1 00:00:00,06 --> 00:00:04,99 The following program is sponsored by Seattle open door church Nettleton door 2 00:00:05,00 --> 00:00:10,44 church he's committed to loving God loving people and loving life our doors are 3 00:00:10,45 --> 00:00:16,52 open to whomever no mass required Seattle open door church is located in downtown 4 00:00:16,53 --> 00:00:23,49 Bierria next to the southwest courthouse. Welcome to their roots so your 5 00:00:23,50 --> 00:00:27,81 host for there is hope is Richard over the senior pastor of Seattle open door 6 00:00:27,82 --> 00:00:34,49 church of your. Has gone to the Lord they 7 00:00:34,71 --> 00:00:39,51 are Jesus I come to you I think you for the power of the word I thank you that we 8 00:00:39,52 --> 00:00:45,74 can go deeper in Christ through the Word of God I thank you for also John writing 9 00:00:45,87 --> 00:00:49,02 the first John book and all the truth there and there's 10 00:00:49,03 --> 00:00:53,67 a small little book it's only five chapters but there's so much meat there's so 11 00:00:53,68 --> 00:00:58,07 much to chew on there's so much to meditate on in those five chapters and so Lars 12 00:00:58,08 --> 00:01:02,77 look at chapter one pray that you speak to us that you give us you help us to 13 00:01:02,78 --> 00:01:07,40 understand your work better I pray that in Jesus name him in this first John 14 00:01:07,49 --> 00:01:14,34 chapter one versus one and two the titles word of life Jesus says and you can 15 00:01:14,35 --> 00:01:17,92 follow in your bio we have different translation this is new Americans enter Bible 16 00:01:18,76 --> 00:01:21,12 follow whatever trans she have if it is 17 00:01:21,13 --> 00:01:24,68 a translation as the Word of God is going to end up coming up the same conclusion 18 00:01:24,69 --> 00:01:26,40 no matter what it is it's just saying in 19 00:01:26,41 --> 00:01:31,08 a different way what was from the beginning what we have heard what we have seen 20 00:01:31,09 --> 00:01:35,67 with their eyes what we have looked at in touch with their hands concerning the 21 00:01:35,68 --> 00:01:41,06 Word of Life and the life was manifested and we have seen and testifying proclaim 22 00:01:41,07 --> 00:01:48,03 to you the eternal life which was the father and was manifested to us. OK 23 00:01:48,13 --> 00:01:53,18 this is concerning the word of life who is the Word of Life I put Jesus but before 24 00:01:53,19 --> 00:01:57,31 we come up with that conclusion this break it down see what Paul our John is saying 25 00:01:57,32 --> 00:02:03,78 here look at verse one what was from the beginning what we have heard 26 00:02:04,12 --> 00:02:09,02 what we have seen with their eyes and what we looked at and touched with their 27 00:02:09,03 --> 00:02:15,40 hands concerning the work of life this is Apostle John apostle John was when he was 28 00:02:15,41 --> 00:02:21,24 with us he was one of the disciples of Jesus so this look what he says was from the 29 00:02:21,25 --> 00:02:25,21 beginning he's saying what I'm going to write to you this is what happened the very 30 00:02:25,22 --> 00:02:29,42 beginning the beginning of what is this time about the beginning of the earth no 31 00:02:29,43 --> 00:02:33,19 this is talking about his time but the beginning when the Gospel was being started 32 00:02:33,20 --> 00:02:37,06 when Jesus first appeared he says what was from the beginning what we have heard 33 00:02:37,07 --> 00:02:44,01 what did he hear what the John here you heard who you just heard Jesus speak and 34 00:02:44,02 --> 00:02:49,60 Jesus spoke what the were so this is what we have heard what we have seen with 35 00:02:49,61 --> 00:02:54,06 their eyes how do I know that John was with Jesus because he says what we've seen 36 00:02:54,07 --> 00:02:58,85 with their eyes so he's saying what we heard with their own personal ears what we 37 00:02:58,86 --> 00:03:04,99 heard from her eyes so is what John's writing is it hearsay is it gossip 38 00:03:05,91 --> 00:03:10,85 No it is all personal experience he's done but his own personal experience was from 39 00:03:10,86 --> 00:03:14,99 beginning what we have heard or seen with their eyes will be looked at and touched 40 00:03:15,00 --> 00:03:20,68 with our hands touch with