”Christians Are Christians” (1 John 2:3-6)

“Christians Are Christians” (1 John 2:3–6)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, May 15, 2016

3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4 Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. (1 John 2:3-6, NIV)

1. A Christian obeys the commands of God (3).
2. Christians obey God’s Word, thus fulfilling God’s loving purpose in saving them (5).
3. Christians model their pattern of living after that of Jesus (6)
4. Christians have an assurance of their standing as God’s children when they demonstrate family resemblance by living as Christ did (3, 6).
5. Those who claim to be Christians but do not live like Christians have no basis to claim that they know God. More than likely, their profession is a lie and they are not Christians at all (4).

Main Idea: Christians are to live like Christians, obeying God’s commands, remaining in God’s Word, and modeling their lives after Jesus. This fulfills the purpose of God’s love in saving us and brings us assurance that we are in fact God’s children.