Expository Outlines 1 John 5:7-8 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.… I. THE VIEW HERE GIVEN OF THE GOSPEL TESTIMONY. 1. Unspeakably important. 2. Exceedingly comprehensive. 3. Preeminently gracious. 4. Remarkably distinct and definite. II. THE EVIDENCE ADDUCED IN CONFIRMATION OF ITS TRUTHS. 1. The voice from heaven. 2. From earth. 3. Scripture testimony. 4. Personal experience. III. THE CLAIMS WHICH IT HAS, AS THUS ESTABLISHED, UPON OUR REGARDS. It claims our earnest attention and most serious study; but, above all, it claims our unwavering faith. This is the main point which is here set forth. 1. The nature of faith. It is nothing more nor less than receiving the Divine testimony, especially concerning Jesus Christ. 2. Its reasonableness. 3. Its importance. Through it we have eternal life. 4. The opposite of faith is unbelief — a sin most heinous in its nature, and most awful in its results. (Expository Outlines.) Parallel Verses KJV: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. |
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