Through faith in Jesus, we know we have confidence to approach God in our lives and in prayer. We know we are in Christ and have eternal life; this knowledge from God leads us to live a life for God!

Love for God will show itself in obedience to God.

If any other definition or expressin of love contradicts the nature of God, this is not true love; but a counterfeit "love." For the love of God will never contradict the word of God. 

Counterfeits are easily accepted if they are rarely examined!

There is no acceptable counterfeit for obedience. And like Cain, we are prone to give Jesus everything He doesn't want. As followers of Jesus, we know we are called to love God and love others…and love sacrifices! 

The completed work of Christ, should bring about a complete change in our view of sin. So, now as a follower of Jesus: is my lifestyle marked by habitual sin or is my lifestyle marked by a continuous fight against sin? What we need not forget is that our lives are the evidence of who our Father is!

In the 2nd week of our new series, we continue to study through the book if 1st John, looking at chapter 2 and the weight we need to add to our spiritual lives.