Many people claim to love God even though their lives demonstrate a love for the world.

However, as 1st John at chapter 2 verses 3 through 17 reminds us, these two loves cannot coexist.

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When today's sermon David Platt encourages us to examine our lives to see whether we genuinely belong to God.

None of us will reach sinless perfection in this life, but a love for God will be evident in our desires and in our obedience.

Here's David Platt with a sermon titled True Assurance of Eternal Life.

1 John Chapter 2 verses 3 through 17.

If you have a Bible, 2 verses 3 through 17.

If you have a Bible, and I hope you or somebody around you does

that you can look on with, let me invite you to open with me

to 1st John chapter 2.

First John chapter 2, and while you're turning there I want to welcome those

of you who are gathering with us at Loudoun and Prince William Montgomery

County on Main Avenue. It's good to be together across Washington around God's word. We're

walking together through the Book of 1st John in the Bible and we're working together

to memorize the first chapter.

So learning one verse a week,

we're on week two in our memorization.

And I've got to tell you how encouraged that was yesterday.

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