And that spirit of self righteousness that we sometimes get can keep us from coming to know Jesus as our savior… but it also can pop back up sometimes even after we know Christ and can keep us from growing IN Christ. . And thats why it is so important for us to remind ourselves and preach to ourselves the gospel over and over again.
And this is the BIG IDEA for today… ONLY THE HUMBLE IN HEART CAN BE MADE RIGHTEOUS.
In our passage today, 1 John 5:1-5, John again tells us that we, as born again believers, are both obligated to love and forgive...
We have come to the two final antitheses in the Sermon on the Mount. In the next two weeks we will examine Matthew 5:38-42...