 You are new to you. Oh, yeah, thank you. Thank you so much everyone. I completely miss that. Yeah No, I was saying that we talked about prayer and how when we pray according to the will of God and You know, we we can be caught very confident than God hears us Okay So what do you do when you don't know the will of God? You try it, but you're not able to figure out the will of God Please you can share your view with me. Okay. Okay, so that's the same pray. Okay fine Yeah, so pray to find out right because see you see Efficiency fine, you know, it says that we must we must find out we must understand the will of God And when we understand the will of God regarding a matter then it becomes easy for us to go after that So when we don't know it's our responsibility to Find out. Okay, but after we have made our effort If we are at a point Where we still not sure hey, what has got clearly one for me? I've done my part, but I'm not able to tell We can do a couple of things one is pray. So that says pray you could also bring the spirit right because When you pray in the spirit in terms we're praying in the will of God. Okay, so we may not understand it But we can pray in the spirit So that way at least we know that I'm praying in the will of God and God will and you can ask God Give me revelation of whatever. I just prayed right so you can pray in the spirit that really helps bring revelation from God And in addition to that Jesus prayed a prayer of consecration in Matthew 26 in the Garden of Gethsemane where He had his will in a certain direction So he did not want to go through the pain of The cross and separation from the father So he said if it be possible like if it be a will then let this cup be removed from me But ultimately what did Jesus do? No, he prayed a prayer of consecration and he said but not my will but yours be done So when you come to that place right where you feel okay God My heart is going in this direction because I think this is your will but then you know not my will but So basically you surrender you give it over to the Lord and say God now you work in my life You show me you reveal to me what is the direction that I need to take So these are a couple of things that we can do in case you know after trying to know the will of God We are still at the place of Sort of Unclear, okay, so that is something That might help. Okay, then moving on here. We find it says and if we know That he hears us Whatever we ask we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of him So same thing in line with the confidence that be The assurance that we have when we pray in God's will so he's kind of reiterating that he says No, no means what it is settled in our hearts. We're not Wondering we're not confused. Oh will God really do this. We are not in that position We know that he hears us whatever we ask We know that we have the petitions. So petitions are Basically requests. Okay, so whatever we have brought before the Lord as our request So those those things God has already heard us why because we have prayed according to the will of God Okay, then Again now you see how John is writing now. He's coming to a seems like a slightly Different subject, but this is also Going to include prayer in it But it is addressing another matter. He says if anyone sees his brother sinning a sin Which does not lead to death? he will ask and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. So basically he's saying look if there is a brother Who has? You know God so far away in sin You know our life of disobedience Before God to an extent he says sin which Does not lead to death and then he says come it is sin That again, you know does not lead to death. So it implies that there is a sin which leads to death Okay, now what could that sin be? It's it's kind of hard to hit the finger on that But we just know that you know somebody who is very unrepentant and you know who has Not responded to God's convictions and they have just gone deeper and deeper to Live a life of Pleasure and you know We see that right in the book of Hebrews like you basically Go far away from God to an extent where it is You know to a degree of no return okay, and a Happens that does happen. So We are warned about it and in this case also we are told that there is a sin which leads to death Now what is this death? Is he saying that salvation will be taken away from that person? Not necessary right because salvation once God gives it to us We don't really see that God is taking away salvation from anyone But then this death is mentioned it could mean physical death. Okay, so Maybe the believer has been sinning to such an extent that You know I'm Not heeding to the warning that God says okay fine. You know, there's nothing. There's no way of reforming this individual and thereby he moves away from the protection of God and physical death happens No, we also see right when Paul writes about the communion He says that those who do not drink in a those who do not partake in a worthy manner It's some of you are sick some of you have And some others who died Okay, so uh, it is possible that you know, uh There there is sin or moving away from God to an extent where That believer experiences physical death even right because the person does not respond to God Okay, but please do Uh, bear in mind that when we look at scriptures We also read about God's forgiveness and isn't it one job one where we saw that you know you confess your sins We saw so much about confession That God is faithful and just to remove our sins from us Okay, so, uh There is forgiveness. So don't let this passage scare you that oh man, uh, you know, we sin Uh, then we could even die But it's talking about an extreme case a sin leading to death. Okay, where the believer has has uh, gone beyond a place of recovery So when we see a believer in that kind of a situation, what do we do now? We are told that uh He says I do not say that he should pray about that Okay, so Initially, what is he saying? You know he uh Initially he's saying if you stay a believer