1 John 3:4-9, "Destroy the Works of the Devil" - a podcast by Benjamin Glaser

This week in worship we looked at the radical change that happens to true believers when they rest and trust in the gift and grant of faith.  John is speaking in a similar way to Paul in Romans 8 where both Apostles explain the difference between a "carnal" faith and a "spiritual" faith. One is only skin-deep and is the gateway to sin and destruction, whereas the other lives and breathes the righteousness which comes from Christ Alone. The Believer is said to be "without sin" because He is no longer in bondage to the desires of the flesh, but seeks the goodness and the blessing which comes from seeing the rightness of God's wisdom and truth. 

All men and women who confess Christ with their lips need to examine themselves to see whether God is first, or last in their lives. Do they love the Word of Truth, or do they see the demands of the Scriptures towards Holy Living as "backwards" and "restrictive"? Well, for the true believer they understand how much joy and comfort comes from practicing righteousness and loving God the Father through the shed blood of God the Son in the power of God the Holy Spirit.

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