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1 John 5:16-18
  1. Companions in Warfare (v.16)
    1. No Longer Dead in Sin
      1. Ephesians 2:1-7
    2. Prayer on our Brothers Behalf
      1. Genesis 18:32
      2. Job 42:8
    3. Life Promised His People
      1. 1 John 5:12
      2. James 5:19-20
    4. Sin that Leads to Death
      1. Matthew 12:30-32
      2. 1 John 5:12
      3. Revelation 22:15
    5. A Hard Truth
      1. 1 John 1:10
      2. Matthew 7:6
  2. The War Rages On (v.17)
      1. Indwelling Sin
        1. Romans 5:19, 21; 6:23
        2. James 1:15
        3. Psalm 51:5
      2. Sin seen in the evil one
        1. 1 Peter 5:8
      3. The Grace of God
        1. As Seen in Temptation
          1. 1 Corinthians 10:13
        2. As Seen in Communion
          1. 1 Corinthians 11:31-32
            1. Through Discipline
              1. Hebrews 12:10
      4. Putting on the New
        1. Colossians 3:1-5
      5. Righteousness does not “fight back”
        1. John 16:33
        2. Ezekiel 18:27-28
        3. Leviticus 18
  3. Security Throughout the War (v.18)
    1. Christians Will Sin
      1. 1 John 1:9
      2. Hebrews 10:26-27
    2. Christians are Not Identified by Sin
      1. Galatians 5:24
      2. Romans 6:1-2
    3. A Growing Hatred of Sin
      1. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
    4. Kept Secure by the Holy Spirit
      1. 1 Corinthians 1:21-22
      2. Ephesians 1:13, 4:30
      3. 1 Peter 1:5
    5. The evil one does not steal or remove our Salvation
      1. Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7
      2. Luke 22:31-32
      3. John 10:27-29