Lord's Day: August 2, 2026 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic: Truth Scripture: 1 John 5:18–20, 1; John 14:6; 1 John 5:6; Galatians 4:3–9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 4:22–25, 6–8; Luke 10:29; John 6:63; 17:1–3; 2 John 1–3; 1 John 2:23–25; Romans 1:16

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. 1 John 5:20

• Capstones the letter—profound emphasis on knowledge; God; His Son; what God has done for us, is doing; Incarnation; Union with Christ; Revelation, illumination; eternal life, vv. 18-20

I. We know, that the Son of God has come…

• What does this understanding entail? Why else did the Son of God come?
• The beauty of Double Imputation
• R.L. Dabney, Systematic Theology: “to reckon or account to any one, is sometimes employed in the English Scriptures as the translation of bv'h;, logizomai, ellogew, and correctly. Of the former we have instances in Gen. 15:6; 38:15; 2 Sam. 19:19; of the next in Mark 15:28; Rom. 2:26; 4:5, etc.; Gal. 3:6, etc.; and of the last, in Rom. 5:13; Philem. 18.”

II. The Son of God has come, to give us a double imputation

• Romans 4:22–25
• Did Luther invent his doctrine of justification, imputation?
• What does God say? What did the ancient holy men of God speak and say? Romans 4:6–8
• A righteousness extra nos

III. Knowing God requires knowing true things about God

• John 17:1-3
• To be in God is to be in Christ, and to be outside of Christ is to be outside of God
• One of the most important gifts that God has given us...

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