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Intro: As we continue in our series on our theme for this year – We love, because He first loved us – we come to a passage that seems disconnected from this idea.
In v.15, John speaks of a subject that is the primary purpose of His gospel, and a major point of emphasis in his epistles, especially the two short epistles.
But, confessing Jesus as the Christ feels like an orphaned thought, yet a deeper look will show how this thought is necessary and connected to our theme.
I) Confess defined
A) Say the same thing – which was a judicial term to describe one who accepts the charges made against him, pleads guilty; which is an enlightening connection with repentance –
B) But also used in a general sense to agree, similar to Amen – ; – but more complex
II) Jesus is the Son of God
A) Which must be understood in part by the immediate background of Gnostic apostasy that denied the God-man unity of Jesus (alternately rejecting the divinity of Jesus, or the humanity of the Word) –
B) But it is broader than simply refuting Gnosticism, to press us to confess that God came to us
C) Specifically, the promised Son – ; ; ; – Matthew’s gospel begins with the lineage traced through Abraham, David, the captivity (ending of the physical royal line) to Jesus – ;
III) Confesses explored
A) Verb is aortist (continuing action) – this is not a one-time response when asked the question – ; – it is something continues without end – ;
B) Confession is not like a toy, pull the string and confess Jesus; but it is like love, that is demonstrated by our deeds –
C) Confession is a continuing submission of our will to lead our lives to the right of Jesus to lord us in every aspect –
IV) Mutual abiding – fellowship
A) This is a continuing theme of this epistle – , ; ; ; , , ; ,
B) God abides (dwells) in us, and we in God, this is a connection shadowed in marriage, but deeper still –
C) Confesses Jesus as the Christ is the subject of the preceding section – (esp.
vs.2-3) – the anti-Christ does not confess Jesus, but the One who confesses has the greater One within him
D) Our love for our fellow disciples, as it reflects the love demonstrated to us by God, is that confession
Concl: Confess Jesus every day by your submission and love of brethren.
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