1 John 1:1-10

Receive the Light - 1 John 1:1-4 "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word[a] of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—"

Proclaim the Light - 1 John 1:3-6 " that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so that our[b] joy may be complete. 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Walk in the Light - 1 John 1:7-10 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."

READ: 2 Peter 3:11-18

To know Christ is returning, what kind of people should you be? - 1 John 3:2-3

- 2 Peter 3:11-13 - “Since all these (verse 10) things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, (aims and acts of devotion) 12 waiting for (look forward to) and hastening (earnestly desire) the coming of the day of God, (see below) because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies (elements from which all things come) will melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new (superier to the old) heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” (Isaiah 65:17, 66:22; John 14:1-3)

• Matthew 24:29-31; Mark 13:24-27 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3; Romans 2:5 ; Philippians 1:6; John 6:38-40 ; 2 Timothy 4:8

We are continually reminded of Christ's return, and that there will continue to be those who reject the truth of His return, until that Great Day. - 2 Peter 3:3-4

- 2 Peter 3:14-16 - “Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, (Christ and the new heavens and new earth) be diligent to be found by him (recognized with the same character) without spot or blemish, and at peace. (assurance of salvation) 15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, (2 Peter 3:8-9) just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant (untaught) and unstable twist (pervert, to distort the limbs on a rack) to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.”

You are to grow in the knowledge of Christ, firm in the faith, and settled in your minds of the truth of Christ and His Gospel. - Ephesians 4:13-14

- 2 Peter 3:17-18 - “You therefore, beloved, (agapetos: dearly Loved one) knowing this beforehand, take care (Guard, protect) that you are not carried away (seduce) with the error (delusion) of lawless (unrestrained) people and lose (forfeit) your own stability. (settled frame of mind) 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

READ: 2 Peter 3:1-10

Let us stir up one another until His return - Luke 12:35

- 2 Peter 3:1-3 - “This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, (1 Peter 4:7) 2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment (Matthew 24:44, 1 Thess. 5:6, Luke 12:35-48) of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires.” (epithymia: epi-thoo-mia = desire what is forbidden, lust)

The fool says in his heart there is no God; he also says He’s not coming, but history reminds us that there was a flood. Noah had flood insurance; do you have fire insurance? - Matthew 24:37-39

- 2 Peter 3:4-7 - “They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”(atheistic view, “immutable uniformitariansism- unchanging uniformity” - John MacArthur) 5 For they deliberately overlook (thelo lanthano: willfully keep hidden, out of sight out of mind - Romans 1:19-21) this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, 6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. (Genesis 6:13; 7:23-24) 7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.” (Revelation 20:11-15)

Christ will keep His promise to deliver His people from His wrath and to bring to nothing all that is wicked and corrupt. - 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11

- 2 Peter 3:8-10 - “But do (sy: you) not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward YOU, not wishing (willing, pleased) that any (tis: certain one, some) should perish, (destroyed) but that all (pas: the whole) should reach (proceed, turn) repentance. (change any and all elements of life) 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, (1 Thessalonians 5:4) and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, (crash, loud noise) and the heavenly bodies (natural universe, elements of all things) will be burned up and dissolved, (burn up & demolish) and the earth (land, world) and the works (all things accomplished by man) that are done on it will be exposed.” (unhidden, found out)