Paul defended the grace-alone gospel against false teachers and the affirmation of that gospel by the Jerusalem apostles. Together they show us the need to guard the purity of the gospel, embrace unity for mission, and let the gospel overflow in compassion and care.

Paul didn’t receive his message of salvation from men, which is why it is the only proposal for salvation completely of grace.

The gospel Paul preaches is all about grace and can never be changed. Believing it transforms you so that you are no longer a slave to people’s opinion of you.

The life and death stakes in the preaching of Paul.

The promises God gives israel as they are in exile are confirmed and enlarged by Christ, and bring us deep security, comfort, and hope.

1 John 5:13-21- God gives us a prayer he promises to answer.

1 John 5:6-12- We have the evidence we need to know the real Jesus.

From 1 John 5:1-5 we see that true and lasting victory is not achieved through our stiving but is alreay ours through faith in Jesus Christ. Being born of God transforms belief, love and obedience from duties into joyful evidence of a life secured in His victory over the world.

In these verses John not only calls us to love others,he also tells us that love for others comes from God, and how we can receive it from God.

In these verses John urges us to test the spirits to see if we are listening to false prophets, and gives us ways to discern whether what we are hearing is true or false.