their hands that means that there was physically 41 00:03:20,69 --> 00:03:24,98 interaction with Jesus Christ is this what touch with their hands and he's done 42 00:03:24,98 --> 00:03:29,68 about what we have experienced that makes sense if you heard it if you seen it if 43 00:03:29,69 --> 00:03:33,55 you touched it when it be that you experienced it and what does he say he 44 00:03:33,56 --> 00:03:38,04 experienced concerning the. Word of life 45 00:03:40,49 --> 00:03:45,57 what do you think that word of life might possibly be just might possibly look at 46 00:03:45,58 --> 00:03:46,88 verse two and 47 00:03:46,89 --> 00:03:53,80 a lot was manifested. And we have seen him testify and 48 00:03:53,81 --> 00:04:00,30 proclaim to you the eternal light which was with the father and was matted vested 49 00:04:00,48 --> 00:04:07,09 to see who was with the Father Jesus with the father 50 00:04:07,97 --> 00:04:09,42 he says and the life was 51 00:04:09,61 --> 00:04:13,92 a fist that means that that this life this Word of Life was manifested it was 52 00:04:13,93 --> 00:04:20,14 showing it was refilled and it says and what we have see 53 00:04:20,85 --> 00:04:27,28 and testified was testified mean to bear witness what we have 54 00:04:27,29 --> 00:04:31,57 seen and what we bear witness to what we've seen and what we proclaim what is 55 00:04:31,58 --> 00:04:38,38 proclaim me to shout out what we proclaim to you the eternal life which was with 56 00:04:38,39 --> 00:04:43,77 the father was manifested eternal life who is the eternal life 57 00:04:45,47 --> 00:04:49,56 Jesus the Word of Life so they could but all the time when we talk about turn to 58 00:04:49,57 --> 00:04:55,26 life how many times we think eternal life is Jesus we think eternal life as I go to 59 00:04:55,27 --> 00:04:59,49 have been forever is that we think of where they could be eternal life is going to 60 00:04:59,55 --> 00:05:04,87 get in Heaven forever but what does this say that turn to life is this is in effect 61 00:05:04,88 --> 00:05:09,49 in what is the Eternal Light who is the turn 62 00:05:09,50 --> 00:05:15,17 a life Jesus so is there eternal life without Jesus 63 00:05:16,39 --> 00:05:23,24 it can't be why because it is eternal life so if he is the eternal 64 00:05:23,25 --> 00:05:27,50 life there cannot be eternal life without Jesus so anybody that teaches you can 65 00:05:27,51 --> 00:05:32,03 have eternal life any other way except through the Word of life Jesus Christ is 66 00:05:32,04 --> 00:05:38,64 false asked to be Paul's because Jesus is the eternal life. Are you getting I don't 67 00:05:38,65 --> 00:05:44,21 know if I can express that do you get what I'm saying is that when you see Jesus 68 00:05:44,32 --> 00:05:50,20 you see eternal life or do you see Jesus as condemning you. 69 00:05:51,38 --> 00:05:56,83 Do you see Jesus as judging you do you see Jesus as the one that will see in you to 70 00:05:56,84 --> 00:06:00,96 hell is that what you see or do you see Jesus new sieges do you see eternal life 71 00:06:01,83 --> 00:06:07,11 you see what John is saying now listen you got to remember something what he says 72 00:06:07,37 --> 00:06:11,17 what we've seen with their eyes what we've looked at with touch with their hands 73 00:06:11,56 --> 00:06:16,69 you can understand he's talking about after Jesus was resurrected it wasn't just 74 00:06:16,70 --> 00:06:21,95 before Jesus resurrected but after Jesus resurrected after Jesus beat dad out there 75 00:06:21,96 --> 00:06:28,26 Jesus sells that he is the author eternal life as he shows he's destroyed dad he's 76 00:06:28,27 --> 00:06:33,43 destroyed eternal punishment through him he's saying after I've seen all that I 77 00:06:33,44 --> 00:06:38,68 want to tell you about it I want to testify I want to proclaim it the question is 78 00:06:38,87 --> 00:06:45,28 do we know eternal life do we know eternal life do we know who 79 00:06:45,68 --> 00:06:50,42 is eternal life I would argue if we are born again and we experience the Word of 80 00:06:50,43 --> 00:06:51,84 Life in our life there should be 81 00:06:51,85 --> 00:06:56,30 a place in us where we want to testify of what we've seen what we've heard and we 82 00:06:56,31 --> 00:07:03,07 want to