1 John The Importance of Loving Each Other

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August 25, 2024 • JJ Cox • 1 John 2:20

1. Let’s talk about THE Antichrist vs. MANY antichrists. · Antichrist can mean either the opponent of Christ or the one who seeks to put himself in the place of Christ · Just as Christ is the Holy One and the anointed king of God · The antichrist is the Unholy One and the king of all evil. · Christ is the incarnation of God and goodness · The antichrist is the incarnation of the devil and evil Satan and the antichrist are not the same. · Though Satan is a direct opponent of God, he is still an angel who will give power to the Antichrist as found in Revelation 13:2 “The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and his great authority.” · The antichrist will be a visible figure upon the earth in which the essence of evil has become incarnate (in the flesh) o The world will worship the Antichrist because of the power and false signs that he will perform o He will speak blasphemies against God by deifying himself and places images of himself to receive the worship that belongs to God only. o He will be a strong political figure o He will be given power to make war against followers of Christ · Paul speaks of the antichrist in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 when he says, “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing.” · The idea of the antichrist occurs in the letters of John

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August 25, 2024 • JJ Cox • 1 John 2:20

1. Let’s talk about THE Antichrist vs. MANY antichrists. · Antichrist can mean either the opponent of Christ or the one who seeks to put himself in the place of Christ · Just as Christ is the Holy One and the anointed king of God · The antichrist is the Unholy One and the king of all evil. · Christ is the incarnation of God and goodness · The antichrist is the incarnation of the devil and evil Satan and the antichrist are not the same. · Though Satan is a direct opponent of God, he is still an angel who will give power to the Antichrist as found in Revelation 13:2 “The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and his great authority.” · The antichrist will be a visible figure upon the earth in which the essence of evil has become incarnate (in the flesh) o The world will worship the Antichrist because of the power and false signs that he will perform o He will speak blasphemies against God by deifying himself and places images of himself to receive the worship that belongs to God only. o He will be a strong political figure o He will be given power to make war against followers of Christ · Paul speaks of the antichrist in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 when he says, “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing.” · The idea of the antichrist occurs in the letters of John

Online Worship Service. August 18, 2024. 9:30am

August 18, 2024 • JJ Cox • 1 John 2:3–14

· As we dive back into 1 John this morning, let’s do a quick recap of what we’ve looked at so far as John is writing to this group of churches that are popping up around Ephesus. o John has made clear that God is eternal in His power which allows us to trust Him at all times and gives us eternal life as well. o John talks to us about how personal Jesus is and how we can hear from Him, see Him in the lives of those that follow Him, gaze at Him for deeper understanding, and even put hands and feet to His ministry. o John says that God is the basis for fellowship through Jesus because Jesus changed the narrative of what a Godly relationship looked like. o And we have complete joy in Christ when we share who He is with others. o We know who He is because God’s character is light. In Him there is no darkness, which means that He wants us to know Him completely. o We cannot completely know God and have an opposing life to who He is. We deceive ourselves when we try to do that and we make God out to be a liar. o And then last week we looked at the truth that Jesus is the atonement for our sins and that He is the One who speaks to the Father on our behalf. We miss out on the fullness of Him when we attempt to handle sin on our own.

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