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Once that is established then we can start to work through how to overcome the lies we’ve believed that stem from false teaching or false beliefs. The major question to ask does the teaching or the teacher acknowledges that Jesus came in the flesh with the full divinity of Christ. The great news is, we have the Holy Spirit in us that helps us discern truth. John is rallying the church to be discerning and giving us practical ways to test whether the spirit of teaching is from God or not. In this life, we’re going to struggle and fight against sin and our inadequacies, but we have a God that is compassionate towards us because he made a way for us to meet his standards and we can rest in that. John steps in here to reassure us by pointing out that Christ has already met all of the perfection we need to stand before God when he took our sin as his upon the cross. John reassures us that it is common that our hearts might condemn us. This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 2 | God’s compassion when our hearts condemn us
The Apostle John uses 3 points of connection to God – love, belief & obedience – as a litmus test for us to know if we belong to God and then the same 3 actions become important building blocks in how we live out our faith journey for his glory and our best good. INSTANT TAKEAWAYS 1 | 3 Points of Connection
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