proclaim it so what if eyes that tell you you can be born again no Jesus 83 00:07:03,42 --> 00:07:04,85 blot you could be 84 00:07:04,86 --> 00:07:09,36 a person that doesn't testify or proclaim and the reason why is because you're not 85 00:07:09,37 --> 00:07:10,36 experienced that turn 86 00:07:10,37 --> 00:07:16,52 a life welling up within you and I could tell you that maybe just maybe were 87 00:07:16,53 --> 00:07:23,32 a little different than job we weren't their whole you expect me to be like John I 88 00:07:23,33 --> 00:07:28,75 wasn't there when Jesus was resurrected you don't expect me to be like John we're 89 00:07:28,76 --> 00:07:35,61 going to find out guess what God expects us to be like John to testify to proclaim 90 00:07:35,74 --> 00:07:42,61 to be excited about the eternal life the one who is eternal life and it says 91 00:07:42,61 --> 00:07:48,93 which was the father was with the father and was manifested to us. Eternal life was 92 00:07:48,94 --> 00:07:54,37 show went to them connect to every believer in Christ this isn't every believer in 93 00:07:54,38 --> 00:07:58,90 crisis had eternal life shown to them and what was it to have eternal life was in 94 00:07:58,91 --> 00:08:05,83 short to you would not have it would you if it wasn't shown to you the 95 00:08:05,84 --> 00:08:10,07 reason have a cheer life be as Jesus was shown to you not by 96 00:08:10,08 --> 00:08:17,04 a man but who the Spirit the Holy Spirit gave you Revelation of Jesus Christ as 97 00:08:17,05 --> 00:08:21,54 eternal life do you understand that that you could not have eternal life and that 98 00:08:21,55 --> 00:08:23,88 one Christ your life almost always gave us 99 00:08:24,12 --> 00:08:30,83 a revelation Let's see manifested to you eternal life so what does that say about 100 00:08:30,84 --> 00:08:34,74 people who don't have eternal life people don't accept Christ people who call 101 00:08:34,75 --> 00:08:40,92 themselves is that Gnostics you know it tells you it has been manifested to all it 102 00:08:40,94 --> 00:08:47,74 has been revealed to all and I tell you that Jesus go walk in the room in the still 103 00:08:47,75 --> 00:08:54,69 not be manifested revealed to them as God. Because Is that true with us 104 00:08:55,90 --> 00:09:01,62 we hear the Gospel how many years we go to church and we can watch it on T.V. 105 00:09:01,63 --> 00:09:06,10 We can read the Bible and do all those things but until the Holy Spirit gives us 106 00:09:06,11 --> 00:09:06,92 a revelation 107 00:09:06,93 --> 00:09:12,54 a manifestation to us and we experience it ourselves is just words that comes out 108 00:09:12,55 --> 00:09:13,11 of a mouth of 109 00:09:13,12 --> 00:09:19,57 a preacher It takes the Holy Spirit to bring that revelation so how do we apply 110 00:09:19,58 --> 00:09:23,98 that passage the way we apply the patches maybe we should be the ones testifying 111 00:09:23,99 --> 00:09:28,66 and proclaiming them praying the Holy Spirit will give the revelation that was true 112 00:09:29,27 --> 00:09:36,24 manifestation of. This keep going. Next one is first John wand 113 00:09:36,25 --> 00:09:42,10 verse three fellowship among Christians and fellowship among God this is the first 114 00:09:42,11 --> 00:09:47,49 John one three says assist what we have seen and what we proclaim to you also that 115 00:09:47,50 --> 00:09:51,87 so that you too may have fellowship with us indeed our fellowship is with the 116 00:09:51,88 --> 00:09:58,09 Father and with his son Jesus this look at us is what we have seen and heard and 117 00:09:58,10 --> 00:10:03,26 proclaim what it what is it they've seen heard or proclaim that Jesus is eternal 118 00:10:03,27 --> 00:10:07,79 life what we have seen and heard repro claim to also so that you too may have 119 00:10:07,80 --> 00:10:14,48 fellowship with who with us how can you have fellowship with 120 00:10:14,49 --> 00:10:18,82 Christian it's true fellowship to have true fellowship of Christians What do you 121 00:10:18,83 --> 00:10:19,44 have to be 122 00:10:20,82 --> 00:10:25,54 a Christian until you become born again you can have true fellowship with with 123 00:10:25,55 --> 00:10:30,94 Christians you can have eternal life and I listen to me listen to me closely