The Outcome of Our New Identity

Who Am I?

In Light of Salvation

Glorification

Understood Ontologically

● Session 1: Material/Immaterial Being

● Session 2: Mind

● Session 3: Will

● Session 3: Emotions

Understood Spiritually

● Session 1: The Origin of Our New Identity (Regeneration)

● Session 2: The Foundation of Our New Identity (Mystical Union)

● Session 3: The Rebuilding of Our New Identity (Sanctification)

● Session 4: The Outcome of Our New Identity (Glorification)

The Meaning of Glorification

● Definitions of It

● Development of It

The Background of 1 John

The Context of 1 John 3

Stephen S. Smalley’s Outline:

I. Preface: The Word of Life (1:1-4)

II. Live in the Light (1:5-2:29)

(a) God is Light (1:5-7)

(b) First Condition for Living in the Light: Renounce Sin (1:8-2:2)

(c) Second Condition: Be Obedience (2:3-11)

(d) Third Condition: Reject Worldliness (2:12-17)

(e) Fourth Condition: Keep the Faith (2:18-29)

III. Live As Children of God (3:1-5:12)

(a) God is Father (3:1-3)

The Believer’s Glorification (1 John 3:1-3)

I. Our Identity: Children of God (3:1)

A. Reality of (3:1a-c)

B. Reaction to (3:1d-e)

II. Our Hope: Christlikeness (3:2)

A. Incomplete (3:2a-b)

● beloved (agapatos) dear,

cherished, precious, treasured

● appeared to make

known, to make visible, to manifest

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B. Complete (3:2c-e)

III. Our Duty (3:3)

A. The Reason for Our Duty

B. The Nature of Our Duty

Bases of the Believer’s Assurance:

1) Walking in the light (1:7)

2) Keeping the commandments of God (1:3-6, 9-11; 3:24).

3) Remaining faithful to the fellowship (2:19)

4) Remaining faithful to one’s confession of Christ (2:21-4; 4:15)

5) Practicing righteousness rather than practicing sin (3:4-10)

6) Loving one’s brother (3:14, 19; 4:7, 13)

7) Listening and paying heed to the apostolic witness (4:5-6, 20)

8) Exercising genuine faith in Christ (5:1, 10-11)

9) Overcoming the world (5:4; cf. 2:15-17)

10) Possessing Christ (5:12)