When “Love” Isn’t Enough
1 John 4:1-3
November 20, 2022
1. Christian
Must Be Coupled With Christian
. (Vs. 1)
a. Test For
Matthew 7:15, “Be on your guard against false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.”
1 Corinthians 12:1-3, “Now concerning spiritual gifts: brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware. You know that when you were pagans, you used to be enticed and led astray by mute idols. Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 14:29, “Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate.”
b. Test For
Deuteronomy 18:22, “When a prophet speaks in the LORD’s name, and the message does not come true or is not fulfilled, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.”
Deuteronomy 13:1-5, ““If a prophet or someone who has dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, and that sign or wonder he has promised you comes about, but he says, ‘Let’s follow other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let’s worship them,’ do not listen to that prophet’s words or to that dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul. You must follow the LORD your God and fear him. You must keep his commands and listen to him; you must worship him and remain faithful to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has urged rebellion against the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the place of slavery, to turn you from the way the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. You must purge the evil from you.”
2. Christian Truth
Jesus. (Vs. 2-3)
a. Jesus is
John 3:13, “No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.”
Philippians 2:5-7, “Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited. Instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a servant, taking on the likeness of humanity.”
b. Jesus is
Philippians 2:5-6a, “Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God…”
Colossians 1:15-17, “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and by him all things hold together.”