1st John 5:6-12 6 This is he who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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2.  1st John 5:6-12
 6 This is he who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ; not by
the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the
one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are
three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and
these three agree. 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the
testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he
has borne concerning his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of
God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God
has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony
that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the
testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of
God does not have life.

5.  Calvary testified that Jesus was greater and distinctly
different than anyone before Him and everyone after
Him. It also showed the Father’s testimony concerning
Jesus
 1st John 5:9
 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is
greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne
concerning his Son.
 How did God testify? In 3 ways
 Water
 Blood
 Spirit

6.  Luke 3:3
 3 And he (John theBaptist) went into all the region around the
Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness
of sins.
 Matthew 3:13-15
 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be
baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I
need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus
answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill
all righteousness.” Then he consented.
 If baptism is generally associated with sin, why was
Jesus baptized?
 He fulfilled God’s righteousness.
 He obeyed God’s law to fullest.
▪ Psalm 19:7
▪ 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is
sure, making wise the simple
 He lived as a man.

7.  The Old Testament is best understood through the
analogy of Types and Shadows
 Hebrews 10:1
 1 For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come
instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the
same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make
perfect those who draw near.

8.  Hebrews 9:22
 22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with
blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness
of sins.
 The shedding of Christ blood signaled the end of
animal sacrifice and the introduction to the final
sacrifice who once and for all removes sin.
 John 1:29
 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and
said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the
world!

9.  Isaiah 11:1-5
 1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a
branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the LORD
shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear
of the LORD. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He
shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what
his ears hear, 4 but with righteousness he shall judge the
poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he
shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the
breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be
the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
 The Spirit of God rested on Jesus in a unique way. He
exhibited God-level…
 Wisdom and Understanding (Colossians 2:1-3)
 Counsel (Isaiah 28:29)
 Strength (Ephesians 6:10)
 Knowledge (John 1:46-51)
 Fear Of The Lord (Obedience)

11.  January
 Closing Exhortations (1st John 5:13-21)
 Concluding Assurances and Admonitions (1st John 5:18-21)
 Greetings to the Church (2nd John 1-3)
 Living in Love (2nd John 4-6)