This document discusses three levels of the Christian life according to 1 John - children, young men, and fathers. It analyzes what it means to be a "young man" based on verses from 1 John. Key characteristics of young men are that they have overcome the evil one through God's word living in them, do not love the world or yield to sinful cravings, and are committed to doing God's will. The document emphasizes the importance of reading Scripture daily and overcoming worldliness and sinful nature to progress to the level of a strong young man in the faith.

2.  1John 2:12 I write to you, dear children, because
your sins have been forgiven on account of his
name.
 1John 2:13 I write to you, fathers, because you
have known him who is from the beginning. I write to
you, young men, because you have overcome the
evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you
have known the Father.
 1John 2:14 I write to you, fathers, because you
have known him who is from the beginning. I write to
you, young men, because you are strong, and the
word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the
evil one.

3.  1John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in
the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of
the Father is not in him.
 1John 2:16 For everything in the world--the
cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and
the boasting of what he has and does--comes not
from the Father but from the world.
 1John 2:17 The world and its desires pass
away, but the man who does the will of God lives
forever.

4. THREE LEVELS OF
CHRISTIAN LIFE
1.CHILDREN: these are the new
believers and “baby spiritually “
( SHEEP )
2.YOUNG MEN: these are the
growing Christians and strong
Christians who overcome
struggles ( SHEEP-DEER )

5.  3.FATHERS: these are the matured
spiritual Christians focused on doing the will of
God .
 These reproduce and bear children and
raise and take care of their children well to
become strong and become like them
eventually.
 ( LION, EAGLE, PASTORS )
 A true born-again Christian must grow to
become Young Man and Father in living for
Christ and in commitment to do the will of the
Father God in heaven.

6.  WHO ARE THE CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE
REACHED THE LEVEL OF YOUNG MEN?
 1.) ”YOUNG MEN” HAVE
OVERCOME THE EVIL ONE
 1John 2:13 I write to you, fathers, because
you have known him who is from the
beginning. I write to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one. I
write to you, dear children, because you
have known the Father.

7. 2Corinthians 2:11 in order
that Satan might not outwit us.
For we are not unaware of his
schemes.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the
full armor of God so that you can
take your stand against the
devil's schemes.

8.  2.) ”YOUNG MEN” ARE
STRONG BECAUSE THE WORD
OF GOD LIVES IN THEM
 1John 2:14 I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is
from the beginning. I write to you, young
men, because you are strong, and the
word of God lives in you, and you have
overcome the evil one.

9.  NOTE: YOUNG MEN HAVE STRONG
APPETITE TO READ AND MEDITATE ON
THE WORD OF GOD DAILY.
 THEY HAVE STRONG CONVICTIONS ON
BELIEVING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD
OF GOD.
 THEY DONT COMPROMISE GOD’S
WORDS.
 THEY HAVE THE HABITS OF DAILY BIBLE
READING AND DEVOTION
 THE WORD OF GOD IS ESSENTIAL IN
OVERCOMING CHRISTIAN LIFE.
 THE LORD JESUS OVERCAME THE DEVIL
BECAUSE OF GOD’S WORDS

10. Matthew 4:3 The tempter came
to him and said, "If you are the Son
of God, tell these stones to become
bread."

Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, "It
is written: 'Man does not live on
bread alone, but on every word that
comes from the mouth of God.' "

11. 3.) ”YOUNG MEN” DO NOT
LOVE THE WORLD OR
ANYTHING IN THE WORLD
1John 2:15 Do not love the
world or anything in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love
of the Father is not in him

12. NOTE:
YOUNG MEN ARE NOT
FOCUSED ON AND
CONTROLLED BY
WORLDLINESS AND
MATERIALISM
YOUNG MEN OVERCOME
WORLDLINESS AND
MATERIALISM

13. 1John 5:4 for everyone born of God
overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the world,
even our faith.

1John 5:5 Who is it that overcomes
the world? Only he who believes that
Jesus is the Son of God.


14. 4.) ”YOUNG
MEN” OVERCOME THE
CRAVINGS OF SINFUL
NATURE.
1John 2:16 For everything in the
world--the cravings of sinful man,
the lust of his eyes and the boasting
of what he has and does--comes
not from the Father but from the
world.

15. KJV For all that is in the
world--the lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life--is not of the
Father but is of the world.

16. Romans 8:8-9
8
Those who are in the realm of the
flesh cannot please God.
9
You, however, are not in the realm of
the flesh but are in the realm of the
Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in
you. And if anyone does not have the
Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to
Christ.

17. 5.) ”YOUNG MEN” ARE
COMMITTED TO LIVE FOR
AND IN THE WILL OF GOD
1John 2:17 The world and its
desires pass away, but the man
who does the will of God lives
forever.

18.  NOTE:
 THE KEY AND FOUNDATION IN
OVERCOMING LIFE IS THE
TOTAL COMMITMENT TO GOD’S
WILL
 MANY STRUGGLING TO DO THE
WILL OF GOD BECAUSE THEY
ARE NEVER
TOTALLY COMMITTED TO THE
WILL OF GOD. THEY STRUGGLE
WITH THEIR OWN WILL.

19. Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who
says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter
the kingdom of heaven, but only he
who does the will of my Father who
is in heaven.
Luke 22:42 Father, if you are
willing, take this cup from me; yet
not my will, but yours be done.