1 John 4:11-16

1 John 4:11-16

The Christian Defined

1Jn 4:11  Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 

1Jn 4:12  No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 

1Jn 4:13  Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 

1Jn 4:14  And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 

1Jn 4:15  Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 

1Jn 4:16  And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 

1. A Christian is Defined by His Love for His Brothers in Christ. – vs. 11-12*
1. Philippians 2:1-5 
2. Ephesians 4:31-32 
2. A Christian is Defined by the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit. – vs. 13*
1. Galatians 5:22-25 
3. A Christian is Defined by His Faith in Christ. – vs. 14*
1. John 3:16-17 
4. A Christian is Defined by His Exaltation of Christ. – vs. 15*
1. Hebrews 1:1-13 
5. A Christian is Defined by the Faith He Has in God’s Love for Him. – vs. 16*
1. James 1:18 
2. John 15:16 
3. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 
4. 1 Peter 1:3-5