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Introduction: Review from Marks of a Christian I 5. Abiding in Jesus 1 Jn 2:24; 4:12,15,16 Abiding = remaining, to stay close to, to continue with 2:24 If have truth abiding in you (practicing truth) - will abide in God. 4:12,15,16 Loving one another, confesses Jesus, remaining in love Gal 5:7 Run to get the prize; no turning back; no side tracking Rev 3:11 Hold tightly, not loosely or weakly e.g. difference between a weak and firm handshake Jn 15:4-7 Vine and branches; just as bananas stop growing & start dying when removed from the tree, same with us. Jn 8:31-32 The truth will set us free WHEN we continue in the Word. 6. The Witness of the Spirit 1 Jn 3:24; 4:13 A witness - someone who tells what happened God gives us His presence to assure us we belong to Him; tugging or conviction in our heart; lets us know we are part of His family; Holy Spirit welcome committee Rom 8:14-16 No one comes to the Father unless the Spirit draws Only God reserves the right to tell us we are children of God - no priest, pastor has that right. Only God and you know if you are truly saved or not. 7. Practicing Righteousness/ Doing Right Things 1 Jn 2:29; 3:6; 3:10 3:6 If you are abiding in Him you wont sin (Greek: repeatedly continuing to do what know is true). What is your heart motive? God knows the difference between repeated sin because selfish heart and an occasional slip up. Ps 15:1-2 Who may dwell with God? He who does what is right and speaks the truth from the heart. Integrity: doing what is right when it is difficult when no one is looking in the small things Lk 16:10 Faithful in the little things - God can trust you. Honesty: not a half-truth or white lie, done in love 8. Overcoming the World 1 Jn 5:4-5 One of the marks of a Christian is to live in victory over sin. It is possible to live victoriously it is possible to not sin for 1 min.? 2 min.? 2 hr., days, weeks? Power of the Holy Spirit needed Jn 16:13 He will guide you into all truth Rm. 8:26 Interceding for us Ez 36:27 Spirit causes us to walk in obedience to Gods laws Jesus overcame the world Heb 16:33 1 Jn 4:4 Greater is He in us than he in the world Rev 12:11 And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb, the word of their testimony and they did not love their lives even to death. Application: Examine yourself. Ask God if theres an area you are not bearing His mark.