The Beneficiaries & Purpose of God’s Witness

In continuing with our sermon series through 1-3 John, Pastor Emilio Ramos preached on “The Beneficiaries & Purpose of God’s Witness” from 1 John 5:10-12

The outline is as follows:

• The Witness in the Believer (1 John 5:10)
  • How the witness is received (1 John 5:13 | John 2:23)
  • When the witness is received (Romans 8:16)
  • When the witness is rejected
• The Purpose of the Witness (1 John 5:11)
  • Obtaining life by union with Christ (1 John 1:1-3, 4:9,  5:20 | John 1:4, 5:21, 26, 11:25-26 | Col. 3:3-4 | Gal. 2:20)
  • To show salvation is all of grace (Titus 3:5-7)
• The Consequence of not having the Son (1 John 5:12)
  • Not have the life
  • God’s wrath (John 3:36 | Rev. 14:9-11)

In the audio clip below Pastor Emilio explains how we receive the witness and know whether or not it is in us (3 minute clip):

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What about when one rejects the witness of God? In essence they are saying God is a liar! (2 minute clip):

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There are dire consequences to rejecting God’s testimony, and thus not have the Son. The consequence is not having the life and having God’s wrath. (4 minute clip):

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Here is the quote by A. W. Pink from the audio clip above:

“But those who believe not the Son “shall not see life,” neither enter into it nor enjoy it; instead, the wrath of a sin-hating God “abideth” on them. It is upon them even now, and if they believe not, it shall abide on them for ever and ever. How unspeakably solemn! How it behooves every reader to seriously and honestly face the question — To which class do I belong? — to those who believe on the Son, or to those who believe not on the Son?”

You can listen online or download the sermon “The Beneficiaries & Purpose of God’s Witness” from 1 John 5:10-12 by Pastor Emilio Ramos (from our sermon series through 1-3 John) below: