WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.271 --> 00:00:03.693 Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Way UK podcast. 2 00:00:03.753 --> 00:00:08.637 I'm your host Zoe and I'm joined by my wonderful co-host Michelle. 3 00:00:08.977 --> 00:00:13.020 And today we are getting back into the word of God. 4 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:24.928 We are doing a little deep dive into 1st John chapter 2 part 2 because we already did part 1 and I think hopefully it's out by now and that you've done it if you're... 5 00:00:25.568 --> 00:00:33.514 watching this and if you haven't then please go back and watch that one because otherwise you might feel a little bit lost because I know I would if I just started here. 6 00:00:33.774 --> 00:00:35.696 Anyways welcome we're so glad you're here. 7 00:00:36.356 --> 00:00:47.945 Whilst you're grabbing your bibles and flicking it open to find the chapter guys you know the drill our mission here at The Way is to reach every single young person online with the good news of Jesus 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00:01:30.460 --> 00:01:32.802 Sorry for the interruption, we have news. 19 00:01:32.922 --> 00:01:34.643 Zoe, would you like to share? 20 00:01:34.803 --> 00:01:35.623 Yes, I would. 21 00:01:35.944 --> 00:01:38.685 Friends, this September we're heading to Malawi. 22 00:01:38.725 --> 00:01:44.469 We've heard incredible stories of faith and resilience and we have the opportunity to go and meet the people behind those stories. 23 00:01:44.489 --> 00:01:55.056 Yes, and we'll be doing that with World Vision, a Christian-led humanitarian charity who work alongside local communities to bring support to children and families and to basically help tackle poverty. 24 00:01:55.236 --> 00:01:58.158 They do amazing work and we're so excited to be partnering with them. 25 00:01:58.478 --> 00:02:05.025 Over the course of the trip, we'll be meeting people, shaking hands, hearing stories and seeing the work that's already happening on the ground. 26 00:02:05.105 --> 00:02:08.047 And we would like to invite you to be a part of it. 27 00:02:08.288 --> 00:02:11.591 One of the initiatives World Vision runs is called Chosen Sponsorship. 28 00:02:11.831 --> 00:02:15.735 Now, Chosen basically flips the typical idea of child sponsorship on its head. 29 00:02:16.075 --> 00:02:22.742 Instead of you choosing a child to sponsor, Chosen returns agency back to the kids and a child chooses you. 30 00:02:23.022 --> 00:02:26.445 Yes, and so we'll be going to Malawi and be seeing Chosen in action. 31 00:02:26.525 --> 00:02:29.387 And if you want to get involved, follow the link below and sign up. 32 00:02:30.568 --> 00:02:31.169 Part two. 33 00:02:31.229 --> 00:02:31.669 Part two. 34 00:02:31.789 --> 00:02:33.130 What verses are we doing? 35 00:02:33.471 --> 00:02:36.433 We are doing 18 to 29. 36 00:02:37.034 --> 00:02:37.574 Correct. 37 00:02:37.814 --> 00:02:39.356 Finishing the chapter. 38 00:02:39.576 --> 00:02:40.076 Indeed. 39 00:02:40.336 --> 00:02:42.178 All right, I'm just going to go ahead and read it. 40 00:02:42.418 --> 00:02:42.799 Go for it. 41 00:02:42.819 --> 00:02:45.501 And then we can go through verse by verse and break it down. 42 00:02:45.521 --> 00:02:45.621 Down. 43 00:02:46.021 --> 00:02:46.442 Down. 44 00:02:47.702 --> 00:02:50.324 Dear children, this is the last hour. 45 00:02:50.924 --> 00:02:56.187 And as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many Antichrists have come. 46 00:02:57.047 --> 00:02:58.968 This is how we know it is the last hour. 47 00:02:58.988 --> 00:03:00.929 Wow, a nice light start. 48 00:03:01.229 --> 00:03:01.870 Oh, yeah. 49 00:03:02.730 --> 00:03:05.412 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. 50 00:03:05.812 --> 00:03:08.313 For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. 51 00:03:08.713 --> 00:03:11.114 But their going showed that none of them belonged to us. 52 00:03:11.895 --> 00:03:15.817 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 53 00:03:16.477 --> 00:03:31.312 i do not write to you because you do not know the truth but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth who is the liar it is whoever denies that jesus is the christ such a person is the antichrist denying the father and the son 54 00:03:32.293 --> 00:03:34.714 No one who denies the son has the father. 55 00:03:35.135 --> 00:03:38.276 Whoever acknowledges the son has the father also. 56 00:03:38.296 --> 00:03:42.918 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. 57 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:46.820 If it does, you also will remain in the son and in the father. 58 00:03:47.700 --> 00:03:50.502 And this is what he promised us, eternal life. 59 00:03:51.462 --> 00:03:54.964 I'm writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 60 00:03:55.724 --> 00:03:59.006 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you. 61 00:03:59.486 --> 00:04:01.427 And you do not need anyone to teach you. 62 00:04:02.247 --> 00:04:10.170 But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit, just as it is taught to you, remain in him. 63 00:04:10.971 --> 00:04:18.434 And now, dear children, continue in him so that when he appears, we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 64 00:04:19.154 --> 00:04:23.936 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 65 00:04:25.337 --> 00:04:25.597 Wow. 66 00:04:26.617 --> 00:04:27.198 Beautiful. 67 00:04:27.478 --> 00:04:28.680 Beautiful. 68 00:04:28.980 --> 00:04:31.303 Right, should we start back at verse 18? 69 00:04:31.964 --> 00:04:32.705 Light start. 70 00:04:32.805 --> 00:04:33.987 Very light start. 71 00:04:34.427 --> 00:04:41.777 So that's dear children, this is the last hour and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many Antichrists have come. 72 00:04:42.297 --> 00:05:09.205 this is how we know it is the last hour wow okay a lot of big words being thrown around here antichrist yeah oh alarm bells going off i'm a little bit scared antichrist what does that mean well i i like that john gives a definition of what he meant later on like in verse 22 he does say like exactly what he meant when he was writing about the many antichrists but i thought it would be helpful to note that 73 00:05:09.885 --> 00:05:35.592 at the start when he says as you have heard that the antichrist is coming this is like a separate figure that is mentioned elsewhere in the bible he's mentioned in second thessalonians by paul and called the man of lawlessness and also is mentioned in um the book of revelation so um we're not really going to linger too much on it this episode um but if you guys are curious i'd say go and do your own bible studies on it um yeah some commentaries some commentaries and 74 00:05:36.173 --> 00:05:40.890 Ask your mentors, ask your pastors, ask your pastors, and... 75 00:05:42.296 --> 00:05:42.816 Do not fear. 76 00:05:43.116 --> 00:05:43.336 Yeah. 77 00:05:43.436 --> 00:05:44.037 Do not fear. 78 00:05:44.057 --> 00:05:45.757 I feel like topics like this can stir fear. 79 00:05:45.937 --> 00:05:46.157 Yeah. 80 00:05:46.377 --> 00:05:49.878 Actually remember that the one that is in us is greater than the one who is of the world. 81 00:05:50.178 --> 00:05:50.579 Amen. 82 00:05:50.739 --> 00:05:51.559 So yeah. 83 00:05:51.679 --> 00:05:51.999 Yes. 84 00:05:52.719 --> 00:05:52.999 Yes. 85 00:05:53.379 --> 00:05:53.680 Okay. 86 00:05:54.420 --> 00:05:54.580 Yeah. 87 00:05:54.620 --> 00:06:10.825 And then the many antichrists that John is mentioning here, as we learn later on in, in this section of the scripture are basically the, the people that have turned away from, from God here and God. 88 00:06:11.145 --> 00:06:14.928 Not only have they turned away from God, but they're denying that Jesus is the Christ. 89 00:06:15.028 --> 00:06:16.550 They're denying that he is the Messiah. 90 00:06:17.170 --> 00:06:23.836 And so that's why he's saying that many antichrists have come, because that's what they were seeing at this point in time in their church. 91 00:06:23.896 --> 00:06:27.680 Yeah, they were denying the Father and the Son, which is not... 92 00:06:28.300 --> 00:06:28.941 It's not on. 93 00:06:29.261 --> 00:06:30.261 It's not on. 94 00:06:30.682 --> 00:06:36.346 Which also reminds me, I guess it says, this is how we know it is the last hour. 95 00:06:36.566 --> 00:06:37.267 Last hour. 96 00:06:37.527 --> 00:06:38.307 Ding dong. 97 00:06:38.347 --> 00:06:39.248 Ding dong. 98 00:06:40.269 --> 00:06:48.915 It kind of reminds me of Luke 22 where Jesus was saying, Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 99 00:06:49.335 --> 00:06:51.877 I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. 100 00:06:52.217 --> 00:06:54.239 And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. 101 00:06:54.259 --> 00:06:54.399 Amen. 102 00:06:54.979 --> 00:07:07.883 It's sort of this, I guess, awakening moment, sobering moment for us, remembering that actually there is an enemy that is trying to attack us and our faith and our relationship with God. 103 00:07:08.483 --> 00:07:23.428 And we should actually pray for ourselves, but also pray for others who are like fellow believers, but also people who do not know God yet to one, stand firm in their faith and to really... 104 00:07:24.128 --> 00:07:49.359 yeah stand firm in truth yeah um because it says in one peter be alert and of sober mind your enemy one peter one peter yeah that was so embarrassing that's what i get for interrupting you it's like oh one john sorry it's just embarrassing isn't it that's okay sorry please continue michelle 105 00:07:49.928 --> 00:07:52.550 Like in 1 Peter, it says, be alert and of sober mind. 106 00:07:52.891 --> 00:07:56.434 Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 107 00:07:56.794 --> 00:08:02.979 Resist him, stand firm in the faith because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 108 00:08:03.700 --> 00:08:05.341 It is a call for us to pray. 109 00:08:05.681 --> 00:08:07.523 Take a relationship with Jesus seriously. 