1 John 2 :1 (KJV)
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous....
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Jesus Is Our Advocate
If you have fallen into sin, don’t justify it but come to the Lord in prayer. Confess your sins and God’s mercy is for you.
1 John 1:8-10
1 John 1 :8-10 (KJV)
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just...
If We Say We Have No Sin, We Deceive Ourselves
Everybody sins. The day we think we are not sinning is when we need to get down on our knees and repent.
If We Walk In Darkness, God Is Not With Us
The Spirit of God is not in us if we continue to willfully sin. This is because we are walking in darkness.
2 Peter 3:3,4
2 Peter 3 :3,4 (KJV)
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since...
Laughers And Scoffers Before The Second Coming
Before Jesus’s return, people will continue to think Christians are crazy, but they will also see His coming, even with great fear.
2 Peter 2:1,2
2 Peter 2:1,2 (KJV)
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
2 Peter 1:5-7
2 Peter 1:5-7 (KJV)
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
Characteristics Of A Christian
Your faith in Jesus also leads you to have traits like virtue, knowledge, patience, godliness, kindness, and charity in your life.
1 Peter 5:5-8
1 Peter 5:5-8 (KJV)
5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
Exhorted to Be Humble and Sober Minded
We are told to be humble and sober-minded. This way we will be teachable and ready to receive what God wants to tell us.
1 Peter 4:16-19
1 Peter 4:16-19 (KJV)
16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
Suffering As A Christian
Christians suffer a lot. Persecutions come, as people try to still our joy. But in prayer, we are given the strength to overcome.
1 Peter 3:12
1 Peter 3:12 (KJV)
12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Unanswered Prayers
God listens to those who confess their sins and forsakes them, not people who willfully sin. Unanswered prayers are for a reason.
1 Peter 3:18-22
1 Peter 3:18-22 (KJV) 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by
Baptism Saves Us?
Baptism is very important to our salvation. This is when we put on Christ and tell Him that we desire to walk in the Spirit now.
1 Peter 2:1-3
1 Peter 2:1-3 (KJV)
1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
What It Means To Say We Are Christian
If you say you are Christian, then mean it. We are God’s people for a reason and should stand out, but not in our pride.
1 Peter 1:3-5
1 Peter 1:3-5 (KJV)
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Our Faith In Jesus Leads us To Heaven
It is important to know that we are saved before we die. Only Jesus can make this known to us through our faith in Him.
James 5:1-3
James 5:1-3 (KJV)
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
Love Of Money
Being rich isn’t the problem, it is when people love their wealth, and possessions, and have little to do with God because of it.
Revelation 13:15,16
Revelation 13:15,16 (KJV)
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.
The Mark Of The Beast: Part 3
Be prepared and don’t get your name added to the vaccine passports that are coming. This could very well be the mark of the beast.
James 4:6-10
James 4:6-10 (KJV)
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Lusts Of The Flesh
Our lust causes us to be cruel to people we love. It also causes us to do stupid things we will regret. God can fix all this.
James 3:5,6
James 3:5,6 (KJV)
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
An Untamed Tongue
Our tongue can get us in a lot of trouble. Only God can help tame it, that we may speak kind words and not curse words.
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