Thank you for making Milestone a part of your weekend. We are glad you’re here! Below are the notes for teaching on March 12th 2023.

1 John 2:3-11
(3) And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. (4) Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, (5) but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: (6) whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. (7) Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. (8) At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. (9) Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. (10) Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him[b] there is no cause for stumbling. (11) But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Markers of a true Christian, of a child of God, of those who walk in the light

1. Obedience

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2. Imitation

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3. Brotherly Love

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Conclusion
Many Christians struggle with having an assurance of their salvation, with having an assurance that they truly are in God and know God. This morning we pray the the Holy Spirit comforts you and convict you to know that you can have an assurance that you are saved if you obey Jesus’ word, imitate Jesus’ live, and you love your brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. Obedience, imitation, and love are fruits of salvation not the root of salvation. Faith and faith alone is what saves. However, we will be known by our fruit. While we are saved by faith alone, faith is never alone. Only those who obey, imitate, and love can have an assurance that they are saved and truly in God. May you have the assurance this morning that you are saved.

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