110 00:08:07.803 --> 00:08:12.047 There is an attack on our relationship with God, but we can pray. 111 00:08:12.207 --> 00:08:16.710 And like you said, he who lives in us is far greater than he who's of the world. 112 00:08:17.611 --> 00:08:27.662 And so there is no need to fear, but this is like a, like John is reminding these guys to, that there is somebody out there against us. 113 00:08:28.203 --> 00:08:30.906 But yeah, that was kind of something that I thought of whilst reading that. 114 00:08:31.026 --> 00:08:31.346 Yeah. 115 00:08:31.646 --> 00:08:31.907 Yeah. 116 00:08:32.167 --> 00:08:36.832 And just before we move on, the last hour, when I read that, I was like, what is the last hour? 117 00:08:37.373 --> 00:08:37.493 And. 118 00:08:38.073 --> 00:08:55.652 basically from the commentaries I've read the last hour is the time between Jesus's first coming so his life on earth the incarnation and then between his second coming so when he'll return again so we're living in the last hour wow I can't wait for him to come back honestly yeah really really exciting 119 00:08:56.253 --> 00:08:57.335 Okay, verse 19. 120 00:08:57.755 --> 00:09:01.641 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. 121 00:09:01.721 --> 00:09:04.866 For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. 122 00:09:04.986 --> 00:09:08.912 But their going showed that none of them belonged to us. 123 00:09:09.633 --> 00:09:11.035 Yeah, yeah. 124 00:09:11.195 --> 00:09:17.457 So here again, John is mentioning and highlighting those who left the faith and were denying Jesus as the Messiah. 125 00:09:17.977 --> 00:09:35.363 And when I read this, I thought of the parable of the sower and the parable of the weeds and how, you know, one of those groups that Jesus mentions in that parable is the seed that's sown onto like just concrete ground. 126 00:09:35.823 --> 00:09:40.565 And it's like there for a little bit of time, but it doesn't last because it gets swept away by. 127 00:09:40.765 --> 00:09:45.289 Yeah, the deceitfulness of the world or the temptations of the world or whatever it is. 128 00:09:47.571 --> 00:09:49.033 And that seems to be the case here. 129 00:09:49.213 --> 00:09:51.295 They weren't firmly rooted in their faith. 130 00:09:51.315 --> 00:09:54.998 They didn't have a real foundation and deep trust in Jesus. 131 00:09:56.467 --> 00:09:59.608 their faith was never truly real. 132 00:09:59.968 --> 00:10:02.489 And that's why it was so fickle. 133 00:10:02.709 --> 00:10:03.610 Yeah, well, that's what we... 134 00:10:03.630 --> 00:10:12.373 I mean, we talked about it in part one, where there's a difference between knowing of Jesus and knowing things about him, but there's... 135 00:10:13.654 --> 00:10:31.093 and um knowing him and believing and believing in him and that truth that comes from believing in him is what remains in us and that light that remains in us but when we don't know like him for real it's like it's almost like 136 00:10:33.180 --> 00:10:37.182 It's almost like you're saying like, you know, a friend, but actually you don't really know. 137 00:10:37.242 --> 00:10:38.322 Yeah, you actually don't know them. 138 00:10:38.342 --> 00:10:39.623 They're like a mutual friend of a mutual friend. 139 00:10:39.643 --> 00:10:40.243 Yeah, exactly. 140 00:10:40.263 --> 00:10:41.984 And they're like, wait, I don't even know who you are. 141 00:10:42.024 --> 00:10:42.424 Yeah, who are you? 142 00:10:42.464 --> 00:10:44.185 I thought we knew each other. 143 00:10:44.785 --> 00:10:45.326 Exactly. 144 00:10:45.346 --> 00:10:45.486 Lying. 145 00:10:45.506 --> 00:10:48.447 Yeah, let's give Michelle, verse 20. 146 00:10:49.047 --> 00:10:54.670 But you, sorry, but you have an anointing from the Holy One and all of you know the truth. 147 00:10:55.510 --> 00:10:56.511 Shall I read 20 and 21? 148 00:10:56.551 --> 00:10:56.691 Yeah. 149 00:10:57.588 --> 00:10:58.469 Yeah. 150 00:10:58.569 --> 00:10:59.149 Okay, 2021. 151 00:10:59.630 --> 00:11:02.872 But you have an anointing from the Holy One and all of you know the truth. 152 00:11:03.373 --> 00:11:09.277 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 153 00:11:10.698 --> 00:11:11.139 Love that. 154 00:11:11.539 --> 00:11:17.003 Yeah, the idea of anointing here is that being filled with the Holy Spirit and... 155 00:11:18.557 --> 00:11:26.385 And John here is saying, like, the Holy Spirit is a gift from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 156 00:11:27.547 --> 00:11:32.852 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and no lie comes from the truth. 