August 14 2016 We cannot separate obedience from love If it is not obedience neither is it love If it is divine love obedience accompanies it William Kelly 1 John 514 Orthodoxy True correct beliefs ID: 529712
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Loving ObedienceAugust 14, 2016
“We cannot separate obedience from love. If it is not obedience, neither is it love. If it is divine love, obedience accompanies it.” William KellySlide2
1 John 5:1-4Slide3
Orthodoxy – True, correct beliefs
Orthopraxy – True, correct practice of our beliefsSlide4
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of Him.Slide5
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of Him.Slide6
James 2:19
You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!Slide7
Mark 1:34
And He (Jesus) healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew HimSlide8
Believe
Put trust inTo reply uponHave confidence inHave faith inSlide9Slide10
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of Him.Slide11
John 3:3
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”Slide12
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.Slide13
Jesus is the Only Way
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12Slide14
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of Him.Slide15
1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey His commandments.Slide16
Love God Love Others
Galatians 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.Slide17
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.Slide18
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.Slide19
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.Slide20
God has commanded us nothing for His own sake, but everything for our own highest profit and happiness. Were we perfect, we should not find them commands at all, for they would be our natural impulses. Charles EllicottSlide21
For Our Consideration
Thinking leads to action, so how do we know we are thinking properly? Believing involves trust, so do we really trust that Jesus is the Christ?Why is love and obedience so closely tied together?What is our view of God’s commands? Easy or a burden?Slide22
Prayer Focus
Thank You Lord for salvationThank You Lord for Your WordThank You Lord for Your mercy that is new every dayThank You Lord for another opportunity to learn and grow