Genuine Faith - Part 2
Tests from John's Epistle
I John 2:15-17
Proverbs 4:23
- NKJV – Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
- NLB – Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. II Corinthians 13:5 NLT
I John 1
- Test #1
- Are you regularly enjoying fellowship with Jesus and His church?
- I John 1:3
- Hebrews 10:24-25
- Test #2
- Are you very sensitive to your sin?
- I John 1:8-10
- Known sin that is not confessed cannot be forgiven!
- Hebrews 10:26-29
I John 2
- Test #3
- Do you have an inner hatred of the world system?
- I John 2:15-17
- Dependent upon your fellowship
- The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life = (money – sex – power)
I John 3
- Test #4
- Do you see a decreasing pattern of sin in your life?
- I John 3:5-6
- Growing up, not growing old
- Test #5
- Do you sacrificially love other Christians?
- I John 3:14
- Your fellowship is eternally focused/related (You will spend eternity with them)
- Test #6
- Do you experience answered prayer?
- I John 3:22
- "Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all." - D. L. Moody
- Prayer is a conversation in fellowship with God
I John 3 & 4
- Test #7
- Do you experience the inner working of the Holy Spirit?
- I John 3:24
- I John 4:13
- Romans 12:3-8
Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Psalm 68:19
Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord Proverbs 8:34-35
Through the LORD'S mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I hope in Him!" The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. Lamentations 3:22-25
