7/17/17

Abide in Christ, Love God, Love People (1 John 4:13-21)

1 John 4:13
Abide in him, he in us, given his Spirit.
 - focus on God above

Testimony of eye witnesses 1 Cor 15, 1 John 4:14-15
Confession of Jesus, Son, Savior - God abides in him, he in God

John1:1, Heb 4:12, 2 Tim 3:16-17
Gods Word
Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth
 - Don't suppress God's word
 - Talk about JESUS

1 John 4:16-17, 18
God is love, perfected in us
 - confidence for day of judgement (because we live like Jesus in the world)
 -  (18) No fear in love (perfect), fear is about punishment
 - (19) Love, because he first loved us
 - fear is the basis of anger, (thoughts?)
 - (20) love is not "lip service", hatred reveals truth of the heart
 - God's word is clear
 - (21) Abide: Love God, Love People

Gal 2:20
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 NLT
http://bible.com/116/gal.2.20.NLT

Col 3:7-10
Put off old, take on the new

Our trust in God cannot waiver
 - open my eyes
 - see God's power in my bodily function I don't "will" to function, breath, heart, blood, brain
 - Psalm 40:4, blessed who makes the Lord his trust

Stay together
 - desire truth must replace lies
 - Psalm 73:25,
  -Job 21:14, they say to ,God depart from us,
  - living a lie, deceived

We fear nothing because of obedience to commandments of God


Deut 31:6, Heb "not leave of forsake"