4 Truths Every Christian Should Know
In continuing with our sermon series through 1-3 John, Pastor Emilio Ramos preached on “4 Truths Every Christian Should Know” from 1 John 5:18-21, our final sermon in 1 John.

The outline is as follows:
- John wants us to know the truth about…
- Regeneration (1 John 5:18a)
- Its relationship with God
- Its relationship with Sin
- The Devil (1 John 5:18b-19)
- Christ Protects the Believer (John 17:12-15)
- Being in the Devil (1 John 5:19)
- The Son of God (1 John 5:20)
- His Coming (1 John 1:1-3 | 2 Peter 1:16)
- The Knowledge of God that Jesus Brings (John 1:18 | 1 John 5:10)
- His Deity(John 1:1 | John 1:18)
- Idolatry (1 John 5:21)
Pastor Emilio addresses the relationship between regeneration and sin, and how sin robs Christians of joy (3 minute clip below):
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What the protecting work of Christ over the believer’s life is (2 minute clip below):
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Lastly, Emilio closes by looking at how John closes 1 John, by dealing with idolatry to free us to worship the true God (3 minute clip below):
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You can listen online or download the sermon “4 Truths Every Christian Should Know” from 1 John 5:18-21 by Pastor Emilio Ramos (from our sermon series through 1-3 John) below: