The Scripture makes it very clear that as we focus on purity we experience power from above. Paul stressed this in his final letter to his understudy Timothy. “Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter [i.e., “iniquity”], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work” (2Ti 2:21). How? The process is simple: God the Father works through the Son. The Son works through the Holy Spirit. The Spirit works through the Word. The Word works through the believer. The believer works through living faith.
Gene Cunningham - February 7, 2003
1 John #29
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From Series: "1st John - 2007"
John wrote his first epistle to counter the Gnostics - some of whom denied the Deity or even the humanity of Jesus Christ. He wrote to assure his readers of their eternal security and their joy in fellowship (1Jo 5:13 1Jo 1:3 1Jo 1:4)