Love Your Neighbor (Week 1)

1 John 2:1-11

By Michael Lockstampfor, March 31, 2024

1 John 2:1-2 Jesus alone makes peace with God

  • Jesus is our – He pleads our case to God (Romans 8:33-34)
  • Jesus is – He lived a perfectly & God listens to Him (Hebrews 7:26-28)
  • Jesus is the – He takes the wrath Himself and satisfies the consequences of our sin

1 John 2:3-6 We can know Jesus and live like Jesus

  • “Jesus as the truth gets far more attention than Jesus as the way. Jesus as the way is the most frequently evaded metaphor among Christians.” -Eugene Peterson
  • The test of life is not what we Jesus, it’s how we because we Jesus.

1 John 2:7-11 Jesus alone makes peace with our Neighbors

  • What is the Greatest commandment? (Mark 12:28-34)
  • with means we other .

Jesus alone makes peace.

  • Are we trusting Jesus to bear the wrath we’ve earned?
  • How is trusting Jesus’ forgiveness reshaping who we are and how we live?
  • How do our human relationships reflect our connection with God?