Full Knowledge

Living a Full Life - Message 10 - Full Knowledge - 1 John 4:7-16

Outline

By this we know that we abide in Him…

I. Love Originated with God – vs. 7-8
A. God’s Nature
B. Love Must Be a Habitual Practice, a Way of Life
C. Knowledge – Relational vs. Informational

II. Love was Manifested through Christ – vs. 9-11
A. Only Begotten – “One of a Kind”, Unique – John 17:3; 2 Cor 8:9
B. God Sent His Son to Die – John 3:14-16; 2 Cor 5:21; Eph 5:1-2
C. God Loved Us before We Loved Him – Rom 5:8; 8:29-30, 38-39

III. Love is Perfected by the Spirit – vs. 12-13
A. We Cannot See God – John 1:18; 6:46; 1 Tim 1:17
B. We Cannot See Christ – John 20:29; 1 Peter 1:7-8; John 17:20
C. We Cannot See the Spirit – John 3:8
D. We Can See Evidence and Know God – Rom 1:20; 1 John 3:24; Heb 11:1

IV. Love is Demonstrated through the Church – vs. 14-16
A. What We Have Seen (vs. 14)
B. What We Confess (vs. 15)
C. What We Know and Believe (vs. 16)
D. What the World Sees – John 13:35; 2 Cor 5:18-20

If Obedience to God’s Word and Belief in Sound Doctrine do not result in Love for God and Others, then we do not really Know or Believe the Truth!