Sunday Morning: January 31, 1999
Text: 1 John 1:2-3 "(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal [the] life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3. That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that YE also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."
1 John 2:21 "I have not written unto you because ye (Little Children 2:1,13; Fathers 2:13,14; and Young Men 2:13,14) know not the truth, but because ye know [oi+da, hoida, certain knowledge] it, and that no lie is of the truth."
1 John 1:2 "(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal [the] life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
John 16:13 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of [the] truth, is come, he will guide you into all [the] truth: ... and he will show you things to come."
John 18:37 "Pilate ... said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth [ajkou>w, present active] my voice."
John 10:27-28 "My sheep hear [ajkou>w, present active] my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28. And I give unto them eternal life ..."
John 10:16 "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."
2 Timothy 2:15 "Study [give diligence] to show [present] thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of [the] truth."
2 Thessalonians 2:10 "... they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved [enter the kingdom of heaven; Mat 19:23-25]."
2 Timothy 4:3-4 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
Luke 10:21 "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight."
1 Corinthians 1:19-20 "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? ..."
1 Corinthians 1:26 "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:"
1 Corinthians 1:29 "That no flesh should glory in his presence."
1 John 2:13 "I write unto you, fathers (wise person, a teacher), because ye have known him (Jesus Christ) that is from the beginning. ..."
Proverbs 4:1 "Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding."
Proverbs 13:1 "A wise son heareth his father's instruction: ..."
1 John 2:14 "... I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one."
Matthew 19:16,17,20-22 "And, behold, one [young man] came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal [agelasting] life [1 John 1:2 he had knowledge of the word of God about the life]?
17. And he said unto him, ... if thou wilt enter into [the, as 1 John 1:2] life (agelasting life), keep the commandments. 20. The young man [as in 1 John 2:13,14] saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 21. Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. 22. But when the young man [as in 1 John 2:13,14] heard that saying, he went away [as in 1 john 2:19] sorrowful: for he had great possessions."
Luke 10:25 "And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal [agelasting] life?"
Luke 18:18 "... a certain ruler (noble) asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal [agelasting] life?"
1 Corinthians 1:20 "Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?"
1 John 2:18 "Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist (only in 1 John and 2 John) shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time."
1 Timothy 4:1 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
2 Timothy 4:3-4 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
2 Thessalonians 2:10-11 "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish [present middle]; because they received not the love of the truth..11. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion."
Hebrews 6:4,6 "For it is impossible
for those who were once enlightened, ... 6. If they shall
fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing
they crucify (strike the rock the second time) to themselves the
Son of God afresh, and (they are) put him to an
open shame."
1 John 2:19 "They (fathers and young men) went out from (stopped fellowship) us (little children), but they were not of us (little children); for if they had been of us (little children), they would no doubt have continued with us (little children): but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us (little children)."
1 John 2:22-25 "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth (doctrine) the Father and the Son.
23. Whosoever denieth [present middle] the Son, the same hath [present active, esteemeth] not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth [present active] the Son hath [present active, esteemeth] the Father also. 24. Let that (doctrine of the life, that eternal life) therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that (doctrine of the life, that eternal life) which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue (not depart) in the Son, and in the Father. 25. And this is the promise that he hath promised us (little children), even eternal life."
John 8:31 "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word (the truth), then are ye my disciples indeed;"
Acts 13:43 "... many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace (power of Christ) of God."
Acts 14:22 "Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith (pleasing God), and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God."