1 John 3:1-24

• The Compassion of the FatherThe Compassion of the Father

• The Conduct of His childrenThe Conduct of His children

• The Contempt of the worldThe Contempt of the world

• The Confidence we have in HimThe Confidence we have in Him

I. The Compassion of the FatherThe Compassion of the Father

• See what great love the Father has See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we children of God! And that is what we areare

I. The Compassion of the FatherThe Compassion of the Father

• Revealed in the Lord JesusRevealed in the Lord Jesus

•   This is how we know what love is: This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.• I John 3:16I John 3:16

I. The Compassion of the FatherThe Compassion of the Father

• - to sinful humanity- to sinful humanity

• But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 5:8

I. The Compassion of the FatherThe Compassion of the Father

• - to His adopted children- to His adopted children

• To all who received Him (that is the To all who received Him (that is the Son of God) who believed in His Son of God) who believed in His name, he gave the right / authority name, he gave the right / authority to become children of Godto become children of God. John 1:14  John 1:14 

II. The Conduct of His children.II. The Conduct of His children.

• Becoming like Jesus

• Dear friends, now we are children of God, and Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appearsknown. But we know that when Christ appears  

we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. is. 3 3 All who have this hope in him purify All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.themselves, just as he is pure.

• 1 John 3:2

II. The Conduct of His childrenII. The Conduct of His children

• Loving one anotherLoving one another

• This is the message that you have heard from This is the message that you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. the beginning: We should love one another. 

• 1Jn 3:111Jn 3:11

III. The Contempt of the worldIII. The Contempt of the world

• MisunderstandingMisunderstanding

• The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

III. The Contempt of the worldIII. The Contempt of the world

• PersecutionPersecution

• Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.- 1 John 3:13

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IV. The Confidence we have in IV. The Confidence we have in Him Him

• No CondemnationNo Condemnation

• This is how we know that we belong to the This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: presence: 20 20 if our hearts condemn us, we if our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.  I John 3:19.20and he knows everything.  I John 3:19.20

IV. The Confidence we have in IV. The Confidence we have in Him Him

• - Our prayers answered- Our prayers answered

• Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God us, we have confidence before God 22 22 and and receive from him anything we ask, because receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 1 John 3:21,22him. 1 John 3:21,22

IV. The Confidence we have in IV. The Confidence we have in HimHim

• the Holy Spirit’s testimonythe Holy Spirit’s testimony

• And this is how we know that he lives in And this is how we know that he lives in us: we know it by the Spirit he gave us.us: we know it by the Spirit he gave us.

• I John 3:24I John 3:24

1 John 3:1-24

• The Compassion of the FatherThe Compassion of the Father• The Conduct of the ChildrenThe Conduct of the Children• The Contempt of the worldThe Contempt of the world• The Confidence we have in HimThe Confidence we have in Him

•See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!