Notes for Don't Be Afraid to Open the Door
1. Don’t be afraid to open the door
1 John 2:1–14
2. 1 John 2:1–14
Please stand for the reading of God’s Word
3. I read the underlined
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
4. next
and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins;
and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
5. next
By this we know that we have come to know Him,
if we keep His commandments.
6. next
The one who says, “I have come to know Him,”
and does not keep His commandments,
is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has been perfected.
7. next
By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way as He walked.
8. next
Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning;
the old commandment is the word which you have heard.
9. next
On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you,
because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining.
10. next
The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in darkness until now.
The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
11. next
But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness and does not know where he is going
because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12. next
I am writing to you, little children,
because your sins have been forgiven for His name’s sake.
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning.
13. next
I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.
14. next
I have written to you, children,
because you know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning.
15. last
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
16. Finished
Let us pray!
17. Don’t be afraid to open the door
Many of us think JW’s when we think of “religious” conversation. Some are even afraid to engage
18. When the Jehovah Witnesses come to the door
1 John
Equips you with answers
Helps you to know what you believe
Gives you fundamentals of belief
19. Americans are not having spiritual conversations
Why people don’t have spiritual conversations
Religious conversations always seem to create tension or arguments: 28%
the number one reason Christians don’t talk about faith
I’m not religious and don’t care about these kinds of topics: 23%
Top reason people of no faith don’t have spiritual conversations
20. Barna
21% not sure
I’m put off by how religion has been politicized: 17%
I don’t feel like I know enough to talk about religious or spiritual topics: 17%
I don’t want to be known as a religious person: 7%
21. Barna
I don’t know how to talk about religious or spiritual topics without sounding weird: 6%
I’m afraid people will see me as a fanatic or extremist: 5% especially true for milennials
I’m embarrassed by the way religious language has been used in popular culture: 5%
22. Barna
I’ve been hurt by religious conversations in the past: 4% Practicing are tee group most prone to blame this
Religious language and jargon feels cheesy or outdated: 4% Liberals more likely than conservatives
23. Review from last week
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
24. Not a list
Rules
Boundaries
Standards
25. INTERESTING WORD CHOICE
And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
26. Paraclete
Advocate
Helper
Comforter
Friend
Defined as one who is called to someone’s aid
27. Jesus our advocate in Heaven
I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
28. Jesus our helper
He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
29. Propitiation
Expiate-OT “to take away, to wash away, to leave unpunished”
LXX-the mercy seat
NT-appeasement of the wrath of God
30. God is always angry at sin
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness
31. Whose sin did Jesus die for?
The 144,000?
Only the Elect?
32. Accepting the sacrifice for our sins
By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
33. What we can know?
So far
• We can know God
• We can know what He wants for our lives
• We can know that we know!
34. What’s the proof?
We know that we have known Him
HOW?
(Keep his commandments)
35. What commandments?
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your
neighbor as yourself.”
36. Think
Are you actively loving?
37. Discipleship
whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked
38. A cooperative venture
Do his teaching-God perfects you
Live like Christ, Act like Christ
39. Live like Christ
Attitude-Servant leader
Actions-Benefit of others
Habits-Connections
40. Look for yourself
Hypocrite
Disobedience
Dishonest
Hates brothers
Walks in darkness
Blinded by sin
41. Loved Ones, Keep Jesus’ Commandments
BECAUSE
The darkness is passing away
The true Light is already shining
42. I am writing to you
Little Children
Your Sins Have Been Forgiven
You Know The Father
43. I am writing to you
Fathers
You know Him who has been from the beginning.
44. I have written to you
Young men
You are strong,
The word of God abides in you
You have overcome the evil one*
45. Don’t be afraid to open the door
Revelation 3:20 (NASB95)
20 ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
1 John 2:1–14
2. 1 John 2:1–14
Please stand for the reading of God’s Word
3. I read the underlined
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
4. next
and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins;
and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
5. next
By this we know that we have come to know Him,
if we keep His commandments.
6. next
The one who says, “I have come to know Him,”
and does not keep His commandments,
is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has been perfected.
7. next
By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way as He walked.
8. next
Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning;
the old commandment is the word which you have heard.
9. next
On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you,
because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining.
10. next
The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in darkness until now.
The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
11. next
But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness and does not know where he is going
because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12. next
I am writing to you, little children,
because your sins have been forgiven for His name’s sake.
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning.
13. next
I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.
14. next
I have written to you, children,
because you know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning.
15. last
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
16. Finished
Let us pray!
17. Don’t be afraid to open the door
Many of us think JW’s when we think of “religious” conversation. Some are even afraid to engage
18. When the Jehovah Witnesses come to the door
1 John
Equips you with answers
Helps you to know what you believe
Gives you fundamentals of belief
19. Americans are not having spiritual conversations
Why people don’t have spiritual conversations
Religious conversations always seem to create tension or arguments: 28%
the number one reason Christians don’t talk about faith
I’m not religious and don’t care about these kinds of topics: 23%
Top reason people of no faith don’t have spiritual conversations
20. Barna
21% not sure
I’m put off by how religion has been politicized: 17%
I don’t feel like I know enough to talk about religious or spiritual topics: 17%
I don’t want to be known as a religious person: 7%
21. Barna
I don’t know how to talk about religious or spiritual topics without sounding weird: 6%
I’m afraid people will see me as a fanatic or extremist: 5% especially true for milennials
I’m embarrassed by the way religious language has been used in popular culture: 5%
22. Barna
I’ve been hurt by religious conversations in the past: 4% Practicing are tee group most prone to blame this
Religious language and jargon feels cheesy or outdated: 4% Liberals more likely than conservatives
23. Review from last week
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
24. Not a list
Rules
Boundaries
Standards
25. INTERESTING WORD CHOICE
And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
26. Paraclete
Advocate
Helper
Comforter
Friend
Defined as one who is called to someone’s aid
27. Jesus our advocate in Heaven
I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
28. Jesus our helper
He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
29. Propitiation
Expiate-OT “to take away, to wash away, to leave unpunished”
LXX-the mercy seat
NT-appeasement of the wrath of God
30. God is always angry at sin
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness
31. Whose sin did Jesus die for?
The 144,000?
Only the Elect?
32. Accepting the sacrifice for our sins
By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
33. What we can know?
So far
• We can know God
• We can know what He wants for our lives
• We can know that we know!
34. What’s the proof?
We know that we have known Him
HOW?
(Keep his commandments)
35. What commandments?
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your
neighbor as yourself.”
36. Think
Are you actively loving?
37. Discipleship
whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked
38. A cooperative venture
Do his teaching-God perfects you
Live like Christ, Act like Christ
39. Live like Christ
Attitude-Servant leader
Actions-Benefit of others
Habits-Connections
40. Look for yourself
Hypocrite
Disobedience
Dishonest
Hates brothers
Walks in darkness
Blinded by sin
41. Loved Ones, Keep Jesus’ Commandments
BECAUSE
The darkness is passing away
The true Light is already shining
42. I am writing to you
Little Children
Your Sins Have Been Forgiven
You Know The Father
43. I am writing to you
Fathers
You know Him who has been from the beginning.
44. I have written to you
Young men
You are strong,
The word of God abides in you
You have overcome the evil one*
45. Don’t be afraid to open the door
Revelation 3:20 (NASB95)
20 ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
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