Category: Series: 1 John

A Christian, who receives the Heavenly Father’s love and forgiveness; is filled with the Spirit; and trusts Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection does not need to sin. Nathan discusses 1 John 5.1-21 and how believers can live their life sin free when their conscience is tuned into the Holy Spirit.

A mature Christian is not determined by how much one knows about the Bible or how long one has been a Christian. Nathan discusses 1 John 4.7-21 and how the true mark of a mature Christian is how well one loves others; that is, denying one’s rights, desires, beliefs, and expectations for the benefit of others.

Jesus being fully human enables him to fully identify with you. Nathan discusses 1 John 4.1-6 and the gnostic origins behind the pessimistic nature of humanity. He also shares how this belief hinders our ability to trust Jesus and be led by him into freedom and victory over sin.

Proximity to Jesus isn’t as important as our faith in him. Nathan discusses 1 John 3.4-24 and how what we practice (work at to improve) reveals our true loyalty: practicing rebellion against our design reveals our loyalty to the enemy, practicing living in right relationship with God and others reveals our loyalty to Jesus.

The Kingdom of Heaven has been advancing since the first century. Nathan discusses 1 John 2.3-3.3 and how our view of the world is determined by what we focus on — if it’s the Holy Spirit, then the world is getting lighter and we are victoriously empowered; if it is our circumstances, then it appears to be getting darker and we feel powerless to influence it. *This teaching includes an update and correction from last week’s teaching.*

God is light and there is no darkness in Him at all. Nathan discusses 1 John 1.1-2.2 and how when we walk in the Light: our darkness is exposed, we have fellowship with other believers, and the blood of Jesus is activated in our life.