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Staying true to the word ADVERTISEMENT Continued from page 5B human flesh. To set matters straight, John assured his readers that what they had received from the beginning was true. John’s epistie, howev er, is far more than a warn ing against Gnostic heresy. Its truths about light, love, and righteousness are need ed in every age. Whatever a new false teaching or a new temptation confronts the church, this letter helps to keep us on course. QUESTIONS ' I.NO NEW COMMAND MENT (1 John 2:7-8) 1. Why was the command ment to love not “new?" (1 John 2:8) “John was not telling, his readers anything they did not already know; it is no innovation but ‘an old com mandment' which they had been taught ‘from the beginning’” (Bruce, The Epistles of John, Eerdmans). Jesus told His disciples in John 13:34-35, “A new com mandment 1 give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." 2. What did John mean by “the beginning” (1 John 2:7)7 For Christians, the com mand to love was "and old commandment," one that they had known “from the beginning.” By “beginning," John did not mean the beginning of the world but the beginning of the gospel message as proclaimed by Christ during His earthly minister. (See: Mark 1:1, and 1 John 1:1.) 3. In what sense was John’s commandment “new?” (1 John 2:8) In this verse, “new" does not mean “more recent,” but rather “superior, new and better in quality” (Richards, The Victor Bible Background Commentary, Cook). In a perfect sense, the “new commandment” that John mentions in this verse was realized in Christ-the incarnate Word of God. What was “true in him” is true in believers as well. No Christian can claim that his love is as complete as Christ’s love. Nevertheless, we learn to love God and one another because we have experienced Jesus’ love (see 1 John 4:11,19). II. NO DARKNESS (1 John 2:9-11) 4. In what sense is the darkness past? Who is the true Light? (1 John 2:9) With Christ, a new era has dawned "the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining” (v. 2:8). Christ is the “true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world" Oohn 1:9). That being so, we might expect that Christ would have been welcomed by people wanti ng to escape sin's darkness. Instead, “He came' to His own, and His own did not receive Him” (v. 11). This was because “men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (v. 3:19). Hence, those who receive Christ become “children of'God” (v. 1:12), "the children of light, and the children of the day” (1 Thess. 5:5). 5. How did John use the words “light” and “dark ness?” (1 John 2:11) MoirifelftSStChur SiWer ch e Aid WonKip Wtth Dil S:45*!n CbiMjwi’s «:4Sain Wtat Kigbt Bate SHa*' 7.H Ml W AtH!W0K( R }7041 522.135 I - Cliarirttf NO 282r C7JM5 S2?-24i» - tsK www.sltvmiwiaH.orfs Or ivo*- 0. Lm P Sunday Worship Services 8:00 am and 10:45 am Sunday School 9:30 am Reeder Memorial Baptist Church 3725 Beatties Ford Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28216 www.reederchurch.org Word of Faith West Our New Address 8735 ML HoUy Road Sm/dv Sch(>«)!:9:45m Momins Worship: IhOOam Wednesday Bible Studx 7:CO\m Youth Meeting 3rd Sat. 2pm A Church that cares for vour soul 2 Chron. 7:14 : Senior Pastor, Rev. Samuel Guthrie, ,Ir. Charlolle, NC. 28214 • 704-392-789() Rev. & Mrs. Guthrie “Come Let Us Worship Together" The Friendliest Church in the City of Charl6tte" Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 517 Baldwin Ave. • Charlotte. NC 282(H (704)376-1201 Office (704) 376-1210 Rev. JA. Cuthbcrtsoi) - rasior Sunday School 9:30a.in. Praise & Worship 10:45am Worship Service 11:00am Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm Wednesday Prayer Service.. 8:00pm Cuthbertson rRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH “TeUine and Livina the Good News of Jesus Christ” - Outreach & Niinure Ministries For All Aces - Spirit-lcd Sunday Worship: I lam Sunday School: 9:30ani Wed. Prayer. Praise & Bible Study: 7pm Radio Ministry; Sun. 2:45pm, REJOICE 1370 AM - Rev. Quentin G. Pouhon. Pastor - 31X)1 Beatties Fd. Rd., Charlotte, Nc'28216-3731 Phone: 704.3‘B-6(WS • E-mail: POR4X®bellsoutli.nct Website: www.LuthcranOutreach.org/Prince of Peace, turn If Light and darkness are used in this epistle as sym bols for righteousness and sinfulness, respectively. That being so, the person who hates his Christian brother is walking in dark ness, that is, is living in sin apart from Christ’s light. Just as darkness keeps us from seeing where we are and where we are going, so it is with the person who harbors hatred in his heart. Such a person has been blinded by his own sin. "Hate destroys any win dow for light from God. To live without loving one's brother means to deny one self the presence of God and the reality of fellowship with the community of faith” (Barker and Kohlen- berger, eds.. Expositor's Bible Commentary. Zonder- van). 6. If someone hates his Christian brother, what does this indicate? (1 John 2:11) If someone hates his brother in Christ while claiming to walk in the light, there is strong evidence that this person is not a true believer and that he has grossly misunderstood the heart of the Christian mes- The Prophet’s Column, Inc. 6183 NC 109 South Wadesboro NC 28170-9327 God’s Order (Part IV) J.M. Little, Teacher Now Oie se^ent was more subtle than any beast of flie field which fte LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman; “Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of ttie garden?"(Gen,3:1) We do not see Adam present in this conversation at all. Adam knew the mind of God and Imew what would happen if he ate of the forbidden tree. Knowing the mind of God, Adam would not have dared stand diere and go along with the Devil’s plan. In ail that conversation between Eve and the seipent we don't see Adam present. And Eve misquoted the Lord in her answer to the serpent. The Devil had her going his way vrtien she misquoted God. See how crafty he is. And you think Adam would not have called the seipent a liar if he had been standing right there beside Eve? So the Devil got Eve (beguiled her) to eat of the forbidden tree and he left off the scene. I do not know how long it was before Eve approached Adam. But when Eve ate of the tree, she imrnediatety became naked, and she coutd no longer have fellow^ip with the Lord God because she now is a sinner in rebellion and hating the Lord God. in Verse 6 we find these Words; “And when the woman saw that die h^ee was good for food, and diat it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one virise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband wSi her; and he did eat” There is no mention of the serpent there in that event. Now, die best commentary on the Bible is die Bible itself. The greatest representative the Lord ever had on earth had something to say about the temptation and fall there in the garden; “And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression." (I Tim3:14) The Devil was not about to make his presentation in the presence of the man vdio knew the mind of God and take the chance that Adam would spoil his plan to lead the human race down to heli. 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