1. People claiming to bring companionship amongst Jesus merely walking inward darkness (1:6).
Ephesians 5:6-16 explains the contrast betwixt worldly darkness in addition to Christian light.
2. People who claim they haven’t sinned because they've redefined sin according to culture’s standards, calling God a liar (1:10).
3. People who claim to know Jesus merely don’t obey Him (2:4). Jesus says dearest = obedience (John 14:21; 15:10).
4. People who claim to walk inward low-cal spell hating their brothers (2:9; 4:20).(1) If nosotros can’t dearest Christians from dissimilar backgrounds, denominations, races, in addition to cultures, nosotros don't know Christ.
5. People who state they dearest God merely actually dearest the Blue Planet (2:15).
There’s exclusively room for 1 primary inward our lives (Matthew 6:24).
6. People who deny Jesus is the Christ, i.e. the Messiah, God Incarnate (2:22). The biggest prevarication of all!
May nosotros stand upwards theatre against these lies.
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(1) While the Greek give-and-take for brothers inward this passage could hold upwards used inward the broader sense, almost commentators sympathize it to hateful swain believers.
I encourage y'all to besides read this 1-minute devotion:
How Much Can a Christian Sin?
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