'Who am I?'
July 18, 2021
John concludes his letter by focusing on the identity of true Christians. True believers are persistent in their fighting against sin; pressured in their living in an evil world; protected by the truth of the Son of God and participants in the life of God himself. John is concerned to stress who we are before a final, brief exhortation to keep free from idolatry. Unless we are secure in our identity, we won't be able to resist idolatry.
Derek Tidball
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1 John 5:18–21 (Listen)
18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
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