WITNESS (Chapter
Outline) 1JN
5,6-12 |
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Key Verses |
141 I) VALIDITY OF JESUS CHRIST |
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A) Old testament bears witness to the new |
Rom 15-4,5 |
1) Old Testament Bears Witness To Jesus
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a) Prophesy about Jesus’ ministry |
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2) Old Testament Is For Our Instruction
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142 3) Prophesy About The Dispensation |
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B) Witnesses of Jesus |
Jn 5,30-47 |
1) Reputation
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Act 6-3 |
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Having a good reputation |
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b) Reputation exposed to slander |
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c) Having a reputable ministry |
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d) Having a reputation for knowing God |
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143 2) The Public |
Jn
18-20,21 |
a) The church ministered publicly |
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3) Popularity
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Lk 12-1 |
a) Sought commendably |
Gal 4-18 |
b) Jesus is popular |
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4) The Church Bears Witness of Jesus |
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5) Trinity Bears Witness of Jesus
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C) Jesus’ works bear witness of Himself |
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1) Healing
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Mat 8-2,3 |
a) Methods of healing |
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145 2) Deliverance From Demon Possession |
Mk 5,6-13 |
a) Human state of demon possession |
Mk 5,1-5 |
146 b) Casting out demons |
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3) Miracles, Signs And Wonders
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Gal 3-5 |
a) Purpose of miracles |
Jn 12,9-11 |
147 b) Remember miracles |
Lk
17-32 |
c) God exerts His authority |
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d) Divine works of God |
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D) Works of the church bear witness to Jesus |
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1) Evangelism
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2Cor 5,18-20 |
a) Solemnly testify |
Act 18-5 |
148 b) Natural advantage as an evangelist |
Act
22-25 |
c) Obligation to preach the gospel |
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149 d) Three key messages in evangelism |
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e) Compel them to come in |
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f) Preaching the word to the world |
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g) Authority of the rhema given to evangelism |
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150 2) Confessing Jesus |
Mat
10-32,33 |
a) Confessing the salvation of Christ |
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3) Speak The Word
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2Cor 4-13 |
a) Speaking the rhema (The word of the
Spirit) |
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151 II) VALIDITY OF THE FATHER |
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A) New testament bears witness of the old |
Act 7,1-8 |
1) The Patriarchs
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B) Witnesses of the father |
1Jn
5,6-12 |
1) Creation Is Evidence Of God
(God’s testimony of Himself)
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Rom 1,18-20 |
152 2) Apostles (The Spirit) |
2Cor 11,5-13 |
3) Prophets (The word)
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1Cor 14-1 |
a) Jesus is a prophet |
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b) The church holds the position of a prophet |
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153 C) God bears witness against the world |
Jn 7-7 |
1) Shame (Testifying against sin)
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Jd-13 |
a) Hiding under a cloud of guilt |
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b) Walking in condemnation |
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c) Living for Jesus exposes sin |
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154 2) No Excuse |
Rom 1-20 |
3) Witness That The World Is Godless
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4) Witness That The World Is Rebellious Against God
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III)
VALIDITY OF THE BELIEVER |
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A) Witness of the believer |
1Jn 5-10 |
1) Conscience (Bridge between the law & the spirit)
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1Tim 1-19 |
a) Having a good conscience |
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155 b) An evil conscience keeps us from believing God |
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*** Our Deeds Bear Witness Whether We Know God *** |
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B) Evidence of salvation |
1Jn 2-3,5,6 |
1) You Will Know Them By Their Fruits
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156 2) Loving God is Evidence Of Salvation |
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C) Evidence of being hell-bound |
1Jn 3,8-10 |
1) Living An Ungodly Lifestyle
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157 2) Rejecting God Is Evidence Of Being Hell-bound |
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3) Being Displeasing To God Is Evidence Of Hell-bound
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4) Deceiving And Being Deceived Is Evidence Of Hell-bound
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