Eden Westside Baptist Church
Wednesday Night Bible Study
MISCONCEPTION 3: MAN CAN BECOME SINLESS AND RIGHTEOUS ON HIS OWN 1 John 1:10 – 2:2
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Eden Westside Baptist Church
223 Wolf Creek Rd N, Pell City, AL 35125, USA
Wednesday 6:00 PM
MISCONCEPTION 3: MAN CAN BECOME SINLESS AND RIGHTEOUS ON HIS OWN
1 John 1:10 – 2:2
1 John 1:10 – 2:2
1. A misaligned confession: 1 John 1:10
A. This confession is misaligned with the God of the Word: Titus 1:2; Rom. 3:4
B. This confession is misaligned with the Word of God: Rom. 3:23; Isa. 53:6
2. A merciful exhortation: 1 John 2:1a
* Exhortation is Spiritual discipline:
Rom. 6:12; Eph. 4:22; Heb.12:1; 1 Peter 2:11; 2 Cor. 10:5
Rom. 6:12; Eph. 4:22; Heb.12:1; 1 Peter 2:11; 2 Cor. 10:5
3. A magnificent provision: 1 John 2:1b-2
A. Jesus is our “Advocate” (parakleton) – one who pleads my case.
*Jesus Christ stands before God, the Father, and pleads the case of the believer.
*Jesus Christ stands before God, the Father, and pleads the case of the believer.
B. What gives Jesus the right to plead my case?
* He alone is the righteous One
* He pleads His own righteousness, not ours: Rom. 3:10; Rom. 8:34; Heb. 2:17;Heb. 4:14-15; Heb. 7:25-26; Heb. 8:1; Heb. 9:24
* He alone is the righteous One
* He pleads His own righteousness, not ours: Rom. 3:10; Rom. 8:34; Heb. 2:17;Heb. 4:14-15; Heb. 7:25-26; Heb. 8:1; Heb. 9:24
4. Jesus is the propitiation for our sins:
* Propitiation – sacrifice, covering, satisfaction, payment, an appeasement for sin.
* Propitiation – means mercy seat
* Propitiation – sacrifice, covering, satisfaction, payment, an appeasement for sin.
* Propitiation – means mercy seat
5. Four things about propitiation:
A. God is the One who has to be appeased
B. Jesus is the propitiation
C. Propitiation means covering – Christ covers our sins, so that God no longer sees them.
D. The covering is the Blood! Rom. 3:25
A. God is the One who has to be appeased
B. Jesus is the propitiation
C. Propitiation means covering – Christ covers our sins, so that God no longer sees them.
D. The covering is the Blood! Rom. 3:25
Bottom Line: You are a sinner, you have no righteousness, and without Jesus you have no HOPE, not a chance!
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