is 124 00:10:30,95 --> 00:10:33,48 that if you say you say you're 125 00:10:33,49 --> 00:10:40,11 a Christian and you say I love God but I don't love his people could that be 126 00:10:40,12 --> 00:10:47,04 true according to this can't be true you can't love God and not 127 00:10:47,05 --> 00:10:52,16 love his people because he says that if you seen and heard him proclaim and that 128 00:10:52,17 --> 00:10:56,71 you may also have fellowship with us that's how you have fellowship with Christians 129 00:10:56,79 --> 00:10:58,30 but what about with God in 130 00:10:58,31 --> 00:11:03,12 a deep fellowship is with the Father and with the Son Jesus Christ if you're going 131 00:11:03,13 --> 00:11:05,83 to have fellowship with the father if you have to build 132 00:11:05,84 --> 00:11:10,64 a ship with the son you can have fellowship with believers so then ask yourself 133 00:11:11,13 --> 00:11:17,28 what you have fellowship with do you spend time with who are your best friends 134 00:11:18,68 --> 00:11:22,19 are the Christians or non-Christian does that mean we should have Christians as 135 00:11:22,20 --> 00:11:25,88 friends and all those I mean get a best friend re 136 00:11:25,89 --> 00:11:28,35 a non-Christian best bring could be 137 00:11:28,36 --> 00:11:33,56 a non-Christian but what would it what was the what's the principle here. The 138 00:11:33,57 --> 00:11:35,01 principle we're going to find out in 139 00:11:35,02 --> 00:11:38,98 a moment when we look at the next passage we're going to find out the principle is 140 00:11:39,07 --> 00:11:42,92 yes you can have fellowship with anybody but who is the number one people who step 141 00:11:42,93 --> 00:11:48,26 fellowship dulls who have eternal why why why was that more important that have 142 00:11:48,27 --> 00:11:54,94 fellowship with the rule just look at the next passage look at the passage says and 143 00:11:54,95 --> 00:11:58,42 then we're going to go to the next one that talks about light and darkness first 144 00:11:58,43 --> 00:12:03,44 John one for joy made complete these things we write so that our joy may be made 145 00:12:03,45 --> 00:12:10,36 complete How many what Joy how many want complete joy or you want just 146 00:12:10,37 --> 00:12:12,21 a little portion of joy how just 147 00:12:12,35 --> 00:12:19,14 a little dab of joy you want you would want big piece all there is some I am 148 00:12:19,15 --> 00:12:25,05 anyone you want the pie you what the big piece of the pie I want all the pot I want 149 00:12:25,06 --> 00:12:29,01 to big piece of the pie want the whole pot if God says He goes to give me joy this 150 00:12:29,02 --> 00:12:32,69 complete I want it all because of his complete it means I got all the joy neat how 151 00:12:32,70 --> 00:12:37,92 do we have all the joy that we need to read what it says above. Is that amazing 152 00:12:37,92 --> 00:12:42,99 about the Word of God It is this principle is these days we write so that joy may 153 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:46,79 be complete so that if you have complete joy but things that he wrote what is the 154 00:12:46,81 --> 00:12:51,54 things that he wrote If you go back go Pablo back up to the top would be right you 155 00:12:51,54 --> 00:12:55,28 wrote that Jesus turn to life if you know who to eternal life is you have 156 00:12:55,29 --> 00:13:00,14 relationship with General life will you have joy you absolutely have the joy if you 157 00:13:00,15 --> 00:13:04,75 know will to eternal life is that you go the next passage verse three that if we 158 00:13:04,77 --> 00:13:08,29 have fellowship with Christians and we have fellowship with the father of the Son 159 00:13:08,31 --> 00:13:12,96 We will have joy we have complete joy so I got 160 00:13:12,97 --> 00:13:19,47 a question for you how many of you get joy someplace else if you try to go get Joy 161 00:13:19,48 --> 00:13:23,98 someplace else you will not have complete joy and what if I was to argue that maybe 162 00:13:23,99 --> 00:13:30,07 you don't even have voice happiness I know what I'm going to do. Find me 163 00:13:30,08 --> 00:13:32,19 a girlfriend and I'm going to get me 164 00:13:32,20 --> 00:13:38,98 a girlfriend I have complete joy anybody tried out one. As