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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 3 * PART 3 * BOOK 56
I John 3:1-24
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Okay, now I think we’re ready to go back to I John chapter 3 and we’ve finished verse 9, let’s jump in at verse 10.
I John 3:10
"In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother." John is emphasizing the ‘doing’ part. It’s works. Never leave faith out of the mix, but for Israel it was faith and works. Exodus 19:3-4
Exodus 19:5-6
Now look at the next verse, verse 7.
Well what is that? That’s works. All right, now, if you’ll come back with me to I John again for a moment, and let’s look at verse 10 again – and for these Jews that John is writing to, this is right on.
I John 3:10b
"…whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,...."
Remember the setting of this counsel – Paul and Barnabas, his helper, were taking the Gospel of salvation now to the Gentile world and they were establishing these little congregations. Galatians 2:7
"But contrariwise, (on the other hand) when they (Peter, James and John and maybe the rest of the leadership) saw (understood) that the gospel of the uncircumcision (that’s Gentiles, non-Jews) was committed unto me, (Paul, who’s writing) as the gospel of the circumcision (Israel) was unto Peter;" Now for twenty years I’ve been trying to get people to see that’s two different economies. Peter and the Twelve are ministering to the circumcision – Israel. Paul and Barnabas have now been commissioned to go to the Gentiles. All right, so the Gospel of the uncircumcision – the Gospel of Grace or Paul’s Gospel, was committed unto Paul. But, the Gospel of the circumcision, which was called the Gospel of the Kingdom back in Matthew was committed unto Peter and the Eleven.
Galatians 2:8
Peter and Israel and Paul and the Gentile world. Galatians 2:9
perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision." James, and Peter and John now, make a hand-shake gentlemen’s agreement that they would mind their business with Israel and Paul would keep going to the Gentiles. to the circumcision (to Israel.)"
A gentlemen’s agreement – Paul your ministry is to Gentiles. For us, it’s the Nation of Israel. Consequently, these little Jewish epistles are according to that agreement; James writes to the Twelve Tribes; Peter writes to those scattered abroad – Jews; and John also is writing to the Nation of Israel. Okay, back to I John chapter 3, and I emphasize that these are Jewish epistles, written to Jews and with nothing really of Paul’s Gospel of Grace, because that was for the Gentiles at that time.
The Gospel is for everyone. Jew or Gentile. But at this point in time it was still keeping separated until such time as God drops the gate on the Jewish economy and everybody comes under the Gospel of Grace. Verse 11:
I John 3:11
Love. Love one another. And you go back to John’s Gospel, it’s love and love and love. Not that Paul ignores it, but he does not emphasize the love like John does.
I John 3:12
"Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous." Cain was inspired of Satan to rise up and kill his righteous brother, Abel. did Cain kill Abel? All those men were destitute of faith. Fear of God. Because if evolution is true, there’s no God. Well, if there’s no God, there are no absolutes. God is moot. All right, back to I John chapter 3, so don’t be like "Cain who slew his brother because his own works were evil, but Abel was righteous." I John 3:13
"Marvel not my brethren, if the world (this world system does what? I John 3:14
(the fellow believers.) All right, "He that loveth not his brother abideth in death." Verse 15.
I John 3:15
"Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him." Right back to the words of the Lord Jesus Himself. A murderer can become a believer and inherit eternal life. But, that’s not what John is talking about. He’s talking about the unrepentant, unsaved individual who hates his brother; he hates believers and he’s a murderer in God’s eyes. Now verse 16; we come back again to the love concept.
I John 3:16
"Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." Verse 17.
I John 3:17
How can the love of God dwell in that person? All right, now then verse 18.
I John 3:18
I John 3:19-22
20. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. Does that sound like Paul?

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