Because Jesus rose from the dead, we are God’s children now. And, one day, we will be like him.

Though most of us want to experience spiritual reality, John says not all spirituality comes from God. How can we tell what comes from God’s Spirit?

One of John’s favorite themes is love for one another, but he’s not naive. He knows that love sometimes feels like death. This text helps us when love isn’t easy.

The primary mark of a genuine Christian is love. That’s what John claims here. Why does love matter so much? What is this love he’s talking about? And where should it show up in our lives?

In this passage John says that no one who knows God can keep on sinning. So what does that mean? Why is it impossible? And where does that leave me?

What do you gain when God makes you his child? John points us to three things.

John claims that there is only one thing that matters in all of life. What is it and why does it matter so much?

John says we shouldn’t love the world or the things in the world, but what does that mean? And why is it such a problem?

How can you know where you stand with God? John’s confidence rests on three things.

When God showed his love for us in the life and death of Jesus, an old command became new. And that command is at the heart of what it looks like to follow Jesus.