Love ἀγάπη - Agape

1. Love ἀγάπη - Agape

2. 1 John

3. 1 John 3:7-10 Do Not Be Led Astray

4. 1 John 3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

5. 1 John 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

6. 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

7. 1 John 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

8. Dear Children

9. 1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called he children of God! And that is what we are!

10. I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty. 2 Corinthians 6:18

11. If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11

12. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3

13. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. Ephesians 1:4a

14. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. Ephesians 1:4b-6

15. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. Ephesians 1:7-8

16. 1 John 3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

17. The enemy says… Go ahead and enjoy all of life. You only go around once in life. And this is all there is to life.

18. The life we are living right now is preparation for eternity.

19. Do Not Be Led Astray… • About righteousness • About the devil • About the Son of God

20. Do Not Be Led Astray… • About righteousness

21. 1 John 3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

22. The apostle’s words of caution include a moral criterion for the professing believer: “He who does what is right is righteous”. Daniel Akin

23. Hiebert asserts: “The present tense participle makes clear that the test is not the performance of an occasional righteous deed but rather the habitual practice of ‘righteousness.’” Daniel Akin

24. Furthermore, “the righteousness” indicates that a particular righteousness is in view. It emphasizes the completeness and unity of this righteous quality. Daniel Akin

25. Obviously, the reference is to that righteousness that is characteristic of Christ. Daniel Akin

26. 1 John 3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

27. By their fruit you will recognize them. Matthew 7:16

28. Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. Matthew 12:33

29. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34

30. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. Matthew 12:35

31. 1 John 3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

32. If a person is righteous within because of Jesus, they will be righteous in their living.

33. Do Not Be Led Astray… • About righteousness • About the devil

34. 1 John 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

35. Thomas Brooks Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst; he promises honor and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure and pays with pain; he promises profit and pays with loss; he promises life and pays with death.

36. 1 John 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

37. The man blamed the woman, the woman blamed the serpent, and the serpent didn’t have a leg to stand on.

38. 1 John 3:8a He who does what is sinful is of the devil…

39. The next time the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future. That should make a difference.

40. Do Not Be Led Astray… • About righteousness • About the devil • About the Son of God

41. 1 John 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

42. Who is Jesus? He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life.

43. Who is Jesus? Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water.

44. Who is Jesus? Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest.

45. Who is Jesus? Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King.

46. Who is Jesus? Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons.

47. Who is Jesus? Jesus wept, yet He wipes away our tears.

48. Who is Jesus? Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver, yet He redeemed the world.

49. Who is Jesus? Jesus was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, yet He is the Good Shepherd.

50. Who is Jesus? Jesus died, yet by His death He destroyed the power of death.