Conforming Yourself To Your Hope

1 John 3

Introduction

• Opening remarks and context (1 John 3)
• The theme of relationships and peculiar features

Personal Anecdote: Relationship with Ronnie

• Description of a dysfunctional relationship
• Daily routine with Ronnie (breakfast, cinnamon rolls, raisins)

1 John 1: Characteristics of Relationship with God

• Honesty about sin
• Correct belief in God's Son
• Brotherly love

Personal Anecdote: Seminary Experience

• First year at Dallas Theological Seminary
• Fear of flunking out
• Meeting a naval chaplain and desire to become one

Hopes and Disappointments

• Application to the Naval Reserve
• Rejection due to eyesight
• Depression and new hope

Mentorship and New Hope

• Relationship with Dr. Craig Blasing
• Grading for him and aspiring to be like him

Conforming to Hope

• 1 John 3:1 (being children of God)
• Future hope of being like Christ
• Philippians 3 and Revelation 21 (promises of transformation and no more mourning)

Christian Life and Purity

• Living in light of future hope
• Present commitment to purity and glorification

 Practical Application: Brotherly Love

• Loving one another (1 John 3:11)
• Example of Cain and Abel
• Definition of love: Jesus laying down his life

Personal Anecdote: Relationship with Pamela

• Moving back to Dallas
• Dating and marriage to Pamela
• Wedding counseling and advice from Ronnie

Applying Love in Relationships

• Admitting sin and saying "I'm sorry"
• Specific actions for laying down one's life for others

Conclusion

• Invitation to become a child of God

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