157 00:11:34.734 --> 00:11:49.920 Like the Holy Spirit will only ever tell us what is true and what is good and what Jesus tells us because Jesus reveals the Father to us through the Holy Spirit. 158 00:11:50.461 --> 00:11:53.582 And that's God, right? 159 00:11:53.602 --> 00:11:55.583 And God is only the Father of truth. 160 00:11:56.163 --> 00:12:01.925 And so that's how we can recognize his voice is through what we hear from him. 161 00:12:02.326 --> 00:12:03.126 I love it so much. 162 00:12:03.566 --> 00:12:13.709 I think as well, it's like John is really like pushing home, sending home this idea that you can stand firm on the foundation of the Holy One. 163 00:12:13.809 --> 00:12:21.230 You can stand firm on the knowledge and the truth that you are in the truth, that you believe the truth, that you know the gospel, you know the power of it. 164 00:12:21.911 --> 00:12:23.651 You know that the Holy Spirit lives inside you. 165 00:12:23.671 --> 00:12:24.271 Don't forget it. 166 00:12:25.392 --> 00:12:31.153 Like don't let any lie come from that because it can't, you know, it remains the same. 167 00:12:31.572 --> 00:12:33.174 Yeah, that's good. 168 00:12:34.195 --> 00:12:37.279 Okay, verse 22. Who is the liar? 169 00:12:38.080 --> 00:12:40.442 It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. 170 00:12:41.203 --> 00:12:45.108 Such a person is the Antichrist, denying the Father and the Son. 171 00:12:46.567 --> 00:12:50.129 Verse 23, no one who denies the son has the father. 172 00:12:50.409 --> 00:12:53.031 Whoever acknowledges the son has the father also. 173 00:12:53.051 --> 00:12:54.672 Okay. 174 00:12:54.732 --> 00:13:04.278 So like verse 22 here, that was the verse I was mentioning earlier in relation to the definition of what these many antichrists are. 175 00:13:05.038 --> 00:13:07.760 Which are those who deny that Jesus is the Christ. 176 00:13:09.741 --> 00:13:11.062 Denying the father and the son. 177 00:13:11.798 --> 00:13:32.977 And then I thought it was interesting how this verse 23, John, it feels like John is directly speaking to those who have kind of committed this heresy and who have walked away and are saying that Jesus isn't God because he's saying no one who denies the son has the father, but whoever acknowledges the son has the father also. 178 00:13:32.997 --> 00:13:33.317 Mm-hmm. 179 00:13:34.098 --> 00:13:49.713 It kind of when I read this, I was like, oh, I wonder if this is because those who had walked away from that faith and were denying Jesus as the Christ were thinking that they were still honoring God or like that they were doing the right thing. 180 00:13:51.607 --> 00:13:54.488 but John is like hammering home the truth. 181 00:13:54.728 --> 00:13:57.769 And he's like, oh no, actually, like you can't have the one without the other. 182 00:13:57.789 --> 00:14:02.570 You can't have Jesus without God and you can't have God without Jesus. 183 00:14:02.650 --> 00:14:03.571 Like they are one. 184 00:14:03.731 --> 00:14:06.852 You can't have like, it's like the Trinity that we mentioned before in part one. 185 00:14:07.612 --> 00:14:08.692 They all, they are one. 186 00:14:08.752 --> 00:14:10.293 You can't separate them, you know? 187 00:14:11.853 --> 00:14:20.781 thinking about the Pharisees even when Jesus was alive in his time, like, I don't know, maybe some of the ways that they behave towards Jesus. 188 00:14:20.861 --> 00:14:27.127 I think perhaps they thought they were honoring God and doing the right thing, but actually they were denying God and, and, 189 00:14:27.567 --> 00:14:49.474 probably hurting like hurting him yeah by denying the son i mean literally john even says it well we think that john wrote the gospel of john as well yeah but he says he says believe me when i say that i am the father and the father is in me this is what jesus said yeah i am in yeah john 10 i am in is it john 10 yeah okay i wrote john 14 190 00:14:50.094 --> 00:14:50.615 Oh, sorry. 191 00:14:50.975 --> 00:14:52.016 I and my father are one. 192 00:14:52.036 --> 00:14:53.016 Sorry, that's one I'm thinking of. 193 00:14:53.236 --> 00:14:53.457 Yeah. 194 00:14:53.997 --> 00:14:54.437 Ah, John. 195 00:14:54.577 --> 00:14:55.018 Isn't John? 196 00:14:55.078 --> 00:14:55.718 Isn't John. 197 00:14:56.119 --> 00:15:05.225 Believe in me, when I say that I am in the father and the father is in me, it's crazy because he literally says, whoever acknowledges the son has a father also. 198 00:15:05.245 --> 00:15:10.649 It's only, like I said previously, it's only through the son that we have the father. 199 00:15:10.829 --> 00:15:10.970 Yeah. 200 00:15:11.050 --> 00:15:16.994 And it's by the Holy Spirit that we are reconciled to the son, to the father. 201 00:15:17.334 --> 00:15:17.554 Like... 202 00:15:18.535 --> 00:15:21.317 Yeah, you can't, like you said, you can't have one without the other. 203 00:15:22.357 --> 00:15:24.959 Anyway, moving on. 204 00:15:25.019 --> 00:15:25.299 24. 