these without comment. I do not need to comment in order to make the point: family names, even in our day, carry with them and evoke within us a whole host of feelings, thoughts, opinions, and reactions.
Here is another family name. When I say it, ask yourself what images it evokes: Chri ...
Series: 1 John: Jesus Our Light and Life
Wyman Richardson
1 John 3:1-10
1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. 4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
It is amazing how the mere mention of a family name can conjure images for us. For instance, let me name some family names. As I do so, ask yourself what images, ideas, and thoughts come to mind.
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Hatfields and McCoys
Manson
Kardashian
I offer these without comment. I do not need to comment in order to make the point: family names, even in our day, carry with them and evoke within us a whole host of feelings, thoughts, opinions, and reactions.
Here is another family name. When I say it, ask yourself what images it evokes: Chri ...
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