Sunday Morning Service Notes

May 3, 2026

1 John

Keeping God’s Commandments

1. Introduction

   1. The presence of sin (1:8,10; 2:1,2)

   2. The forgiveness of sins (1:9; 2:2)

   3. The importance of practicing the truth (1:6,8)

2. The Importance of Keeping God’s Commandments

   1. 1 John 2:3-7

      1. Knowing Him

      2. Walking as He walked

   2. Linked to loving God (John 14:15,21)

   3. Linked to abiding in His love (John 15:10,14-17)

3. What Commandments is John Talking About?

   1. The New Commandment (John 13:34)

   2. Multiple commandments mentioned

      1. 1 John 2:3

      2. 1 John 3:22-24

   3. Commandments given through the apostles

      1. 1 Cor 4:37

      2. 2 Pet 3:2

4. Are These the Same as the Law?

   1. Heb 7:11-19

   2. 1 Cor 7:19

5. The Importance of “The Truth”

   1. In the context

      1. 1 John 1:6-8

      2. 1 John 2:4

   2. The danger of commandments not from God (Titus 1:14,15)

   3. The danger of using commandments from the wrong dispensation

      1. Rom 7:7-13

      2. A new method of pleasing God (Rom 7:6)

      3. Identified with “the truth”

         1. Gal 5:3-7

         2. Gal 3:1-3

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