205 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:30.222 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. 206 00:15:30.682 --> 00:15:33.904 If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 207 00:15:34.284 --> 00:15:37.786 And this is what he promised us, eternal life. 208 00:15:38.086 --> 00:15:39.347 Wow, that is so amazing. 209 00:15:39.367 --> 00:15:39.667 Yes. 210 00:15:40.143 --> 00:15:41.204 Yeah, and it's just amazing. 211 00:15:41.505 --> 00:15:52.557 Like this sort of 24 reminded me of when you first become a Christian and you give your life to Jesus and you receive the Holy Spirit, you have this sort of zeal and this excitement, right? 212 00:15:52.877 --> 00:15:57.362 And you're so eager to live your life out for God and to tell people about Jesus. 213 00:15:57.783 --> 00:16:01.587 And it's like he's reminding them, see that what you have heard from the beginning is. 214 00:16:01.847 --> 00:16:26.333 it still remains in you that good news that you heard from the beginning is still there and so don't forget it he's like calling us to remember there's something about the significance of remembering what he has done in your life previously which then reignites faith for you to remember what he can still do like he is still working and active and alive in our lives and he's present in our lives um 215 00:16:27.313 --> 00:16:50.301 yeah and this is what he has promised us through that he's promised us eternal life yeah that is forever and ever and ever and ever and ever by the way um like eternal life is eternity there is no end but there is an end to this life on this earth and it's how we live our lives on this earth which affect and determine our eternity yeah um 216 00:16:50.741 --> 00:17:17.967 yeah yeah it's true and what we put our faith in who we put our faith in exactly and as well just for verse 24 i thought it was so interesting i feel like john has been threading throughout this whole chapter like the this idea of what you have heard from the beginning and making sure that it remains like what you were saying there's this thread of truth and recognizing and acknowledging 217 00:17:20.968 --> 00:17:35.777 beyond and like outside of time yeah it's like this ancient thing but also the most like present and relevant thing and it will never be shaken it will never change I think that's the power of truth is that it won't ever change because there is only one truth 218 00:17:36.357 --> 00:17:39.759 And that is the case here with Jesus is that Jesus is God. 219 00:17:39.899 --> 00:17:41.660 Jesus is the Christ. 220 00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:44.142 He's the one that died for us, who saved us. 221 00:17:44.722 --> 00:17:47.183 And he's like, you've heard this from the beginning. 222 00:17:47.343 --> 00:17:48.004 You know this. 223 00:17:48.024 --> 00:17:49.004 You know the love of God. 224 00:17:49.024 --> 00:17:50.005 You know that it's in you. 225 00:17:50.485 --> 00:17:51.126 Never forget it. 226 00:17:51.346 --> 00:17:54.688 Live your lives from that truth, you know. 227 00:17:54.908 --> 00:17:55.848 Live your lives from that. 228 00:17:55.888 --> 00:17:59.630 And then the idea of remaining is like abiding as well. 229 00:17:59.650 --> 00:18:00.091 Yeah. 230 00:18:00.671 --> 00:18:02.072 I know you had a point on abiding. 231 00:18:02.132 --> 00:18:02.973 Yeah, I did. 232 00:18:03.073 --> 00:18:05.014 That's on verse 26, but I can say it. 233 00:18:06.555 --> 00:18:09.438 John 15, remain in me as I also remain in you. 234 00:18:09.978 --> 00:18:11.699 No branch can bear fruit by itself. 235 00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:13.080 It must remain in the vine. 236 00:18:13.400 --> 00:18:16.182 Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 237 00:18:18.339 --> 00:18:19.640 You cannot bear fruit. 238 00:18:19.740 --> 00:18:25.543 You cannot live life fruitful without remaining in him. 239 00:18:26.204 --> 00:18:30.366 And that's actively choosing to remain in him. 240 00:18:30.726 --> 00:18:33.168 Remaining literally means to submit your life 241 00:18:33.688 --> 00:18:59.720 to and under jesus and and the will of the father and being in the word and scripture and praying and eagerly designed get desiring the gifts of the spirit and asking god to like asking the holy spirit to reveal more of himself to you that's like remaining in him is is is understanding that he is the main priority he is the main thing in your life 242 00:19:00.140 --> 00:19:03.563 Nothing else matters more than your relationship with Jesus. 243 00:19:05.264 --> 00:19:05.824 So true. 244 00:19:05.985 --> 00:19:06.205 Yeah. 245 00:19:06.225 --> 00:19:06.665 So good. 246 00:19:07.206 --> 00:19:19.635 And I also, in verse 25, when John mentions eternal life, I was reminded, I feel like there's been so many connections between, that we've made between this letter and then the gospel of John. 247 00:19:19.815 --> 00:19:38.737 yeah i think it's so cool so cool um and when i read verse 25 it reminded me of the classic verse that everybody knows john 3 16 17 for god's who loved the world he gave his one and only son they whoever believes in him shall not perish have eternal life for god did not send his son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him 248 00:19:40.899 --> 00:19:41.280 That's it. 249 00:19:41.380 --> 00:19:42.321 That's the gospel. 