Is First John a test for Christians to see if they're really a believer?

Well, in Paul Walsher's sermon at the 26th Shepherds Conference, he used First John as a test for believers.

And in this episode, we're going to examine that section of the sermon.

And I'm going to show you that it's not. That is a misapplication. First John was written for a specific reason. And we need to use it for that particular reason. So stay tuned. As we look at First John, there are multiple areas where I agree with Paul Washer, and I offer some suggestions on where to go either there in Peter or James if he's going to use the application he wants to use. So stay tuned.

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problem. Most people have never been taught how to read the Bible the way Jesus taught it. So when they

hear things like, be perfect, deny yourself, take up your cross. They assume it's all about trying

harder. But what if that's not what Jesus was doing at all? What if the law isn't meant

to fix you but to reveal your need for a Savior? And what if the gospel isn't advice, but an announcement

of what Christ has already done for you. That's the difference between law and gospel. And once

you see it, everything changes. Clarity, rest, and confidence. In the Bible

according to Jesus, I show you how to read scripture the way Jesus intended. So you stop

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Thank you. You can get your copy of the book at Theocast.org. Thanks for listening to another episode of Theocast. I'm John Moffitt. I'm the host and the pastor of Grace Reform Church in Springfield, Tennessee. And if you're new to Theocast, what is this all about? Well, we are here about pulling the clutter off the gospel and talking about how the gospel is the power of God under salvation. And that message matters. So we want to look at how

the gospel really does come to us in all of Scripture. So all of Christ and all of Scripture for all

of our life. And I'm excited to talk about that today. How we get the gospel right matters more

than almost any other doctrine in the world. And if you do not

understand who God is and who God is for you and your relationship to God, then nothing else in the

world matters. What matters if a man gains the whole world, but yet loses his soul? So that's what we

want to talk about today. And if you want to learn more about our ministry, we have a lot of stuff available.

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