1 John : Chapter 1

Who was the first person you ever said “I love you” to?

“That which was from the beginning, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have looked at and our own hands have touched - This we proclaim concerning the Word of life.”
1 John:1

“The life appeared; we have proclaimed to you the eternal life which was with Father and has appeared to us. ”
1 John:2

Incarnation means that Christ was fully human and fully God.

“In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”
John 1:1

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us”
John 1:14

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9

In two or three words how would you describe sin?

“If we claim to be without sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.”
1 John 1:8

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9

“When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night, your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.”
Psalm 32:3-5

If you tolerate sin in your life, it will…

• Take you take you farther down than you wanted to go

• Keep you longer than you wanted to stay

• Cost you more than you thought you’d pay