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Letters from JohnLetters from JohnPart 5 - Written so that you Treasure Christ and Part 5 - Written so that you Treasure Christ and

His Truth!His Truth!1 John 2:15-271 John 2:15-27

I hate this world!I hate this world!

Psalm 97:10-11Psalm 97:10-11

““Let those who love the LORD hate Let those who love the LORD hate evil…Light is shed upon the righteous evil…Light is shed upon the righteous

and joy on the upright in heart”and joy on the upright in heart”

2121 For where your For where your treasure is, there your treasure is, there your

heart will be also.heart will be also.- - Matthew Matthew

6:216:21

1 John 2:15-171 John 2:15-171515 Do not love the world or anything in the Do not love the world or anything in the

world. If anyone loves the world, love for world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. the Father is not in them. 1616 For everything For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. not from the Father but from the world. 1717 The world and its desires pass away, but The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.whoever does the will of God lives forever.

James 4:4James 4:4

““Friendship with the world is hatred Friendship with the world is hatred toward God. Anyone who chooses to toward God. Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an be a friend of the world becomes an

enemy of God?”enemy of God?”

1 John 2:161 John 2:161616 For everything in the world—the lust of For everything in the world—the lust of

the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.but from the world.

Immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, Immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy, ambition, dissensions, factions and envy, drunkenness. Immorality, impurity, drunkenness. Immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, hatred, discord, debauchery, idolatry, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy, drunkenness. dissensions, factions and envy, drunkenness.

- Galatians 5:19-21- Galatians 5:19-21

““Restore to me Restore to me the joy of your the joy of your

salvation!”salvation!”

Psalm 51Psalm 51

Matthew 6:34-35Matthew 6:34-353434 Your eye is the lamp of your body. Your eye is the lamp of your body.

When your eyes are healthy, your When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But whole body also is full of light. But

when they are unhealthy, your body when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. also is full of darkness. 3535 See to it, See to it,

then, that the light within you is not then, that the light within you is not darkness.darkness.

Matthew 6Matthew 61919"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,

where moth and rustwhere moth and rust destroy and where thieves destroy and where thieves break in and steal, break in and steal, 2020 but lay up for yourselves but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. and steal. 2121For where your treasure is, there For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. your heart will be also.

2424"No one can serve two masters, for either he will "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God andcannot serve God and money.money.

1 John 2:171 John 2:17

““The world and its desires pass The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the away, but the man who does the

will of God lives forever.”will of God lives forever.”

1 John 2:18-191 John 2:18-191818 Dear children, this is the last hour; and Dear children, this is the last hour; and

as you have heard that the antichrist is as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists, coming, even now many antichrists, plural, have come. This is how we know plural, have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. it is the last hour. 1919 They went out from They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them going showed that none of them belonged to us.belonged to us.

Paul to the GalatiansPaul to the Galatians“ “ 33 Grace and peace to you from God Grace and peace to you from God

our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 44 who gave himself for our sins to who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and according to the will of our God and Father, Father, 55 to whom be glory for ever to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”and ever. Amen.”

1 Timothy 4:1-31 Timothy 4:1-3““The Spirit clearly says that in later times The Spirit clearly says that in later times

some will abandon the faith and follow some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.” have been seared as with a hot iron.”

2 Timothy 3:1-52 Timothy 3:1-5““Mark this: there will be terrible times in the Mark this: there will be terrible times in the

last days. People will be lovers of last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, themselves, lovers of money, boastful,

proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, ungrateful, unholy, without love,

unforgiving, slanderous, without self-unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of good, control, brutal, not lovers of good,

treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-having a pleasure rather than lovers of God-having a

form of godliness but denying its power. form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. Have nothing to do with them.

Perseverance of the SaintsPerseverance of the SaintsSalvation is the work of God, from its Salvation is the work of God, from its

commencement to its consummation. Those commencement to its consummation. Those regenerated by the Word of God through regenerated by the Word of God through the work of the Holy Spirit become the work of the Holy Spirit become partakers of the divine nature. They are partakers of the divine nature. They are preserved by the power of God so that they preserved by the power of God so that they shall never totally or finally fall away, but shall never totally or finally fall away, but shall persevere unto the end.shall persevere unto the end.

1 John 2:20-231 John 2:20-232020 But you have an anointing from the Holy But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. One, and all of you know the truth. 2121 I do not I do not write to you because you do not know the write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. because no lie comes from the truth. 2222 Who is Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. denying the Father and the Son. 2323 No one No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

1 John 2:221 John 2:22

““Who is the liar? It is the man Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the who denies that Jesus is the

Christ.”Christ.”

JudeJude33 Dear friends, although I was very eager to Dear friends, although I was very eager to

write to you about the salvation we share, I write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. entrusted to God’s holy people. 44 For certain For certain individuals whose condemnation was individuals whose condemnation was written aboutwritten about long ago have secretly slipped long ago have secretly slipped in among you. in among you.

1313 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

1 John 2:24-251 John 2:24-25 2424 As for you, see that what you have As for you, see that what you have

heard from the beginning remains in heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. the Son and in the Father. 2525 And this is And this is what he promised us—eternal life. what he promised us—eternal life.

1 John 2:26-271 John 2:26-272626 I am writing these things to you about those I am writing these things to you about those

who are trying to lead you astray. who are trying to lead you astray. 2727 As for you, As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. in him.