Center Point Church

1. John's affirmation of their salvation was based on the love of God.
2. John's affirmation of their salvation was predicated on belief in Jesus Christ
3. John's affirmation of their salvation was given to dispel the fear of losing salvation.

1. Remember the Witnesses
2. Release the Obstacles
3. Run the Race
4. Rely on the Source

1. A person is defiled, not by what come out of the body, but from the heart.
2. Piety ≠ Purity
3. Leave your mess behind you and pursue Christ through His Word.

1. We are all defiled (1-5)
2. We cannot be made clean by traditions (6-8)
3. We must rightly understand and apply the Word of God (9-13)

I. The Power to be Faithful
II. A Practice for becoming Fruitful
III. A Purpose to Fuel Us

I. Reminders that Rule Your Present - Hebrews 10:3, 9:26
A. Do your memories remind you of your sin or do they remind you of your Savior?
B. Do your memories make you shake, or do they make you secure?
II. A Sacrifice that Purifies Your Conscience - Hebrews 9:9, 14
A. There is no need for your conscience to accuse you
B. There is no need for your conscience to excuse you
C. There is every reason for you to have confidence

1. Where you look will determine how you live
2. Objective facts guide and ground our subjective feelings
3. Justification - The legal pronouncement of God that a person is righteous because of Jesus perfect life and his death on the cross
4. Redemption - purchased by the blood of Christ and set free from our bondage to sin and now we belong to God
5. Propitiation - the sacrificial offering of Jesus Christ in which he bears the wrath of God for our sins and fully satisfies God's perfect justice
6. The righteousness of God in the law says, "I am finished!"
7. The righteousness of God in love says, "It is finished!"

This relationship thrives as we...
I. Understand the identities of those involved
II. Engage in the process of fulfilling our purpose
III. Experience the reality of the promised results

1. Jesus provides the way to the Father.
2. Jesus is truth from the Father.
3. Jesus gives life with the Father.
Gospel Responses:
Salvation
Trust
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