Faith Reassured in Truth, Pt. 3

Sermon Outline:

Introduction

• The Opposition is Strong Fighting against the Truth that Jesus is the Son of God
• The Context of the Witnesses Presented Reviewed

I. Four Sets of Witnesses (vs. 6-9)

A. By the Way Jesus Came (vs. 6)
1. By Water and Blood (v. 6a)
2. The Spirit of Truth Bears Witness that Jesus Came by Water and Blood (v. 6b)

B. Three that Bear Witness in Heaven (v. 7)

1. The Father
2. The Word
3. The Holy Spirit
4. “These Three are One”

C. Three that Bear Witness on Earth (v. 8-9)

1. “the Spirit” – Two Observations - Reviewed (v. 8a)
2. Two Reasons for Difference in Meaning Water and Blood in this Verse from Verse 6
3. The Water – The Sacrament of Water Baptism (Titus 3:5; Matthew 28:19-20)
4. The Blood – The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:17ff, esp. v. 26
5. The Greater Witness of God (v. 9; John 8:17; Matthew 26:57-62; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18)

D. The Witness of God Within the True Believer (v. 10-12)

II. The Purpose of the Apostle Writing These Things (v. 13)

Conclusion and Application

• The Witness on Earth is Important to Remember – Proclaiming of Christ’s Death and Resurrection to Every Creature (Mark 16:15)
• The Witness on Earth Reassures our Minds and Comforts our Hearts in times of Trial and Trouble