Wednesday, February 13, 2019

1 John 3:11-18


1 John 3:11-18
Let Us Love In Deed and Truth

1Jn 3:11  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 
1Jn 3:12  Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 
1Jn 3:13  Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 
1Jn 3:14  We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 
1Jn 3:15  Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 
1Jn 3:16  Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 
1Jn 3:17  But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 
1Jn 3:18  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 



  1. The Children of God Love One Another  – vs. 11
    1. James 2:8-9  
b.      1Timothy 1:5 
c.       Galatians 6:2 
2.      The Children of the Devil Murder Because of the Hate in Their Heart – vs. 12a
a.       Hebrews 11:4 
b.      Jude 1:11 
3.      The Children of the Devil Hate Righteousness Because Their Deeds are Evil – vs. 12b
a.       Genesis 4:6-7 
4.      The Children of the Devil Hate Christians – vs. 13
a.       John 15:18-19 
5.      The Children of God Love Their Fellow Christian – vs. 14
a.       One of the greatest evidences of saving faith is a love for the brethren. Do you love fellowship with Christians or are you isolating yourself from fellowship because of anger in your heart?
                                                               i.      1 Peter 1:22 
6.      Hate is of the Devil and Those that Follow Him Are Filled with it – vs. 15
a.       James 4:1-2 
7.      The Love of God is Fathomed by a Process of Discovery - Meditate on the Unconditional Love of Christ for You, Then Share it With Others, and Then Repeat the Process. – vs. 16
a.       1 John 4:7-11 
8.      How Can God’s Love Dwell Within Some One that Overlooks the Needs of His Brother in Christ? – vs. 17
a.       1 John 4:20-21 
9.      Talk About Love is Meaningless, Unless it is Supported by Action – vs. 18
a.       Matthew 25:42-45