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1 John 5:13-211 John 5:13-21

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5 Things Every Christian Should Know!5 Things Every Christian Should Know!

1.1. Eternal LifeEternal Life2.2. God Hears Our PrayersGod Hears Our Prayers3.3. Christians do not live a habitual life of Christians do not live a habitual life of

sinsin4.4. We are children of God and can’t be We are children of God and can’t be

harmed by the evil oneharmed by the evil one5.5. He has given us understandingHe has given us understanding

1 John 5:13-211 John 5:13-21  1313 I write these things to you who I write these things to you who

believe in the name of the Son of God believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have so that you may know that you have eternal life. eternal life. 1414 This is the confidence we This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he ask anything according to his will, he hears us. hears us. 1515 And if we know that he And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. that we have what we asked of him.

  1616 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about not saying that he should pray about that. that. 1717 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death. sin that does not lead to death.

1 John 5:13-211 John 5:13-21

1 John 5:13-211 John 5:13-211818 We know that anyone born of God does not We know that anyone born of God does not

continue to sin; the one who was born of God continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. him. 1919 We know that we are children of God, We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. of the evil one. 2020 We know also that the Son of We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

1 John 5:13-211 John 5:13-21

2121 Dear children, keep yourselves from Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. idols.

1 John 5:13-211 John 5:13-211313 I write these things to you who believe in the I write these things to you who believe in the

name of the Son of God so that you may name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. know that you have eternal life. 1414 This is This is the confidence we have in approaching the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. his will, he hears us. 1515 And if we know that And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.that we have what we asked of him.

John 20:31John 20:313131 But these are written that you may But these are written that you may

believe that Jesus is the Christ, the believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. may have life in his name.

1 John 2:191 John 2:191919 They went out from us, but they They went out from us, but they

did not really belong to us. For if did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of their going showed that none of them belonged to us. them belonged to us.

1 John 5:13-211 John 5:13-211313 I write these things to you who believe in the I write these things to you who believe in the

name of the Son of God so that you may name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. know that you have eternal life.

1414 This is the confidence we have in approaching This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. his will, he hears us. 1515 And if we know that And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.that we have what we asked of him.

1515 For we do not have a high priest who is For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. sin. 1616 Let us then approach the throne of Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. our time of need.

Hebrews 4:15-16

““Prayer is not a convenient device for Prayer is not a convenient device for imposing our will upon God, or bending imposing our will upon God, or bending His will to ours, but the prescribed way His will to ours, but the prescribed way of subordinating our will to His. It is by of subordinating our will to His. It is by

prayer that we seek God’s will, embrace prayer that we seek God’s will, embrace it and align ourselves with it.” it and align ourselves with it.”

Mark 11:24 Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, Jesus says, whatever Therefore I tell you, Jesus says, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. have received it, and it will be yours.

1 John 5:16-171 John 5:16-171616 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin If anyone sees his brother commit a sin

that does not lead to death, he should that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about not saying that he should pray about that. that. 1717 All wrongdoing is sin, and there All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.is sin that does not lead to death.

Acts 5:11Acts 5:11

““And great fear came over the whole And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of church, and over all who heard of

these things.”these things.”

Matthew 12:31-32Matthew 12:31-323131 And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy

will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 3232 Anyone who speaks a word against the Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. age to come.

1 John 5:17a1 John 5:17a

All wrongdoing is sin…All wrongdoing is sin…

1 John 5:181 John 5:181818 We know that anyone born of God does We know that anyone born of God does

not continue to sin; the one who was not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil born of God keeps him safe, and the evil

one cannot harm him. one cannot harm him.

1 John 1:101 John 1:10““If we claim we have not sinned, If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and we make him out to be a liar and

his word has no place in our his word has no place in our lives.”lives.”

1 John 5:191 John 5:191919 We know that we are children We know that we are children

of God, and that the whole of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the world is under the control of the

evil one.evil one.

1 John 5:201 John 5:202020 We know also that the Son of God We know also that the Son of God

has come and has given us has come and has given us understanding, so that we may understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. eternal life.

““Dear children, keep Dear children, keep yourselves from yourselves from

idols.” idols.”