it were 165 00:13:38,99 --> 00:13:42,30 I I've sorry I'm sorry women I'm going to get me 166 00:13:42,31 --> 00:13:48,94 a boyfriend that's worse. That's worse to get 167 00:13:48,95 --> 00:13:55,89 a girlfriend sometimes OK you're not going to find I know the perfect job I 168 00:13:55,90 --> 00:14:02,39 get the perfect job and we know what the perfect job is the one you get is the 169 00:14:02,40 --> 00:14:06,91 perfect job because that's the one that God has for the moment but if I just get 170 00:14:06,92 --> 00:14:13,47 the right job if I could only be whatever it would be I have complete joy how many 171 00:14:13,48 --> 00:14:20,19 already been where you're going to be you have complete joy you go to beings 172 00:14:20,47 --> 00:14:24,93 people places and things you never can have complete joy you have to get it through 173 00:14:24,94 --> 00:14:25,87 you know point turn 174 00:14:25,88 --> 00:14:32,57 a life going to eternal life it's OK this keep gholam Job lived through 175 00:14:32,58 --> 00:14:38,71 eight how many no doubt verse by verse now they all tie in together verse John one 176 00:14:38,72 --> 00:14:43,99 verses five through eight this is the message we have heard from him and announced 177 00:14:44,00 --> 00:14:48,88 to you that God is light in him there is no darkness at all if we say that we have 178 00:14:48,89 --> 00:14:53,11 fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness rely on do not practice the truth 179 00:14:53,78 --> 00:14:55,69 but if you walk in the light as he himself is 180 00:14:55,70 --> 00:14:59,66 a light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus son Clint's from 181 00:14:59,67 --> 00:15:04,18 all sin if we say we have no sin we are to see yourself that truth is not in us 182 00:15:05,66 --> 00:15:11,82 just break it down verse by verse verse verse this is the message we have heard 183 00:15:11,83 --> 00:15:16,56 from him and announce to you that God is light in him there is no darkness at all 184 00:15:17,30 --> 00:15:23,26 this is the mess we've heard from who who is the Him God 185 00:15:23,61 --> 00:15:30,26 Jesus eternal life this is the message we heard from Jesus who is eternal life and 186 00:15:30,27 --> 00:15:36,18 I am now Stu you he says this is the message that we heard from the eternal life 187 00:15:36,19 --> 00:15:43,08 one and this is the message now going to give to you that God is. Light and in 188 00:15:43,09 --> 00:15:49,77 Him There is no darkness at all God is light and there is no darkness in God 189 00:15:49,78 --> 00:15:55,79 whatsoever if this is there is no darkness how much darkness is in it how much evil 190 00:15:55,80 --> 00:16:01,06 is any not that means if there is no darkness and even him that anything that God 191 00:16:01,07 --> 00:16:07,61 tells me to do is there any darkness in it is there any evil in it 192 00:16:08,75 --> 00:16:09,54 then why in 193 00:16:09,55 --> 00:16:15,54 a role to be question what God tells us to do why why would we question he tells us 194 00:16:15,55 --> 00:16:20,34 to do if there is no darkness in God There is no evil in God then why would we 195 00:16:20,35 --> 00:16:26,24 question what God says if God says jump three steps to the left jump three steps to 196 00:16:26,25 --> 00:16:32,08 the right go back three steps and jump forward steps what do we do 197 00:16:33,96 --> 00:16:39,81 three steps three steps two steps back one step forward but why 198 00:16:41,20 --> 00:16:45,23 because he says it I don't know why maybe it's because he knew I was going to have 199 00:16:45,24 --> 00:16:46,94 a heart attack and I need to get 200 00:16:46,95 --> 00:16:53,83 a little bit of blood flowing Could it be that simple it 201 00:16:53,85 --> 00:16:56,23 could be that simple Could he says you know what you're going to have 202 00:16:56,24 --> 00:17:00,59 a heart attack you've got to get some exercise yourself do it sometime so he says 203 00:17:00,60 --> 00:17:04,10 well you're not going to but sometimes I was going to do this so this look at verse 204 00:17:04,11 --> 00:17:10,84 six to see what verse six says if we say ALL ALL ALL 205 00:17:11,59 --> 00:17:17,55 OVER want to read this it says if we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet 206 00:17:17,56 --> 00:17:23,32 walk in darkness read law in do not practice the truth he says if we say that we 207 00:17:23,33 --> 00:17:26,99 have fellowship with Him What do you think that means if we say we have fellowship 208 00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:31,29 with him would you think that means a friend of God that we have 209 00:17:31,30 --> 00:17:36,40 a relationship with him that we talk with him we have indication with them that we 210 00:17:36,50 --> 00:17:41,49 may be with him we spent some time with him it's as if we say that we have built 211 00:17:41,50 --> 00:17:48,19 a ship with them and yet walk in the ark miss what is darkness. Evil 212 00:17:48,54 --> 00:17:53,91 sin we all agree on that that darkness is evil it's sin it's not 213 00:17:53,92 --> 00:17:59,44 a God If we say we have fellowship Jesus the one that's eternal life and yet we 214 00:17:59,45 --> 00:18:04,98 walk in darkness we lie and we do not practice truth Mrs we lie is not time we go 215 00:18:04,99 --> 00:18:11,72 to sleep you do know that is saying that if we say we have fellowship 216 00:18:11,73 --> 00:18:18,12 edges but we will fully on ongoing basis we choose to walk in darkness we lie and 217 00:18:18,13 --> 00:18:22,66 we do not know the truth what's the truth that Jesus eternal life the truth is 218 00:18:22,67 --> 00:18:27,49 Jesus does not walk in darkness the truth is Jesus light there is no darkness in 219 00:18:27,50 --> 00:18:28,96 him so if the truth is just 220 00:18:28,97 --> 00:18:32,98 a light there is no darkness in him if we are practicing darkness will walk in 221 00:18:32,99 --> 00:18:39,43 darkness think Guess what we know the truth we know of maybe 222 00:18:39,44 --> 00:18:46,28 about the truth but we don't know the truth is says if we walk in darkness 223 00:18:46,89 --> 00:18:53,86 we lie and we don't practice truth it doesn't say how often we block in darkness it 224 00:18:53,87 --> 00:18:58,57 doesn't say how much we're line it doesn't say how much the truth we have doesn't 225 00:18:58,58 --> 00:19:03,40 say we are born again or not born again it doesn't say any of that does it so we 226 00:19:03,41 --> 00:19:05,70 can't read into what it says if I was 227 00:19:05,71 --> 00:19:10,04 a safe we see if those with him and yet walk in the darkness rely and do not 228 00:19:10,08 --> 00:19:15,82 practice the truth that when it says walk in the darkness if we look at context and 229 00:19:15,83 --> 00:19:20,51 we look at all the Bible is not talking about when we walk in darkness and I say 230 00:19:20,52 --> 00:19:27,23 one sin and all the truth is left me is that what it says say that it 231 00:19:27,24 --> 00:19:31,14 doesn't say if you speak one bit of darkness all the truth is left you so if 232 00:19:31,15 --> 00:19:36,09 anybody teaches if you're walking in sand then you have no truth in you where the 233 00:19:36,10 --> 00:19:43,08 teaching false doctrine because it doesn't say that OK does it say yet the 234 00:19:43,09 --> 00:19:44,69 walking a bunch of darkness before it's 235 00:19:44,70 --> 00:19:50,14 a lie. It doesn't say that either so we've got to stick with what the word is but 236 00:19:50,15 --> 00:19:55,23 the principle is I would say is there's one thing to fall short because we all fall 237 00:19:55,24 --> 00:20:01,95 short is one thing that at Justin says to Denise I like your shoes 238 00:20:02,80 --> 00:20:09,30 and you can't stand them according to this he lied he's not walking in truth 239 00:20:09,35 --> 00:20:11,84 OK Do you understand that's 240 00:20:11,85 --> 00:20:18,25 a little different than going six out before they got married is there 241 00:20:18,26 --> 00:20:20,22 a difference there's 242 00:20:20,23 --> 00:20:24,97 a gigantic difference OK doesn't say that but I think it's something that we if you 243 00:20:24,98 --> 00:20:29,03 look at all the work we see that we have it and I'll tell you why because it's 244 00:20:29,04 --> 00:20:33,37 going to tell us later on how many know that it will probably tell us later on what 245 00:20:33,38 --> 00:20:40,00 it means OK this is the first seven but if we walk in the light is he himself is in 246 00:20:40,01 --> 00:20:44,31 