in this situation He will ask He doesn't use the word pray there But he says he will ask And he will give him life For those who commit sin not leading to death So if there's a believer who has not gone so much to the extent Where you know, he can't come back such kind of a person you pray Okay, you pray and you ask that they may repent What can you pray for a person who's in sin a believer? Obviously repentance. You will declare repentance You will say god, you know bring this person back to repentance now if it is beyond Then he says uh then I don't want you to pray Okay, not even for repentance Okay, and then he goes on all unrighteousness is sin and there is sin not leading to death. So he's saying uh There's all kinds of sin And anything that this what is sin at the end of the day missing the mark So god has a standard uh for life for you know, when you say life, it's very broad We know jesus he addressed even the thought issues. He said if you look at a woman lust fully then you've already come with it So jesus's standards are very very high very high. So, uh Missing the mark is if we sin in our thought life if we sin in our actions, right if we sin Uh, right in everything in whatever we are made up of if we sin we are missing the mark and sin Is part of unrighteousness. Okay, however, however, um There are these sins And which we can always confess before the lord and we can come back But it's only when we give in to sin and become so, uh Uh, you know drawn by it consumed by it where we are not willing to depend Okay, and the way he was six talks about it You go so far away from what those who are tasted of of the things of god, right? It is very difficult for for such people to be brought back. It says so when somebody has gone to that extent that is the only Uh, you know time when it is difficult for such people to come back And you know, maybe uh john is talking about that kind of a sin which is leading to death Okay, so he says if if somebody has gone to that extent then, uh, there's even maybe even prayer may not really Uh, do much for that individual So now he says we know that whoever is born of god does not sin. Okay, so he's bringing out the characteristics of Born again believer And he already pointed out that it is such a victorious life We uh overcome the world We can we have uh faith which is our victory And you know now he says that This person also does not sin How how is he able to say that obviously he's saying that on the basis of uh the fact that the power of sin is broken Over the life of a believer. So he does not sin does just mean that anybody who's born again Will be a perfect Not committing any mistake through their lifetime. No, we all know that that's that's not what he's saying because Earlier he talked about if you sin you confess. Okay, so can a believer make a mistake? Can a believer sin? Right intentionally or unintentionally. Yes. Okay, and we read about paul paul's Address to the believer. He talks about how a believer can be a carnal believer A carnal believer is a person who's not walking according to the spirit So you're walking according to your own flesh. You're walking according to the world. So such Such kind of a carnal way of living Is sinful Okay. Uh, so yes a believer can sin but What is he pointing out? He's saying the potential the potential or the Capacity or the ability of the believer is that Actually, you need not sin Okay, so whoever is born of god does not sin and now imagine like, you know, we have uh, we are born again And we are living by that. So we have understood. Okay fine the power of sin over my life is broken And i'm whatever john told till now walk Right walk in the light So walk in the truth now the believer is walking like that He's talking to that kind of a believer and he's saying if you're born of god You don't sin. Okay, or you're walking in the truth. You're walking in the light But he who has been born of god keeps himself Keeps himself meaning the person knows to uh Um You could say like protect themselves or keep away from you know, holiness is what holiness is being set apart Being kept away from the world right world as a the um the uh What do you say that the world should not taint us or it should not uh pollute us So we are in the world, but we are not off the world So somebody who is born of god, we are able to protect ourselves From the influence of the world. So a believer who's born of god. What is the potential? You don't have to sin Okay, and you can protect yourself from the influence of the world and the wicked one does not touch him So the wicked one does not touch him means that it's similar to what uh, Paul wrote to the Ephesians give no foothold to the enemy or Give no open door or give no opportunity to the enemy. So even one cannot touch you Does it mean that we will not experience challenges here because of what satan is doing? No, we will experience why because jesus said in this world you will have Tribulation and we know that this world is infested by satan and his works Okay in one way or the other so even a believer sometimes we struggle we come across You know certain things that are going on but what is the good news the good news is that We are in a place where we don't have to let these things attach to us or cling to us, right? So It what it's saying is even one will not will not touch you means even well will not have a grip On our lives because we have understood our potential. What is our potential? We don't sin. Uh, we know we keep ourselves from the world, right? And the even one cannot touch us enough obviously, you know when we have a righteous life Uh, it is very irritating for satan because what what does he want? He wants a loophole. He wants a crack Where he wants a crevice through which he can enter but a righteous life. What does it do? It blocks every crack So he's trying and trying and trying but he can't cling to us Okay, so that is the the thought here where basically john is saying you have a righteous life And when you live a righteous life, you