You know because you GROW.
Some Christians are ____________, some are _____________, some are ______________.
John's message to children (new believers): Your sins are ___________ + you know the ___________.
John's message to young men (growing believers): You have ____________ the evil one.
John's message to fathers (mature believers): You know ______ who was from the beginning.
What does growth look like?
Growth = Increased understanding of ________ _____________ and _____ ________________, and a growing belief that the ______ ________ _____ _________.
We minimize the cross by ______________ to earn God's approval.
We minimize the cross by _______________ we're better than we really are.
Commit to growing through _________ and _____________ yourself of the gospel.