the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus is Son 247 00:20:44,32 --> 00:20:50,11 cleanses from all sin listen but if we walk in the light and himself is the light 248 00:20:50,12 --> 00:20:55,63 if we are in the light we're with Jesus who is the light we have fellowship with 249 00:20:55,64 --> 00:21:02,56 one another Hear me out you know why so many Christians can't get along are 250 00:21:02,57 --> 00:21:09,37 not walking in the light they're not walking in the light and guess what they tell 251 00:21:09,41 --> 00:21:13,59 understand the light and the like because this is really walking light himself as 252 00:21:13,60 --> 00:21:17,47 a light we have fellowship with one another well for having conflict all the time 253 00:21:17,48 --> 00:21:23,58 maybe we don't have enough of the light ha so maybe when there is not fellowship 254 00:21:23,59 --> 00:21:29,54 among believers The problem is the believers who are not walking in the light all 255 00:21:31,88 --> 00:21:36,54 while so guess what the next question is if I'm not going along both believers who 256 00:21:36,55 --> 00:21:37,34 is not walking 257 00:21:37,35 --> 00:21:44,22 a light near them did I misinterpret that in any way that I 258 00:21:44,23 --> 00:21:49,09 apply that as a principle and a truthful manner. That is says that what is 259 00:21:49,10 --> 00:21:55,44 a sig in that if we have fellowship with Him dog or seven but if we walk in lies 260 00:21:55,45 --> 00:21:58,81 himself like we have fellowship with one another so for not having fellowship you 261 00:21:58,82 --> 00:21:59,45 may not be walking 262 00:21:59,46 --> 00:22:02,04 a light and active be there I'm not walking light or something else as 263 00:22:02,05 --> 00:22:06,61 a walk light report that one like and the blood of Jesus and cleansed from all sin 264 00:22:07,83 --> 00:22:13,57 why is that added in there my son he told that in there because what he's saying 265 00:22:13,58 --> 00:22:19,16 this isn't just maybe listen but he's saying if you're not in ship with others you 266 00:22:19,17 --> 00:22:19,96 may not be walking 267 00:22:19,97 --> 00:22:24,30 a light and it may be because we have sin but here's the good news is 268 00:22:24,31 --> 00:22:29,38 a clincher from your sin so in other words if you're having conflict with the 269 00:22:29,39 --> 00:22:30,48 brother in the Lord 270 00:22:30,49 --> 00:22:34,75 a sister in the Lord God is saying is maybe you need to know more about the light 271 00:22:34,76 --> 00:22:39,02 of Jesus and maybe there's sin but here's the good news that Jesus can forgive you 272 00:22:39,03 --> 00:22:45,73 of the sin so how do you fix broken relationships take care of your part of your 273 00:22:45,74 --> 00:22:52,09 sin can you make it we're all be perfect and all but you can do your part in verse 274 00:22:52,10 --> 00:22:58,95 eight. I have this love God because verse A says if we say we have no 275 00:22:58,96 --> 00:23:03,97 sin we're too serious us the truth is not US In other words you have your don't 276 00:23:03,97 --> 00:23:07,40 have fellowship with other believers and you're saying it's not me it's not me it's 277 00:23:07,40 --> 00:23:13,79 not me you know Jesus says if you say you have no sin you're deceiving yourself now 278 00:23:13,81 --> 00:23:20,73 this finish up this look at the last pass each year first John wanted to do you see 279 00:23:20,74 --> 00:23:24,29 how this fits one to another to another it's almost like somebody wrote 280 00:23:24,30 --> 00:23:26,98 a book it was like somebody wrote a story and has 281 00:23:26,99 --> 00:23:31,27 a beginning and an ending and then the very thing in between amazing verse John 282 00:23:31,59 --> 00:23:37,58 chapter one verse nine it in if we confess our sins because he said it this and he 283 00:23:37,59 --> 00:23:42,59 said you're a liar if you say have no sin so what should you do if you're not 284 00:23:42,60 --> 00:23:49,15 a liar confess your sin. Well it all pits first night if we confess our 285 00:23:49,16 --> 00:23:53,84 sins He is faithful in righteous to forgive us our sins and that cleanse us from 286 00:23:53,85 --> 00:23:57,98 all on righteousness if we say that we have not sin we make Him 287 00:23:57,99 --> 00:24:04,17 a