Risk Vulnerability
David Worcester
Part of Rules for Reconnecting
September 19, 2021

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Risk Vulnerability: 1 John 1:5-9

Shame kills

.

Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame. —Genesis 2:25

Vulnerability leads to

.

Genesis 3:7–10 -

1 . Get

With God

5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. 6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. 7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. —1 John 1:5–9

into the Light

Call sin,

.

The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied.“That’s why I ate it.” —Genesis 3:12–13

And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. —Genesis 3:21

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. —Romans 8:1

in the Light

2 . Get

With Others

Live An Honest,

Life

So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. —Ephesians 4:25

Falsehood kills

.

Everything said has to be

, but not everything true has to be said.

Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. NIV

Is this harmful or

?

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. —Ephesians 4:15–16

True unity requires

.

If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. —John 8:31–32 ESV

Biblically-Driven: The

can correct all our bright ideas.