His Seed Remains

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A Whoever is born of God
B    doth not commit sin
X     for His Seed remaineth in him
B'   and he cannot sin
A' because he is born of God

This is the 500th post of this blog.  Thanks be to God for His faithfulness and His enabling.

Brief Outline of 1 John 4

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1John 4:1-6 Denial of Jesus Christ
1John 4:7-10 Demonstration of God's Love
1John 4:11-16 Dwelling in God's Love
1John 4:17-19 Dependence on God's Love
1John 4:20-21 Demand of God's Love

Brief Outline of 1 John 3

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1John 3:1-3 Triumph of Love
1John 3:4-11 Test of Righteousness
1John 3:12-15 Tyranny of Cain
1John 3:16-18 Test of Love
1John 3:19-24 Trust toward God

Brief Outline of 1 John 2

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1John 2:1-2 Advocate with the Father
1John 2:3-11 Abiding in the Light
1John 2:12-17 Adversaries of the Family
1John 2:18-23 Antichrists of the Last Time
1John 2:24-29 Anointing from the Father

Brief Outline of Acts 5

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The Leaven of the Pharisees (Acts 5:1-10)
Opposition Within - Discipline
- Desire for Credit (Acts 5:1-2)
- Detection of Cheating (Acts 5:3-4)
- Death of the Culprits (Acts 5:5-10)

Unleavened Bread of Sincerity and Truth (Acts 5:11-16)
Outreach Widened - Dynamism

The Leaven of the Sadducees (Acts 5:17-42)
Opposition Without - Deliverance
- Detention of the Apostles (Acts 5:17-18)
- Deliverance by the Angel (Acts 5:19-21)
- Discovery of the Officers (Acts 5:22-26)
- Demand of the Council (Acts 5:27-28)
- Defense of the Apostles (Acts 5:29-33)
- Deliberation of the Council (Acts 5:34-40)
- Delights of the Apostles (Acts 5:41-42)

Brief Outline of Acts 4

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Arrest Adjudication Address Acquittal Appeal Ability Abundance Accord

Acts 4:1-4 Incarceration of the Apostles 
- Infuriation of the Sadducees
- Increase of Converts

Acts 4:5-12 Interrogation by the High Priest
- Important Meeting
- Irrefutable Miracle
- Irrepressible Men

Acts 4:13-22 Intimidation by the Council 
- Deadly Fear
- Definite Faith
- Delightful Fervor
- Unlearned Men
- Undeniable Miracle
- Unstoppable Message

Acts 4:23-31 Intercession of the Believer
- Apostles Reporting
- Assembly Resolving
- Almighty Responding

Acts 4:32-37 Invigoration of the Church
- Saintly Believers
- Sacred Benediction
- Spontaneous Benevolence
- Sincere Barnabas

Brief Outline of Acts 3

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Acts 3:1-11 Power : Peter's Exploits outside the Temple
- Brothers
- Beautiful
- Beggar
- Bewilderment

Acts 3:12-26 Preaching : Peter's Explanation within the Temple
- indictment of their crime
- ignorance of the Christ
- invitation to be converted
- injunction of Moses
- instruction of the Prophets

The Word of Life

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"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life" 1John 1:1

Sayings of Christ - we have heard
Signs of Christ - we have seen with our eyes
Splendor of Christ - we have looked upon
Substance of Christ - our hands have handled

Brief Outline of 1 John 1

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1John 1:1-2 The Certainties of the Word of Life
1John 1:3-4 The Communion with the Father and the Son
1John 1:5-7 The Condition for the Walk in Light
1John 1:8-10 The Confession and Forgiveness of our Sins

Family Message of 1 John

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1. Reflect the Light
2. Reproduce the Love Divine
3. Rejoice in the Life

So that more of God's creatures will become His children

Titles of Jesus Christ in 1 John

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1John 1:1 Word of Life (revelation)
1John 2:1 Advocate with the Father (remission)
1John 2:1 Jesus Christ the Righteous (restoration)
1John 2:2 He is the Propitiation (reconciliation)
1John 3:8 Son of God (release, rescue)
1John 4:9 Only Begotten Son (recover, reclaim)
1John 4:14 Saviour of the World (redemption)

No Gray Areas in 1 John

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- Light vs Darkness (1John 1)
- Love his brother vs hate his brother (1John 2)
- Love of the Father vs Love of the World (1John 2)
- Truth vs Lie (1John 2)
- Christ vs Anti-Christ (1John 2)
- Do righteousness vs do sin (1John 3)
- Righteous vs Evil (1John 3)
- Children of God vs Children of Devil (1John 3)
- Life vs Death (1John 3)
- Spirit of Truth vs Spirit of Error (1John 4)
- Boldness vs Fear (1John 4)
- True God vs idols (1John 5)