The Results of Righteous Living
1 John 3:11-24
November 13, 2022
1. Righteous Living Equals True
Which Results in
. (Vs. 11-18, Acts 5:40-41, John 15:23-25, James 1:22)
Acts 5:40-41, “After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be treated shamefully on behalf of the Name.”
John 15:23-25, “The one who hates me also hates my Father. If I had not done the works among them that no one else has done, they would not be guilty of sin. Now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. But this happened so that the statement written in their law might be fulfilled: They hated me for no reason.”
James 1:22, “But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
2. Righteous Living Results in
Beyond
. (Vs. 19-21, John 14:1)
John 14:1, “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”
3. Righteous Living
in Christ and is
. (Vs. 22-24, Romans 5:1-5)
Romans 5:1-5, “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”