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(KJV) 1 John 5:19

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

We will never adequately understand the New Testament unless we recognize its underlying conviction that Satan is the god of this corrupt world system. He is the evil one, and his power controls the present evil age (Luke 13:16; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Galatians 1:4; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14; Matthew 4:10).

1. God’s Word does not teach that God is now in direct control of the ungodly world that involves sinful people, evil, cruelty, and injustice. In no way does God desire or cause all the suffering in the world, nor is everything that happens part of His perfect desires and purposes (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34; Luke 19:41-44; Luke 19:41; Luke 19:43). The bible teaches that at this present time, the world is in willful rebellion against God and His rule; therefore, it has come under Satan’s dominion and is a slave to sin and evil. These ungodly conditions affect all people on earth- those who follow God and those who do not. Because of this condition, Christ came to die (John 3:16), to pay the ultimate penalty for sin and to reconcile the world to God (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). We have the responsibility to battle sin and evil.
2. However, there is a sense in which God is in control of the ungodly world. Gid is sovereign (with supreme power and authority to do as He chooses), which means that all things happen only as He allows. At times, God may directly intervene to accomplish His purposes, but this does not mean that He overrides the free will He has given all people or the consequences that human choices bring on the world. For now, God has chosen to limit His supreme power and rule over the world. Yet this self-limitation is only temporary, because at the time determined by His wisdom, God will destroy Satan and all evil and judge the wicked (Revelation 19-20).

Only then will “the kingdom of the world become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign for ever and ever (Revelation 11:15).

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1. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
2. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
3. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
4. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
5. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
6. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
7. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
8. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
9. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
10. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
11. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
12. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
13. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
14. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
15. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
16. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

John distinguishes between two types of sins:

1. Less serious sins that do not immediately lead to spiritual death (separation for relationship with God); and
2. sins so terrible that they indicate a purposeful rebellion against God and His Word, which lead to spiritual death and separation from the life of God (John 3:15; Numbers 15:31; Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:4). Such deadly sin includes the false teaching that John combats in much of this letter – teaching that denied that Jesus was the Christ (the Messiah and Savior 1 John 2:22) and that He was God in literal human form (1 John 4:2). These defiant beliefs led people to throw off all moral restraint and to behave with shameless disregard for God’s commands and standards (1 John 2:3-5, 15-17; 3:3-10; 5:2-3, 18; 1 John 5:2; 1 John 5:3). Such open defiance toward God and refusal to change lead to ultimate spiritual death – eternal separation for God.

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1. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
2. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
3. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
4. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
5. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
6. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
7. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
8. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
9. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
10. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
11. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
12. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
13. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
14. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
15. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:16

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

John refers to a type of prayer that is definitely in line with God’s desires and purposes (1 John 5:14), so we can be sure that He will answer (1 John 5:14-15). It is prayer for spiritually weak believers who need God’s grace (His undeserved favor, love, help and spiritual ability) and encouragement in their lives. The guiding conditions for such a prayer are as follows:

1. The person needing prayer must be a brother or siter (a believer who is still in a personal relationship with Christ) who has not deliberately defied God, rejected His truth or abandoned his or her relationship with God (1 John 5:17). That is to say, the person has not sinned in a way that has brough spiritual death and separation from God (Romans 8:13), like the false teachers of John’s Day who totally rejected the truth that Jesus came and died for sin (1 John 4:2). Since the believer has not committed such sin, he or she still has spiritual life but is weak and struggling. The person is willing to admit those struggles, turn from his or her own way and submit to God, yet still needs help in conquering the power of Satan and sin.
2. For struggling believers in this situation, the church must pray that God will give them “life,” which means a renewal of spiritual strength and God’s grace which is being threatened by sin (Romans 8:6; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Peter 3:7). God promises to answer that prayer and give His grace, though the person must still personally respond to God and accept His help.
3. For a former believer who has committed a sin “that leads to death” (spiritual death and separation from God), the church cannot pray with absolute assurance that God will give more grace. This type of sin involves deliberately defying God and His truth and refusing to obey Him. Such a person is dead spiritually and can only be restored to life spiritually and can only be restored to life spiritually if he or she sincerely repents (Matthew 3:2) and turns back to God (Romans 8:13). We must pray that God will direct the circumstances of the person’s life in such a way that he or she comes to the end of their will to resist God, turn back to Him and is restored once more to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.

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1. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
2. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
3. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
4. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
5. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
6. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
7. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
8. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
9. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
10. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
11. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
12. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
13. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
14. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:13

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

John states here one of his primary purposes for writing this letter: to provide God’s people with a Holy Spirit-inspired, proven and authoritative standard by which we can be certain of our salvation.

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1. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
2. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
3. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
4. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
5. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
6. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
7. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
8. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
9. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
10. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
11. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
12. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
13. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:12

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

All people should hear the message about Jesus Christ because eternal life come through faith in God’s Son and cannot be received or possessed in any other way. Jesus Christ is the only “way … and the life” (John 14:6). Eternal life is Christ’s life in us. We have this life as we maintain a continuous and active faith relationship with Him (John 15:4; John 17:3; Colossians 3:4).

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1. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
2. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
3. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
4. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
5. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
6. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
7. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
8. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
9. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
10. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
11. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
12. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:11

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Eternal life is not only a future hope, but also a present reality that is based on our faith in Christ and the opportunity to experience personal companionship with Him (John 17:3).

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1. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
2. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
3. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
4. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
5. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
6. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
7. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
8. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
9. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
10. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
11. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:7-9

 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

⁸ And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

⁹ If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

The Old Testament law required “two or three witnesses” (Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15), and it continues as a valid means of confirmation of a matter in the New Testament church (1 Timothy 5:19).

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1. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
2. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
3. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
4. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
5. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
6. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
7. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
8. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
9. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
10. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

This phrase probably refers to Jesus’ baptism at the beginning of His ministry and to His death on the cross. John may have written this because some were teaching that Christ did not experience death. These false teachers were early Gnostics who basically claimed that “spirit” (the spirit realm) is good, and “matter” (the physical world) is evil. For this reason, they could not conceive of God actually taking on human form. They argued that Jesus was born as a mere man and that the Christ (the Son of God) came on Jesus at His baptism but left Him before His suffering and death on the cross, so that only the man Jesus died, not the Son of God. Some even claimed that Jesus only appeared to have a body. Throughout this letter, John directly challenges these notions and affirms that Jesus Christ is both God and man (1 John 5:1-4; 4:2; 5:5; 1 John 5:1; 1 John 5:2; 1 John 5:3; 1 John 5:4). In this passage, he stresses that it was this God-man, Jesus Christ, who came into the world, was baptized and died for sins (1 John 5:6). This truth is vitally important because only as fully God and fully man could Jesus provide the perfect sacrifice to pay the penalty of sin once and for all (Hebrews 10:10; 1 Peter 3:18), bridging the gap that humanity’s sin had created between people and God. The Holy Spirit also bears witness to this truth (1 John 5:7-8). The Spirit descended on Jesus at His baptism (John 1:32-34; John 1:33), and He continues to confirm the truth of Christ in the heart of all true believers.

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1. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
2. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
3. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
4. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
5. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
6. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
7. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
8. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
9. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:4

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

The faith that allows God’s people to overcome the world’s corrupt influences and its fierce opposition to God’s people is a faith that looks beyond natural appearances and sees eternal realities (Hebrews 11:1). It is a faith that experiences God’s power and loves Christ to such an extent that the world’s sinful pleasures, misguided values, ungodly ways and selfish materialism lose their appeal. Instead, we are repulsed by these things and grieved at the destruction that sin and worldly ideals cause in people’s lives (Revelation 2:7).

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1. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
2. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
3. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
4. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
5. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
6. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
7. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
8. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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(KJV) 1 John 5:30

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

True children of God will not consider God’s commands, principles and guidelines too heavy, unpleasant or unreasonable (Psalms 119:16, 47, 70). This does not mean that His commands will be easy to live by. Yet, as John explains in 1 John 5:4. our faith and spiritual salvation bring the Holy Spirit’s power into our lives, giving us both the desire and the ability to obey God (Philippians 2:13).

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1. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
2. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
3. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
4. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
5. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
6. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
7. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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