Introduction Review of last week: Much of 1 John discusses the subject of love. However, last week we looked at the kind of love that is not honoring to God; rather it is a love that He hates. The apostle John says, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world,…

Introduction: Do we really love God? Have we turned away from sin? Have we been born of God? · If we live in sin, if we are enslaved by the habits of sin, this is a clear sign we do not love God. But if we have turned away from sin, if the habits of sin have been broken by Christ and permanently conquered…

Christians Have Victory & Power Over Sin (v.18-19) a) The Christian Does not sin (v.18a): Whoever is born of God does not sin q If we are born of God we do not make a habit of sin; we do not constantly; continually, habitually sin. q Before we knew Christ, the trend & direction of our life was toward…