CrossWay Church
October 7: 1 John 2:1-6 -Obeying God's Word
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
I John 2:3-6: Obeying God’s Word
I) 1 John 2:1,2 contains the truths we need to start with.
A) All will have to give an account to God for their ______________.
B) We all deserve God’s _____________ or punishment for our sins.
C) Christ’s atoning sacrifice paid the price (faced justice) for Christians’ sin. Even though we are guilty, we are not _________________ if have faith in him.
D) We are _____________ (declared righteous) because of what Christ has done. This allows us to become part of the family God!
II) The three ways we can react to these truths.
A) _________________ it and do nothing.
B) Pretend to _____________ it. Claim to know Jesus, yet do whatever we want.
C) Believe it and begin a _____________ of knowing Christ more through obedience!
1) This doesn’t mean that we will ____________ sin.
2) We will actively ________ to have more and more of our lives line up with God’s commands. Theologians call this process sanctification.
III) God's Spirit is helping us _____________!
I) 1 John 2:1,2 contains the truths we need to start with.
A) All will have to give an account to God for their ______________.
B) We all deserve God’s _____________ or punishment for our sins.
C) Christ’s atoning sacrifice paid the price (faced justice) for Christians’ sin. Even though we are guilty, we are not _________________ if have faith in him.
D) We are _____________ (declared righteous) because of what Christ has done. This allows us to become part of the family God!
II) The three ways we can react to these truths.
A) _________________ it and do nothing.
B) Pretend to _____________ it. Claim to know Jesus, yet do whatever we want.
C) Believe it and begin a _____________ of knowing Christ more through obedience!
1) This doesn’t mean that we will ____________ sin.
2) We will actively ________ to have more and more of our lives line up with God’s commands. Theologians call this process sanctification.
III) God's Spirit is helping us _____________!
CrossWay Core Value Embracing Christ:
Because we are broken people, God calls each of us to a life long journey of transformation that involves embracing Christ as our Savior. God has spoken to the world about Christ and revealed his guidance for our lives through the Bible. Thus, we want to be a community that is committed to God’s truth as our ultimate authority. We believe that as we learn more about Christ and the Bible, God’s Spirit enables his followers to understand his truth and apply it to their lives. In this process, we are changed.
Because we are broken people, God calls each of us to a life long journey of transformation that involves embracing Christ as our Savior. God has spoken to the world about Christ and revealed his guidance for our lives through the Bible. Thus, we want to be a community that is committed to God’s truth as our ultimate authority. We believe that as we learn more about Christ and the Bible, God’s Spirit enables his followers to understand his truth and apply it to their lives. In this process, we are changed.
Heidelberg Catechism: Q & A 86
Q. Since we have been delivered from our misery by grace through Christ
without any merit of our own, why then should we do good works?
A. Because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood,
is also restoring us by his Spirit into his image,
so that with our whole lives
we may show that we are thankful to God
for his benefits,1
so that he may be praised through us,2
so that we may be assured of our faith by its fruits,3
and so that by our godly living
our neighbors may be won over to Christ.4
1 Rom. 6:13; 12:1-2; 1 Pet. 2:5-10
2 Matt. 5:16; 1 Cor. 6:19-20
3 Matt. 7:17-18; Gal. 5:22-24; 2 Pet. 1:10-11
4 Matt. 5:14-16; Rom. 14:17-19; 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:1-2
Q. Since we have been delivered from our misery by grace through Christ
without any merit of our own, why then should we do good works?
A. Because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood,
is also restoring us by his Spirit into his image,
so that with our whole lives
we may show that we are thankful to God
for his benefits,1
so that he may be praised through us,2
so that we may be assured of our faith by its fruits,3
and so that by our godly living
our neighbors may be won over to Christ.4
1 Rom. 6:13; 12:1-2; 1 Pet. 2:5-10
2 Matt. 5:16; 1 Cor. 6:19-20
3 Matt. 7:17-18; Gal. 5:22-24; 2 Pet. 1:10-11
4 Matt. 5:14-16; Rom. 14:17-19; 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:1-2