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Letters from JohnLetters from JohnPart 9- The One Who Overcomes!Part 9- The One Who Overcomes!

1 John 5:1-51 John 5:1-5

Joni Eareckson TadaJoni Eareckson Tada

1 John 2:161 John 2:16

“…“…the cravings of sinful man, the lust of the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what his eyes and the boasting of what

he has and does.” he has and does.”

  Holy SpiritHoly Spirit

FaithFaithLoveLove

ObedienceObedience

1 John 5:1-51 John 5:1-5

11 Everyone who believes that Jesus is Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. his child as well. 22 This is how we This is how we know that we love the children of know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. his commands.

1 John 5:1-51 John 5:1-5

33 This is love for God: to obey his This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are commands. And his commands are not burdensome, not burdensome, 44 for everyone born for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. world, even our faith. 55 Who is it that Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

1 John 5:1a1 John 5:1a11 Everyone who believes that Everyone who believes that

Jesus is the Christ is born of Jesus is the Christ is born of God…God…

““Who is the liar? It is the man who Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ.”denies that Jesus is the Christ.”

1 John 2:221 John 2:22““See that what you have heard from the See that what you have heard from the

beginning remains in you. If it does, beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he the Father. And this is what he promised us-even eternal life.” promised us-even eternal life.”

1 John 2:241 John 2:24

1 Corinthians 12:3 1 Corinthians 12:3

Therefore I tell you that no one who is Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit.

Regeneration/FaithRegeneration/Faith

1 John 5:11 John 5:1

““ek tou theou gegennetai”ek tou theou gegennetai”

““has been born of God”has been born of God”

1 John 5:1b1 John 5:1b

“…“…everyone who loves the father everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.”loves his child as well.”

1 John 5:21 John 5:2

This is how we know that we love This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God the children of God: by loving God

and carrying out his commands.and carrying out his commands.

1 John 5:31 John 5:3

This is love for God: to obey his This is love for God: to obey his commands. commands.

2323 Jesus said, “Anyone who loves me will Jesus said, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. make our home with them. 2424 Anyone Anyone who does not love me will not obey who does not love me will not obey my teaching. my teaching.

John 14:23-24

His commands are not His commands are not burdensome. burdensome.

1 John 5:3-41 John 5:3-4

And his commands are not burdensome, And his commands are not burdensome, 44 for everyone born of God overcomes for everyone born of God overcomes

the world. the world.

This is the victory that has overcome the This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. world, even our faith.

1 John 5:4b1 John 5:4bWho is it that overcomes the world? Only Who is it that overcomes the world? Only

he who believes that Jesus is the Son of he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.” God.”

1 John 5:51 John 5:5

Colossians 2:13-15Colossians 2:13-151313 When you were dead in your sins and in the When you were dead in your sins and in the

uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 1414 having canceled the charge of our legal having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. to the cross. 1515 And having disarmed the And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.the cross.

To him who To him who overcomesovercomes, I will give the right , I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.the paradise of God.He who He who overcomesovercomes will not be hurt at all  will not be hurt at all by the second death.by the second death.To him who To him who overcomesovercomes, I will give some of , I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.it, known only to him who receives it.

To him who To him who overcomesovercomes and does my will to  and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the the end, I will give authority over the nations— nations— He who He who overcomesovercomes will, like them, be  will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels.and his angels.He who He who overcomesovercomes will inherit all this, and  will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.I will be his God and he will be my son.

You are that You are that overcomer!overcomer!