liar and His word is not in US This break it down if we confess our sins and we 288 00:24:04,18 --> 00:24:10,48 should confess our sins because we are liars if we confess our sins he is what 289 00:24:11,50 --> 00:24:18,06 they feel what is faithful mean loyal never changing 290 00:24:18,71 --> 00:24:25,52 you depend upon it right he says I am faithful I you can depend 291 00:24:25,57 --> 00:24:32,47 upon that I will do what I say I am going to do he is faithful and righteous 292 00:24:32,51 --> 00:24:38,66 what is right just mean right standing right justice 293 00:24:39,27 --> 00:24:46,02 fair he says if you can fast your sins he I God 294 00:24:46,19 --> 00:24:51,95 I'm faithful and righteous I will do what I said I'm going to do and I have to 295 00:24:51,96 --> 00:24:57,65 because I'm a righteous Scot I have to do what I say right God can't be 296 00:24:57,66 --> 00:25:02,57 a liar so if God says it he has to do it because he's faith when it's righteous to 297 00:25:02,58 --> 00:25:09,58 do what to forgive us of our sins Well God can't forgive me you just call God 298 00:25:09,59 --> 00:25:14,50 a liar if you only knew was that I had you know that God can't forgive me you just 299 00:25:14,51 --> 00:25:17,72 call God a liar because if you're 300 00:25:17,73 --> 00:25:22,20 a follower of Jesus Christ if you know the truth Listen listen you cannot be 301 00:25:22,21 --> 00:25:27,15 cleansed of your sins if you don't know the truth you have to know the truth and 302 00:25:27,16 --> 00:25:29,81 you know one of the reasons why you know the truth you don't even know what real 303 00:25:29,82 --> 00:25:35,03 sin is so is it because fester says speak give us the persons and to do what 304 00:25:36,50 --> 00:25:43,24 Clint's what is cleanse me to purify is to make 305 00:25:43,25 --> 00:25:49,95 new forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness that needs if you 306 00:25:49,96 --> 00:25:54,59 confession or sins God cleans you and there is no on righteous in you at that 307 00:25:54,60 --> 00:26:00,49 moment. It's all got so if you're living with guilt you're living with shame you're 308 00:26:00,50 --> 00:26:02,42 living with woes you're living with them 309 00:26:02,43 --> 00:26:04,83 a victim if I only knew what I did I'm not 310 00:26:04,84 --> 00:26:11,15 a God I don't operate the big victim batch really big for some people. That lived 311 00:26:11,16 --> 00:26:14,26 a whole life that way if you're living that way you're saying God can forgive me 312 00:26:14,27 --> 00:26:17,37 and you're playing the tapes of the last ten years twenty years thirty years forty 313 00:26:17,38 --> 00:26:20,25 years fifty years seventy year then you're calling God 314 00:26:20,26 --> 00:26:24,20 a liar because he says he will forgive you anyhow clinch it is this pastor Ridge do 315 00:26:24,21 --> 00:26:28,19 you need to know Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior Jesus said Behold I stand at the 316 00:26:28,20 --> 00:26:32,64 door and not going to be one hears my voice and opens the door I will come in 317 00:26:33,19 --> 00:26:39,74 robust in thirteen says river calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. John 318 00:26:39,75 --> 00:26:44,32 one seven says you must be born again Acts sixteen thirty one says believe in the 319 00:26:44,33 --> 00:26:49,16 Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved and that the one to pieces repent you and 320 00:26:49,17 --> 00:26:53,67 believe the novel where you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord or Savior today if you 321 00:26:53,68 --> 00:26:57,29 want to get more information you can always go to our website to learn how to 322 00:26:57,30 --> 00:27:01,20 accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you can go to there is hope T.V. 323 00:27:01,21 --> 00:27:03,58 Guide or that there is hope T.V. 324 00:27:03,59 --> 00:27:09,05 Die or and we have information on frequently asked questions about Christianity we 325 00:27:09,06 --> 00:27:12,54 let you know step by step and accept Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior encourage 326 00:27:12,55 --> 00:27:16,79 you to go to there's hope T.V. 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