S5E42:Faith In Between -"What Now?" (The Moment after dedicating your life to Christ)

Aloha everyone

I hope this episode finds you in good spirits and blessings.  Today is an episode that I find needs to be spoken about because it's often left alone, and for me if I leave it alone I feel like things won't move in the direction or "way" that God needs for them to go.  We often give our lives back to God or to God for the first time and after a few days of being excited and on fire for God, we start losing momentum and eventually falling back into a place of stagnant water; where we start sinking in and getting lost all over again.  It's frustrating and it's scary.  If this is what you currently; do not fret, join me today as we work through this and more on today's episode.

Reading for this episode

1 John 1: 1-10
1 John 2:1-17

Key Points for the reading (taken from The Women's Study Bible:ESV)

1 John 1
1:5-10: "God is light" Reflects the OT, where "light" symbolizes both knowledge and purity"
1:7: "Walk in the Light means to reflect God's perfection in daily life. It includes both correct doctrine (truth) and moral purity(Holiness).  This phrase also implies that when Christians "walk in the light" their lives will not be characterized by hidden sins, lies, or deception."
1:10: " Have not sinned, his word is not in us. Until a person recognizes sin and the need for salvation, the gospel has not changed him."

1 John 2
2:6: "Walk in the same way.  Believers can imitate Christ's faith, love, devotion, obedience, and selflessness."
2:7-17- "The unchanging commandment in a changing world. John emphasizes the love commandment.  He then describes the challenge of living as a Christian in a dark world dominated by 'the evil one.'
2:7- The old commandment is love for God and love for others.  Jesus confirmed but also renewed these teachings.  Therefore they are also a new commandment."
2:12-14: "John knows his message is greater than the evil he describes.  Some view little children, fathers, and young men as symbolizing the sages of spiritual maturity in A Christian's life.  Others think "little children" refers to all John's readers, while "fathers" refers to older believers and 'young men' to newer believers."
2:16- "all that is in the world. John does not consider the whole created order evil. Rather, he gives examples of what believers should avoid. Human desires are part of God's creation.  they are evil only when they are expressed in ways for which god did not create them."

Resources:
Online topic bible search: https://www.openbible.info/topics/
Women's Study Bible:  https://www.dayspring.com/esv-women-s-study-bible-cloth-hardcover-dark-teal

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