4 Ways to be Assured
Yesterday, Pastor Emilio (continuing his exposition through 1-3 John) taught us four ways in which we can be assured. The text he preached from was 1 John 4:13-16 and the outline is as follows:
4 Ways we can be Assured
1) Through the Spirit (1 John 4:13)- To Pray (Rom. 8:15, 26 | Gal. 4:6 | Eph. 6:18 | Jude 1:20 | 1 Cor. 14:2, 14-16)
- To Comprehend Theology (Eph. 3:16-19)
- Teach us, testify, lead us, convict us, ect…
2) Apostolic Witness (1 John 4:14, 1:1-4)
- What they saw
- What they testify
3) Confession (1 John 4:15)
- Before men (Matt. 10:32)
- Orthodox doctrine (2 John 7)
4) Abiding in Love (1 John 4:16, 3:16-19)
Preaching on the first point he noted that we often neglect the third person of the Godhead, God the Holy Spirit, to whom assurance ultimately relies on, and some of the means the Holy Spirit uses to assure us. More on this from the clip below (under 3 minutes):
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When preaching on the 3rd point, Pastor Emilio brought up the importance of Jesus being our savior, the ONLY savior and how this also proves His deity (2 minute clip):
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Preaching on this same point, Pastor Emilio brought out what the nature of our confession is to be (3 minute clip):
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