250 00:19:43.042 --> 00:19:55.578 And it's beautiful that we get to be connected into this eternal grid, into this, to put on like these goggles with an eternal perspective, eternal vision, and that we have this hope as believers that, 251 00:19:57.443 --> 00:20:00.946 our life here on earth isn't over when we die. 252 00:20:01.186 --> 00:20:01.366 Yeah. 253 00:20:01.386 --> 00:20:03.407 We get to then go and be with Jesus. 254 00:20:03.447 --> 00:20:03.968 So good. 255 00:20:04.869 --> 00:20:07.350 And that doesn't mean that our life here on earth doesn't matter. 256 00:20:08.371 --> 00:20:08.751 I think. 257 00:20:08.831 --> 00:20:10.012 In fact, it matters more. 258 00:20:10.373 --> 00:20:11.493 It matters so much. 259 00:20:11.974 --> 00:20:13.635 And I think it's important to. 260 00:20:15.102 --> 00:20:18.805 Be present, but also know that we have the hope of eternity. 261 00:20:18.845 --> 00:20:19.106 Yeah. 262 00:20:19.466 --> 00:20:20.807 Be present in the everyday. 263 00:20:21.268 --> 00:20:21.868 Spread love. 264 00:20:22.269 --> 00:20:23.069 The love of Christ. 265 00:20:23.590 --> 00:20:24.150 Spread love. 266 00:20:24.390 --> 00:20:24.911 Spread peace. 267 00:20:24.931 --> 00:20:26.492 Spread joy. 268 00:20:26.592 --> 00:20:29.215 Is living the present in light of eternity? 269 00:20:29.795 --> 00:20:30.056 Ooh. 270 00:20:30.256 --> 00:20:31.016 Yeah, that's so good. 271 00:20:31.036 --> 00:20:31.817 That's a bomb, Michelle. 272 00:20:33.078 --> 00:20:33.479 Right, 26 to... 273 00:20:36.871 --> 00:20:38.892 Let's just do 26. 274 00:20:38.932 --> 00:20:39.173 26. 275 00:20:39.293 --> 00:20:43.277 I'm writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 276 00:20:44.258 --> 00:20:46.420 I mean, it's like we... 277 00:20:46.680 --> 00:20:52.465 The last time that we read the reasons for writing was about 10 verses ago. 278 00:20:52.485 --> 00:20:53.026 Yeah. 279 00:20:53.286 --> 00:20:53.586 So... 280 00:20:54.327 --> 00:20:59.369 He just clearly he wants to really emphasize why he's reiterating his point. 281 00:20:59.429 --> 00:21:00.510 I don't blame him for it. 282 00:21:00.550 --> 00:21:02.371 Sometimes people forget things really quickly. 283 00:21:02.791 --> 00:21:15.757 So, you know, it's this sort of idea of this abiding anointing is what enables us to continue in this truth for us to be able to notice that there are people who are trying to lead us astray. 284 00:21:15.797 --> 00:21:15.977 Yeah. 285 00:21:16.797 --> 00:21:20.920 But with the truth, you will be able to discern that. 286 00:21:21.100 --> 00:21:23.142 That's good. 287 00:21:23.302 --> 00:21:28.025 And as well, it's like he's just being like, guys, heed my warning, please. 288 00:21:28.165 --> 00:21:29.066 Take caution. 289 00:21:29.166 --> 00:21:31.468 Know that these people aren't here to help you. 290 00:21:31.588 --> 00:21:38.112 They're actually here to lead you astray and lead you off the path, the straight and narrow path. 291 00:21:38.132 --> 00:21:39.794 You actually said something really interesting, Mars. 292 00:21:39.814 --> 00:21:41.375 We were off cam. 293 00:21:41.915 --> 00:21:46.196 And you said, oh, it must have been so sad for the people in this community. 294 00:21:46.777 --> 00:21:53.279 Because they must have, like, this one thing that they related on and build their relationships on, they're now... 295 00:21:53.959 --> 00:21:54.459 Denying. 296 00:21:54.519 --> 00:21:55.139 Denying. 297 00:21:55.239 --> 00:21:55.579 Yeah. 298 00:21:55.759 --> 00:21:57.380 I wonder what... Yeah, I've got to say that. 299 00:21:57.440 --> 00:21:57.760 Yeah. 300 00:21:57.800 --> 00:22:00.781 I wonder what that was like for this church community. 301 00:22:01.161 --> 00:22:05.302 Because you're right, like, this is what they would have built the foundation of their relationship on. 302 00:22:05.322 --> 00:22:06.323 It is this, like... 303 00:22:07.063 --> 00:22:30.714 faith in jesus and then if all of a sudden they're turning around and be like so sad actually i don't believe that anymore it's like wait a minute what yeah it is really really upsetting there must i there must have been like it must have been quite divisive but then i also feel like john came in to sort of mitigate and to bring peace and settle things but also to bring clarity and remind these guys of 304 00:22:31.174 --> 00:22:39.578 Like sometimes we just need an external voice to remind us of the foundations of our faith and what's important. 