-Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God- therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be- but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him- for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.- -- I Jn. 3-1-3

-In a nutshell, abiding in Christ means allowing His Word to fill our minds, direct our wills, and transform our affections. In other words, our relationship to Christ is intimately connected to what we do with our Bibles-- -- Sinclair Ferguson

What should we make of these verses that appear to say that unless you are sinless you are not a child of God? "Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him." -- I Jn. 3:6 "He that committeth sin is of the devil" -- I Jn. 3:8a "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin , because he is born of God." -- I Jn. 3:9 among others. They do NOT teach sinless perfectionism, and this sermon explains why.

For much more on -Who Is Antichrist-- see our sermonaudio.com series- http---tinyurl.com-revsermons----17 And the world passeth away , and the lust thereof- but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 18 Little children, it is the last time- and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come , even now are there many antichrists- whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us- for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us- but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ- He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father- -but- he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

-He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.-----What does this mean for you right now- How does it affect how you interact with people- Your family, people you work with, strangers you interact with at the store, etc.-----May you be blessed by this sermon on what the Apostle John teaches on loving God vs. loving the world and the things that are in the world -- and how that is consistent with His command to bring all the world into subjection to the Lord Jesus Christ.

"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." -- I Jn. 3:1-3

In our text Jesus warns his disciples that a time will come when those killing God's servants will think that they kill as a service unto the Lord. We offer two examples in how the words of the Lord Jesus were, in part, fulfilled. Accounts of the devilish cruelty done against Christians can be chilling, but at the same time they show us the dauntless faithfulness of the saints to their, and our, covenant-keeping God.

"In a nutshell, abiding in Christ means allowing His Word to fill our minds, direct our wills, and transform our affections. In other words, our relationship to Christ is intimately connected to what we do with our Bibles!" -- Sinclair Ferguson

Por el ex sacerdote cat-lico Richard Bennett.----En el presente, una espantosa apostas-a ecum-nica evang-lica ha sucedido. Lo que est- en juego es ni m-s ni menos que la justicia de Cristo Jes-s el Se-or en su obra completa y perfecta, la cual es proclamada en el Evangelio. De hecho, muchos evang-licos famosos, en su af-n por atraer a la gente, han escondido el Evangelio de la gracia. La presentaci-n que usted est- a punto de escuchar da los nombres de los que abrazan esta horrenda apostas-a.---- Le rogamos que d- a conocer esta presentaci-n en su iglesia. Ha llegado la hora de separarse de aquellos que han pervertido el mismo Evangelio del Se-or Jesucristo, tal como lo ordena la Biblia. De cara a este abundante enga-o, -c-mo vivimos y reinamos nosotros diariamente con Cristo Jes-s- El ap-stol Pablo nos da la respuesta, -Pues si por la transgresi-n de uno solo rein- la muerte, mucho m-s reinar-n en vida por uno solo, Jesucristo, los que reciben la abundancia de la gracia y del don de la justicia-, -Romanos 5-17----- Si usted cree y confiesa al Se-or Jesucristo solo, si tiene la oportunidad, m-ndenos un mensaje a- davieldepaz-yahoo.com. Puesto que la necesidad de este mensaje es enorme, tenga la bondad de dar a conocer esta audio presentaci-n a otros, reenvi-ndoles esta direcci-n de internet a su iglesia, familiares y amigos. -Gracias-----Traducido y narrado por Rodrigo V-squez.

Por el ex sacerdote católico Richard Bennett. En el presente, una espantosa apostasía ecuménica evangélica ha sucedido. Lo que está en juego es ni más ni menos que la justicia de Cristo Jesús el Señor en su obra completa y perfecta, la cual es proclamada en el Evangelio. De hecho, muchos evangélicos famosos, en su afán por atraer a la gente, han escondido el Evangelio de la gracia. La presentación que usted está a punto de escuchar da los nombres de los que abrazan esta horrenda apostasía. Le rogamos que dé a conocer esta presentación en su iglesia. Ha llegado la hora de separarse de aquellos que han pervertido el mismo Evangelio del Señor Jesucristo, tal como lo ordena la Biblia. De cara a este abundante engaño, ¿cómo vivimos y reinamos nosotros diariamente con Cristo Jesús? El apóstol Pablo nos da la respuesta, "Pues si por la transgresión de uno solo reinó la muerte, mucho más reinarán en vida por uno solo, Jesucristo, los que reciben la abundancia de la gracia y del don de la justicia", (Romanos 5:17) Si usted cree y confiesa al Señor Jesucristo solo, si tiene la oportunidad, mándenos un mensaje a: [email protected]. Puesto que la necesidad de este mensaje es enorme, tenga la bondad de dar a conocer esta audio presentación a otros, reenviándoles esta dirección de internet a su iglesia, familiares y amigos. ¡Gracias! Traducido y narrado por Rodrigo Vásquez.