Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Conquering Faith


This past Sunday I preached (at Fc3 - www.fc3.org ) from 1 John 5:1-5 and attempted to unpack this very powerful and tightly packed passage. You can listen to the sermon here. In these verses, John centers the entire Christian life and identity around a dynamic, active, and victorious faith placed in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God.

John's argument could be laid out in the following formula:
Faith (produced by God's regeneration) = Love for Others & Love for God = Obedience to God's Command = Victory over the World = Faith.

The following is an image I made while exegeting this text and I think that it helps visualize the argument.



John's plea is simple. Place your faith in Jesus. Center your entire worldview around the fact of the cross and the resurrection. Love, obedience, and victory will flow naturally.

Love you guys! - - Feel free to join us at Fc3 for the last two parts of our 1 John series!!

Mike

Posted by Mike Skinner at 8:05 AM

2 comments:

  1. Jen BowersFebruary 12, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    You make it sound so simple! =) I like that you have a formula for this. It kind of puts it in a new light. Can't wait to hear your sermon! =)

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  2. .:Kathleen:.February 26, 2010 at 7:26 AM

    I think its time for an update sir.

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