A Tour Through John, Lesson 41

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/tour-john-lesson-41/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p>1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.</p><ul><li>When we see the Lord (v.2), in the end, we will be like him.<ul><li>This transformation begins now, in this life (Rom 12:2; 2 Cor 3:18; Rom 8:29).</li><li>This is God's "plan" for my life.<ul><li>Western Christianity's individualistic obsession with "God's plan for my life" is neither biblical nor is it part of historic Christianity.</li><li>It <i>is</i> closely tied in with the "health & wealth" message embraced by hundreds of millions of evangelicals and charismatics.</li><li>This transformation requires suffering (Rom 8:17; 1 Pet 4:1). We are in the crucible!</li><li>God cares about <i>character</i> 1000x as much as he does <i>career</i>.</li><li>For more, please listen to the podcast <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/willmp3/">Decision Making and the Will of God</a>.</li></ul></li><li>The hope of seeing God helps to keep us pure.<ul><li>We live in the anticipation of seeing him (v.3). He inspires us.</li><li>Yet to meet him, we must be pure (Psalm 101:2; Habakkuk 1:13).</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><p>4 Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 Everyone who commits sin is a child of the devil; for the devi