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Letters from JohnLetters from JohnPart 4 - Written so that you may shine!Part 4 - Written so that you may shine!

John 2:7-14 John 2:7-14

1 John 1:1-41 John 1:1-4

2 Peter 1:5-92 Peter 1:5-9““Make every effort to add to your faith Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.brotherly kindness, love.

For if you possess these qualities in For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.” been cleansed from his past sins.”

1 John 2:61 John 2:6

Whoever claims to live in Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus him must walk as Jesus

did.did.

3 Sections3 Sections1.1. Love and Shine (verses 7-8)Love and Shine (verses 7-8)

2.2. To shine or not to shine? (verses 9-11)To shine or not to shine? (verses 9-11)

3.3. You are shining! (verses 12-14)You are shining! (verses 12-14)

1 John 2:7-141 John 2:7-1477 Dear friends, I am not writing you a new Dear friends, I am not writing you a new

command but an old one, which you command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have command is the message you have heard. heard. 88 Yet I am writing you a new Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. the true light is already shining.

99 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. a brother or sister is still in the darkness. 1010 Anyone who loves their brother and sister Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. to make them stumble. 1111 But anyone who But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. darkness has blinded them.

1212 I am writing to you, dear children, I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. on account of his name. 1313 I am writing to you, fathers, I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from because you know him who is from

the beginning. the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, I am writing to you, young men,

because you have overcome the evil because you have overcome the evil one. one.

1414 I write to you, dear children, I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from because you know him who is from the beginning. the beginning. I write to you, young men, I write to you, young men, because you are strong, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 2:71 John 2:7Love and ShineLove and Shine

77 Dear friends, I am not writing you a Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which new command but an old one, which

you have had since the beginning. you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you This old command is the message you

have heard.have heard.

Romans 13:8Romans 13:8

““Let no debt remain outstanding, Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.”fellowman has fulfilled the law.”

1 Peter 1:221 Peter 1:22

Now that you have purified Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each that you have sincere love for each

other, love one another deeply, other, love one another deeply, from the heart.from the heart.

1 John 2:7-81 John 2:7-8

77 Dear friends, I am not writing you a new Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have command is the message you have heard. heard. 88 Yet I am writing you a new Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. and the true light is already shining.

Love is OLDLove is OLDDeuteronomy 6:5 Deuteronomy 6:5 - “Love the LORD God - “Love the LORD God

with all your heart and with all your soul with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”and with all your strength.”

Leviticus 19:18 Leviticus 19:18 -“Do not seek revenge or -“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.”yourself. I am the Lord.”

1 John 2:81 John 2:888 Yet I am writing you a new Yet I am writing you a new

command; its truth is seen in him command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already passing and the true light is already

shining. shining.

1 Corinthians 13:4-61 Corinthians 13:4-644 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not Love is patient, love is kind. It does not

envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 55 It does not dishonor others, it is not It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. keeps no record of wrongs. 66 Love does Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. truth.

John 15:13John 15:13

1313 Greater love has no one Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s than this: to lay down one’s

life for one’s friends.life for one’s friends.

1 John 2:81 John 2:8

88 Yet I am writing you a new command; Yet I am writing you a new command; its its truth is seen in him and in youtruth is seen in him and in you, because , because

the darkness is passing and the true the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. light is already shining.

Colossians 1:13Colossians 1:13

““For he has rescued us from the dominion For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the of darkness and brought us into the

kingdom of the Son he loves…”kingdom of the Son he loves…”

1 John 2:9-111 John 2:9-1199 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates

a brother or sister is still in the darkness. a brother or sister is still in the darkness. 1010 Anyone who loves their brother and sister Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. to make them stumble. 1111 But anyone who But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. darkness has blinded them.

John 13:34John 13:34

A A newnew commandcommand I give you: Love one I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must another. As I have loved you, so you must

love one another.love one another.

1 John 2:12-141 John 2:12-14 1212 I am writing to you, dear children, I am writing to you, dear children,

because your sins have been forgiven on account of because your sins have been forgiven on account of his his name. name.

1313 I am writing to you, fathers, I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. because you know him who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young men, I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. because you have overcome the evil one.

1414 I write to you, dear children, I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. because you know the Father.

I write to you, fathers, I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. because you know him who is from the beginning.

I write to you, young men, I write to you, young men, because you are strong, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. and you have overcome the evil one.