3 A New Loyalty, A New Love (1 John 2:7-17)

And by way of summary of the entire letter, what is it in a counterfeit Christian that is illuminated by the Light according to the entire letter of 1 John? Failure.1. A failure to acknowledge and agree with God about their sin (confess)2. A failure to remain in fellowship with God and His people leading to rejection of the truth about Jesus the Messiah3. A failure to grow in righteousness by continually practicing lawlessness 4. A failure to grow in love for the brothers and sisters in Christ5. A failure to grow in rejecting the loves of the world and its characteristic sinThe last two will be in focus this morning as we walk through 1 John 2:7-17 which has the main idea: Prove genuine through growth in love for God’s eternal people and in rejection for the love of the temporal world.