305 00:22:39.758 --> 00:22:40.759 Yeah, it's good. 306 00:22:41.139 --> 00:22:41.639 It's good. 307 00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:43.940 Verse 27. 308 00:22:44.821 --> 00:22:50.863 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you and you do not need anyone to teach you. 309 00:22:51.304 --> 00:22:59.668 But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit, just as it has taught you, remain in him. 310 00:23:02.011 --> 00:23:17.133 anointed anointed anointed sorry okay back to the anointing piece it's like the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit teaches us teaches you 311 00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:25.821 It says, yeah, but as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit. 312 00:23:25.861 --> 00:23:27.442 I wonder what was going on in that community. 313 00:23:27.462 --> 00:23:29.143 I know that he needed to say that. 314 00:23:29.243 --> 00:23:30.503 It's not counterfeit. 315 00:23:30.563 --> 00:23:31.023 Yeah. 316 00:23:31.343 --> 00:23:32.764 I wonder whether they were saying that. 317 00:23:32.924 --> 00:23:35.625 That you don't actually have the Holy Spirit in you or you're not anointed. 318 00:23:35.685 --> 00:23:35.845 Oof. 319 00:23:36.345 --> 00:23:37.285 That's crazy. 320 00:23:37.305 --> 00:23:37.866 That's mean. 321 00:23:37.886 --> 00:23:38.646 It's really mean. 322 00:23:39.306 --> 00:23:46.469 But in the Old Testament, anointing could also be like a physical thing, like physically anointing someone with oil. 323 00:23:46.489 --> 00:23:47.290 Amen. 324 00:23:48.370 --> 00:23:54.893 And it was like it was an outward sign of the inward transforming and empowering work of the Holy Spirit. 325 00:23:55.473 --> 00:24:08.249 you know so I kind of love the fact that he's really like emphasizing this you're anointed you you're covered you have the Holy Spirit inside of you you've been chosen and sent to go and be 326 00:24:11.132 --> 00:24:17.361 Also, I'm remembering Psalm 23, that verse where it's like, oh, yeah, he anoints your head with oil and your cup overflows. 327 00:24:17.661 --> 00:24:21.887 And I feel like there's like an invitation to remember that. 328 00:24:22.088 --> 00:24:26.714 Yeah, the Holy Spirit is the one that we that who feel like he'll be. 329 00:24:27.695 --> 00:24:28.476 Little glitch. 330 00:24:29.116 --> 00:24:31.158 The Holy Spirit is the one who fills our cup. 331 00:24:31.418 --> 00:24:32.739 He is the one who anoints us. 332 00:24:33.099 --> 00:24:33.679 So good. 333 00:24:33.800 --> 00:24:37.262 And to remember that and to trust him and to trust his wisdom. 334 00:24:37.282 --> 00:24:43.507 I think the fact that John says, and you do not need anyone to teach you, but like, 335 00:24:44.327 --> 00:24:48.571 but rely on the anointing that Jesus brings through his Holy Spirit to teach you. 336 00:24:49.051 --> 00:24:54.576 I think it, I think that kind of relates actually to our culture and society today. 337 00:24:54.616 --> 00:24:57.558 I think there are so many things that we can turn to, to try and learn. 338 00:24:58.019 --> 00:24:58.799 So true. 339 00:24:58.819 --> 00:25:07.767 Like so many different voices speaking to all these different topics, all these different things, like actually, but are we going away on our own as well as like, 340 00:25:08.207 --> 00:25:17.064 learning from I would say credible sources because sometimes people just say crazy things you're like what is your basis for that where did you get the information from I'm scared 341 00:25:19.556 --> 00:25:46.846 but actually there's an invitation here to go and it's really good so like go away go to the secret place and ask the holy spirit all of your questions yeah because he's the one that where like all these people that are like filled with the holy spirit they're teaching are getting their wisdom from yeah do you not believe that you can hear his voice you can you have the holy spirit in you yeah that you actually can hear his voice and he wants to teach you exactly and he wants to fill you with his holy anointing oil so i think don't 342 00:25:47.526 --> 00:25:48.507 Just don't forget that. 343 00:25:48.587 --> 00:25:48.887 Yeah. 344 00:25:48.927 --> 00:25:50.428 And be discerning as well. 345 00:25:50.488 --> 00:25:50.988 Exactly. 346 00:25:51.008 --> 00:25:57.872 Like there's an invitation to be discerning and not just go, go along with whatever random person says that you have to believe this. 347 00:25:57.892 --> 00:25:58.493 It's so good. 348 00:25:58.513 --> 00:26:00.214 He's saying you can go to the source. 349 00:26:00.294 --> 00:26:01.594 Go to the source, honey. 350 00:26:01.614 --> 00:26:02.455 You can go to the source. 351 00:26:02.475 --> 00:26:04.036 You can go to all these other people. 352 00:26:04.056 --> 00:26:05.557 I probably stressed him out. 353 00:26:05.577 --> 00:26:06.537 That would stress me out. 354 00:26:06.697 --> 00:26:07.438 Stop it. 355 00:26:07.798 --> 00:26:09.239 You literally can just go pray. 356 00:26:09.999 --> 00:26:10.960 Please. 357 00:26:11.020 --> 00:26:11.800 Please. 358 00:26:12.481 --> 00:26:13.221 Just go pray. 359 00:26:13.241 --> 00:26:13.821 Sounds good. 360 00:26:14.842 --> 00:26:15.943 Last two verses. 361 00:26:15.963 --> 00:26:16.804 Last two verses. 362 00:26:17.324 --> 00:26:25.231 And now, dear children, continue in him so that when he appears, we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 363 00:26:25.772 --> 00:26:31.437 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 364 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:37.302 Righteous, holy, mighty God. 365 00:26:38.828 --> 00:26:43.391 I like that John kind of ends this chapter with the dear children again. 366 00:26:44.291 --> 00:26:44.732 Beloved. 367 00:26:45.132 --> 00:26:45.512 Yeah. 368 00:26:45.912 --> 00:26:48.294 Beloved little children, dear children. 369 00:26:48.894 --> 00:26:56.479 It does just really emphasize the relationship and the love and the compassion, the care that he had for the people that were in this church, you know? 370 00:26:56.499 --> 00:26:57.059 Yeah. 371 00:26:57.139 --> 00:27:06.405 And, um, again, it's like an invitation and a emphasis to abide, continue in him, continue in him. 372 00:27:06.585 --> 00:27:06.805 Like, 373 00:27:07.717 --> 00:27:32.811 actively continue to be with jesus that's so good it's like oh sorry i cut you off yeah 29 if you know that he is righteous it's like you will know him by his fruits by his characteristics by his nature and those who spend time with him yeah will be like him because you glean from um you glean and you become who you behold like we said in part one i love that 374 00:27:33.111 --> 00:27:54.940 because it's so true like you become who you behold and the more you behold Jesus um the Holy Spirit's going to transform you in his light and in his nature and so we're able to recognize those who are in him by their fruits you know like John does make an emphasis of like you will recognize him by their fruits yeah 375 00:27:55.480 --> 00:28:03.908 No good tree can bear bad fruit, and no bad tree can bear good fruit. 376 00:28:03.988 --> 00:28:04.568 There we go. 377 00:28:04.588 --> 00:28:06.230 We got it, we got it. 378 00:28:06.250 --> 00:28:06.650 We got it. 379 00:28:06.870 --> 00:28:08.372 It's good, Michelle. 380 00:28:08.932 --> 00:28:10.594 And I love as well that he's like, 381 00:28:11.823 --> 00:28:14.146 I feel like it's not a simplification. 382 00:28:14.166 --> 00:28:14.907 I don't want to say that. 383 00:28:15.568 --> 00:28:19.834 But I feel like he's just dropped a lot of really heavy, like, law on them. 384 00:28:20.275 --> 00:28:28.807 And then he's, like, finishing it by saying, "'Guys, dear children, continue in him so that when he appears, we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.'" 385 00:28:29.067 --> 00:28:41.150 He's like, ultimately, ultimately, remember all of that I've taught you, but like most of all, remember that to abide in him, because when you abide in him, when you spend time with him, you can discern things, you'll bear good fruit. 386 00:28:41.510 --> 00:28:49.732 And you also be confident that you truly know him, like what we're saying in part one, and that he knows you so that when he does return, you're not going to be like, oh. 387 00:28:50.592 --> 00:29:16.332 oh i'm shivering in my boots am i gonna get there is he gonna let me in like yes you'll be confident you know you know he says in um the gospel of john that my father's house has many rooms there are many rooms we're we're we're invited and we we just need to remain faithful to that and believe what jesus has promised us yeah amen we can come but we can come to him holy and 388 00:29:18.974 --> 00:29:42.433 oh thanks jesus thanks jesus size thank you so much for joining us for first john chapter two part two that was epic we're so excited to get into chapter three next episode which also looks like a little bit of a big one so we might have to do another part two situation um but guys leave a comment down below of what should they comment shells 389 00:29:44.892 --> 00:29:45.532 A fruit. 390 00:29:45.892 --> 00:29:46.492 Fruit. 391 00:29:46.793 --> 00:29:47.333 Excellent. 392 00:29:47.353 --> 00:29:48.253 Fruit of your choice. 393 00:29:48.353 --> 00:29:49.813 Whichever is your favourite. 394 00:29:50.014 --> 00:29:55.255 We hope that you've been blessed by this and we hope you have a good night, noon or evening whenever you're watching. 395 00:29:55.575 --> 00:29:57.236 Make sure to leave a comment of a fruit. 396 00:29:57.576 --> 00:29:59.936 I can't remember if you just said that, didn't you? 397 00:29:59.957 --> 00:30:00.377 A fruit. 398 00:30:00.497 --> 00:30:01.357 Your favourite fruit. 399 00:30:01.817 --> 00:30:03.438 And we'll see you in the next episode. 400 00:30:03.778 --> 00:30:04.378 Bye. 401 00:30:04.418 --> 00:30:04.638 Bye.