1 John 5:13-21

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13 I write to you these things, that ye know, that ye have everlasting life, which believe in the name of God's Son.

14 And this is the trust which we have to God [And this is the trust that we have in God], that whatever thing we ask after his will, he shall hear us.

15 And we know, that he heareth us, whatever thing we ask; we know, that we have the askings, that we ask of him [which we ask of him].

16 He that knoweth that his brother sinneth a sin not to death [He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin not to death], ask he, and life shall be given to him that sinneth not to death. There is a sin to death; not for it I say, that any man pray.

17 Each wickedness is sin, and there is [a] sin to death.

18 We know, that each man that is born of God, sinneth not; but the generation of God keepeth him, and the wicked toucheth him not.

19 We know, that we be of God, and all the world is set in evil [and all the world is put in wicked].

20 And we know, that the Son of God came in flesh, and gave to us wit, that we know him very God, and be in the very Son [Jesus] of him [and be in the very Son Jesus of him]. This is very God, and everlasting life.

21 My little sons, keep ye you from maumets. [Amen.] [Little sons, keep ye you from simulacra, or covetousness. Amen.]

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Knowing What We Know Part 2

John Randall

You picked a good day to join us, as together we wrap up our study of First John. So let’s say you have a friend or family member that is living in unrepentant sin! Maybe living with their boyfriend or girlfriend. Or perhaps using drugs. What do you do? We’ll get some much needed help with that today as pastor John looks at a critical conclusion to this epistle.

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1 John 5:13-21

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

God is light. God is love. God is life. That’s what we’ve been learning in this study of 1 John. Join us for Dr. McGee’s powerful last message in this series as he asks important questions like: What’s taking your time and attention these days? Is there something keeping you from God and the way He wants you to live?

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He answers

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

God will hear the prayers of His children. “And if we know that he hear us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” Now, that is a wonderful place to come to—to know that you and I have a heavenly Father, we’re in fellowship with Him, that we’re going to pray—not selfishly. Or if we regard sin in our lives or there could be other hindrances to prayer. But when we’re walking in fellowship with Him, we can be sure of one thing—that if we are following Him, that what we ask we can have confidence that He will hear and answer the prayer.

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Confidence in prayer

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

We need confidence in prayer, and it must be according to the will of God. And if you and I are in fellowship with Him, walking with Him, then our prayer would be along that line, of course. It would be for God’s will in our lives. George Muller put it like this. He says, “Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.” That is the important thing. It’s not trying to get God to do something that He’s reluctant to do, but prayer is when you and I are thinking His thoughts after Him. And that is the thing that gives us confidence when we go to God in prayer.

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Who is He?

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

Do you believe God? Do you believe the record that He gave? He says if you have the Son you have life. Now do you believe that? He didn’t say if you feel like it or if you’ve joined something, but He says, “If you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and if you have Him”—and He says, “That’s the reason I’ve written this epistle to you, that you might know that you have eternal life.” This is made, I think, very clear here: “These are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ”—that’s who He is—“and that believing you might have life through his name.”

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A Critical Conclusion, Part 2

John Randall

Let's say you have a friend or family member that is living in unrepentant sin! Maybe living with their boyfriend or girlfriend. Or perhaps using drugs. What do you do? We’ll get some much needed help with that today as pastor John Randall looks at a critical conclusion to this epistle.

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