Sunday Morning Service Notes

May 3, 2026

1 John

How Do We Know?

1. Introduction

   1. Review

   2. Experiential Knowledge

2. The Truth – 2:4

   1. Described to the Galatians

      1. Gal 3:1; 5:7

      2. Had known God – Gal 4:9

   2. Experientially Known

      1. Rom 6:6

      2. Phil 3:9,10

3. How do we Know? – 2:3

   1. The former lack of knowledge – 1 Cor 2:14

   2. His commandments

      1. Given in Scripture – 1 Cor 14:37

      2. Do not confuse dispensations – Heb 7:18

      3. The New Commandment – John 13:34

      4. Linked to love – John 15:10

4. The Role of Love – 2:5

   1. Affects our experiential knowledge

      1. 1 John 4:7

      2. 1 John 3:18,19

   2. How our liberty in Christ should be used

      1. Instead of serving the flesh – Gal 5:13; Rom 6:1,2

   3. How Christians are intended to function

      1. Eph 4:16

      2. Eph 5:2

      3. Col 3:14

      4. 1 John 2:6

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