The Balance of the Christian Life

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The Balance of the Christian Life

1 John 4:7-21

February 18, 2024 • Jeff Cramer • 1 John 4:7–21

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John continues on with the third test on how a child of God should understand the balance between the assurance God gives us and the warnings He lays out! We’ve been told repeatedly that God is love and we’ve also been instructed that because God is love we too should love! So what does that love look like?

A Changed Heart = A Changed Life (Pt. 2)

March 10, 2024 • Jeff Cramer • 1 John 5:6–21

History tells the story about Alexander the Great and how there was a man in his army who was not acting brave in battle. When he should have been pressing in he was lingering back! Alexander approached & asked “What’s your name soldier?” The man answered: “Sir my name is Alexander.” The great general looked this soldier in the eye & said “Get in there and fight or change your name!” John teaches us that when we identify our life with Christ, by faith, we overcome the world! No longer do we shrink back in defeat but we stand strong until Satan flees!

A Changed Heart = A Changed Life

March 3, 2024 • Jeff Cramer • 1 John 5:1–5

John concludes this book by speaking of the reality of being changed forever! I’ve pastored this church for the last 12-years and I see the church as the family of God on earth with many needing to be connected to God’s truth. Yet, one of the challenges of our time is that people have a fascination with identifying problems and treating symptoms to feel better but never getting better!

My Source of Understanding

February 11, 2024 • Jeff Cramer • 1 John 4:1–6

Today, John takes us into the third discussion about what a child of God should understand and he uses the Holy Spirit as the baseline. In the first century Jews didn’t wrestle with the Deity of the coming Christ. Because they knew Messiah would come! They had the OT Prophecies. However, they wrestled with the Humanity of Christ. That’s why they rejected Jesus! They didn’t understand that God would take on humanity and fulfill the Old Covenant and pay the price for the sin of the world! In 2024 understanding genuine faith is still an issue. Because any accept the historical figure of Jesus but deny His Deity – as being Lord of their life.