The Goals of 1 John

4 Sunday Nights on some New Testament Descriptions of God

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John 4:24

24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship

in spirit and truth.”

The Goals of 1 John

…LIGHT

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1 John 1:55 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no

darkness at all.

The Goals of 1 John

➢We also see this idea in the life of Jesus.

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John 8:1212 Then Jesus again spoke to them,

saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the

darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

John 9:54 We must work the works of Him who

sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am

the Light of the world.”

What Does That Remind Us About God?

1) God is entirely good.

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Ephesians 5:1111 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even

expose them;

1 John 1:55 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no

darkness at all.

Matthew 19:1717 And He said to him, “Why are you

asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you

wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Titus 3:3-43 For we also once were foolish

ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures,

spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind

appeared,

Titus 1:22 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie,

promised long ages ago,

1 Peter 2:32 like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may

grow in respect to salvation, 3 if you have tasted

the kindness of the Lord.

What Does That Remind Us About God?

2) God helps us see.

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John 1:99 There was the true Light which,

coming into the world, enlightens every man.

Psalm 119:105105 Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

John 1:44 In Him was life, and the life

was the Light of men.

What Does That Remind Us About God?

3) Our relationship with God means a change from darkness to light.

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Acts 26:1818 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins

and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

Colossians 1:1313 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the

kingdom of His beloved Son,

1 Peter 2:99 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal

PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR

God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His

marvelous light;

What Does That Remind Us About God?

➢Satan and sin blind us.

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2 Corinthians 4:3-43 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is

veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world

has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of

Christ, who is the image of God.

What Does That Remind Us About God?

➢If we are truly following Christ, we will see less sin and more good.

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1 John 1:5-75 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no

darkness at all.

1 John 1:5-76 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we

lie and do not practice the truth;

1 John 1:5-77 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have

fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us

from all sin.

The Light of the World

Let’s grow in showing the world the goodness of God!

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