Ep 185 – 1 John 2:3-11 PT 3

In this third episode on 1 John chapter two, verse 3-11, we will be looking at what it means to walk like Jesus walked. John will point blank tell us that our walk or lifestyle is to emulate that of Jesus. And when we walk as He walked, we will know that we are in Him. In other words, we will have assurance of our salvation by virtue of our transformed behavior. But one of the things John will drive home is that a love for others is to be a hallmark of the one who has come to know Christ. Jesus loved, so we are to love. And we are to love as He has loved us. And to claim that you know Christ and have had the darkness of your life exposed and replaced with the light of Christ, all the while hating another brother or sister in Christ is a sign that something is desperately wrong. Love is a non-negotiable outcome of having your heart transformed by the grace, mercy and love of God. Failure to love is evidence that you have never fully experienced the love and forgiveness of God. It is to walk in the flesh, not like Jesus walked.