1) Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God and loves God and observes his commandments. 2) Those born of God overcome the world through their faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. 3) Jesus came with both water and blood, experiencing both physical birth and physical death, and the Spirit, water, and blood all testify about Jesus, agreeing on who he is.

1. 1 John 5:1–12
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2. 1 John 5:1–12
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is
born of God, and whoever loves the Father
loves the child born of Him. By this we
know that we love the children of God,
when we love God and observe His
commandments.
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3. Restatement
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4. This is important
For this is the love of
God, that we keep His
commandments; and
His commandments
are not burdensome.
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5. Runs counter
This is the way God made me
It’s about relationship not commands
God loves me just the way I am
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6. Love is action oriented
Matthew 11:29–30 6

7. Think
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8. Do you want a promise to claim?
For whatever is born of God overcomes
the world; and this is the victory that has
overcome the world—our faith. Who is the
one who overcomes the world, but he who
believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
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9. You are a champion!
whatever is born of God
overcomes the world
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10. How is this accomplished?
You have the victory
that has overcome the
world
Through your faith
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11. Just do it FAITH
Possibly John was worried about an over
emphasis on “correct theology” (as a system of
beliefs) versus daily Christlikeness. The verb
(pisteuō) is used extensively by John. Our faith
brings victory because (1) it is linked to Jesus’
victory; (2) it is linked to our new relationship with
God; and (3) it is linked to the power of the
indwelling Holy Spirit.
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12. Answer this
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13. Our victory through
Jesus-Fully God and Fully man
The Messiah 5:1
The Child Of God 5:1
The Son Of God 5: 5, 10
The Life 5:12
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14. The Real Jesus
This is the One who came by water
and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the
water only, but with the water and
with the blood.
6a 14

15. Counters Bad Teaching
GNOSTICS
The Christ spirit came upon him at baptism
The Christ spirit left him at crucifixion
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16. Repeat this verse
This is the One who came by water
and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the
water only, but with the water and
with the blood.
6a 16

17. Extremely Important
Water-physical birth
Blood-physical death
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18. Why a physical birth?
Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all
things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful
high priest in things pertaining to God, to make
propitiation for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17
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19. Why a physical death?
Hebrews 2:9–10 (NASB95)
9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels,
namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor,
so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was
fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in
bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through
sufferings.
Hebrews 2:14–15 (NASB95)
14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise
also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and might free those who
through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.
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20. Don’t take our word for it
It is the Spirit who testifies, because the
Spirit is the truth. For there are three that
testify: the Spirit and the water and the
blood; and the three are in agreement.
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21. The Spirit
It is the Spirit who testifies” The role of the Holy
Spirit is to reveal the gospel. He is that part of the
Trinity who convicts of sin, leads to Christ,
baptizes into Christ, and forms Christ in the
believer.
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22. Three who testify
 The Holy Spirit
 The physical birth
 The physical death
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23. Don’t believe us
The churches John was writing to were confused
because they a had heard the preaching or teaching
of the gnostic teachers.
“If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony
of God is greater” This divine testimony, in context,
refers to (1) the Holy Spirit’s witness and (2) the
Apostolic witness to Jesus’ earthly life and death.
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9 23
If we receive the testimony of men, the
testimony of God is greater; for the
testimony of God is this, that He has
testified concerning His Son.

24. It is written on your hearts
The one who believes in the Son of God has the
testimony in himself; the one who does not
believe God has made Him a liar, because he has
not believed in the testimony that God has
given concerning His Son.
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25. Stated in the positive
If you believe
1. You have the Holy Spirit
2. His Word is in your heart
3. His Spirit bears witness
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26. Stated in the negative
Anyone who takes away from the deity of Christ
has the spirit of antichrist.
Make Jesus lessor
Make man greater
View the God-head as less than all powerful
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27. Bought and paid for
And the testimony is this, that God
has given us eternal life, and this
life is in His Son.11 27

28. You are the champion
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Christ is victorious
He has all power
His life is within us

29. True life
He who has the Son has the
life; he who does not have
the Son of God does not
have the life.
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30. Winners and losers
Which are you?
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31. 1 John 5:1–12
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