Intro Last time we spent a lot of time looking at the context of the book and less time reading the scriptures. Today we will try to do the opposite. There are still few important historical mentions that we need to consider in order to better understand the application and the meaning of the scriptures. In case you were not here last Sunaday let me quickly summarize what we talked about.

Introduction to the book of Romans Greetings, we finally finished first letter of John, and today we going to open up a new book of the bible. All Scriptures are inspired by God and good for learning, so no matter were we settle there is some important truth for us! God always speaks to our lifes if we willing to listen, so for the some time we will anchor into the Pauls letter to the church in the city of Rome.

Easter (1 Corinthians 15) 1 Corinthians 15:1,2 ¹Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,²and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you — unless you believed in vain. Today apostol Paul reminds us of THE GOSPEL. Gospel that we’ve heard, and believe. At least most us did. Gospel But you might wounder what is “GOSPEL”.

1 John 5:6-13 ⁶This is he who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.⁷For there are three that testify:⁸the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.⁹ If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.

1 John 5:1-6 ¹ Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.² By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.³For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.⁴For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.

Last Sunday we started our conversation about the reality of spiritual world. We discussed how modern notion of science vs spirit influences us to disbelieve into the reality of a spiritual realm. We uncovered that actually science and spirit are not in opposition to each other. And believing in the reality of the spiritual world does not mean the rejection of science, return to a stone age, tribal life in caves and hunting mammoths with handcrafted spears.

Spirit of Truth vs Spirit of Error Intro Our scripture for toady is 1 John chapter 4. And we gonna talk about some things that are not very popular. We gonna talk about spiritual realm a little bit. Science that replaces the Spirit In today’s world many people do not even believe in the reality of the spiritual world. We’ve been taught in our schools that in the old days, when people were less knowledgeable and more superstitious.

Born of God To be born of God. This is not how God Calls us Most of us without a doubt will call ourselves “Christians”. We so used to this name. It is so dear to us and we are so attached to it, that many people almost believe that maybe even Jesus Christ himself secretly started to call his disciples Christians. And it’s not a bed name don’t get me wrong.

Initial Scripture 1 John 2:28,29 ²⁸And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. ²⁹If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him. 1 John 3:1-10 ¹See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.

Inductive Bible Study Method (Calvary Chapel Style) The Inductive Bible Study Method involves three main steps: 🟥 1. Observation — What does the text say? Focus: Careful examination of the passage without interpretation. Key Tasks: Read the passage carefully and repeatedly. Identify: Who is involved? What is happening? Where is it taking place? When is it happening? How is it described? Look for: Keywords and repeated phrases Commands, promises, contrasts, comparisons Cause-and-effect relationships Literary structure Question to ask: