John 14:6
“I am the way and the truth and the life.”
Bifurcated thinking leads to wrongful living.
God’s word is inerrant but Man is not.
True or False:
- Prayer is more important than mowing your widowed grandmother’s lawn.
- Sharing the gospel is more important than taking a meal to a new mother and father just home from the hospital.
- Doing “sacred” work, such as preaching or being a missionary, is more important than “secular” work, such as accounting or being an engineer.
- As long as I am reading my Bible and practicing other spiritual disciplines, premarital sex is okay.
Pastor Ken Jung: “Jesus’ promise about paradise is not only about a place (heaven), but it’s also about a being with a person (Christ).”
Actress Michelle Yeoh: "Find your people."
1 John 1:1-4
- We have a real-life relationship with Jesus. (v.1-2)
- We have fellowship with God and Jesus, and with His people. (v.3)
- With Jesus, we have joy that is complete, because God can use us. (v.4)
Transformed people know:
- Jesus is light, so stay out of the dark.
- Jesus is love, so stop hating and love others.
- Jesus is life, so death is not that bad.
Extra Credit:
Review the Gospel of John to get background for 1 John.