don't have to be afraid of satan trying to get in and You know getting a hold over your life or getting a grip over your life We know that we are of God and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one Okay, so again, he's talking about the influences. He says look This world Is influenced and he says sway of the wicked one meaning Whichever way the wicked one is moving things around in that direction the world is going So there's a there's a huge influence If there's a powerful influence in the world of the wicked one, but we know we are all God So it's it's about identity. There's so much about identity here in chapter five That is reminding the believer come on. You need to understand who you are. So when you know who you are Uh living righteously Loving God loving your neighbor and those kind of things will sort of match really to us because that is what we are made up of Then he says and we know that the son of god has come and has given us an understanding that we may know him Who is true and we are in him who's true in his son jesus christ So kind of you're going back to uh some common thoughts he says that Son of man has come son of god has come Okay, so he's talking about jesus and we have this understanding That we may know him who is true now about the holy spirit is a spirit of true And now he's telling about the son He is true. What did jesus say john 14 6 again john writes this in his book You know, i'm the way the truth and the life So the person of christ is true Right integrity. Yes true and we are in him who is true so He's reminding us That we are in christ And christ is true or christ is true. So where are we we are in the truth Right and we also know that the word of god is truth Right, so christ is true. We are in the truth In him and we are in the sun Jesus christ And this is true This is the true god and the eternal life little children keep yourselves from idols amen Okay, so there is a warning that maybe uh, you know given in their times in john's times Uh He already warned them about false prophets and about the spirit of antichrist that there could have been an influence about you know from The people outside That they were worshipping idols, right? So he adds in the warning. Yeah, he says like, you know Your fellowship is with the father the son and the holy spirit. So I really want you to keep away from any kind of Uh worship to idols Okay, so that is what we have seen so far from One john chapter one all the way through chapter five now moving on to second john Is second john chapter one and I think I'll go through this quickly because uh, there is The theme that that is repeated here. Uh, you would find that it's kind of similar Okay, uh, what you've seen earlier to walk in the truth and to uh, you know, know god live righteous uh and Follow after god. So we we will go through this today Second john chapter one and it seems like he is writing to some known people here. Uh, so he Actually writes here to a lady, right? Uh, and her children it seems like so he writes to an elder To the elect lady and her children Who I love in truth and not only I but also all those who have the Have known the truth because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever So it's kind of in continuation even though he ended that letter there It's kind of in continuation because he talked about jesus being true and now he says The truth there are the believers who are all in christ jesus who all Uh, have known the truth. They love the truth Okay, because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever So the truth abides in the believers of the life of every believer thereby a believing community Okay, and one more beautiful thing that he points out here about the truth is that it will be with us forever So you see that is uh Something about the truth, you know, you can't change it truth is truth We can try to I mean, you know We can try to cover it up by lies and arguments and reasonings and you know so many things But truth at the end of the day is truth. You can't try and mask it So he says the truth will be there forever and uh, uh, you know that that is something that You know, I mean, it's amazing that you can't change the truth. You can't pollute the truth Okay, and then he moves on with some exhortation and greetings. He says grace must see and peace will be With you from god the father and from the lord jesus christ the son of the father in truth and love So this was a common way of Greeting so you would have similar greetings in the other episodes of grace Mercy peace let it be with you some places you would need let it be multiplied to you You know, it's a way of blessing and releasing declaring The the resources of god over the people of god and john uses the same kind of greeting He says uh This whatever i'm blessing you with Where does this resource come from he says look, it's from the father from the lord jesus christ Okay, uh, and he he says in truth and love like i'm blessing you Um, and uh, also truth and love we saw that right when he refers to god he refers to the person Uh, the the god head he uses these two terms in his uh earlier writings as well truth and love So truth and love is part of the god head. So he says that uh with that I am wishing you i'm blessing you And then he brings in the word of encouragement and he says that you know I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth As we receive commandment from the father. So, uh, he has observed and earlier I told you It's probably that uh, john wrote Uh These letters to the churches right in his region even the seven churches That he later addresses in the book of revelation. So in these churches, you know, he probably He was observing and as he is writing to one particular elder here. He notices that The the people who come under Their leadership some of them seem to be living righteous living according to the word of god living according to the commandment of god So he says I found some of your children walking in truth So, uh, it's it's nice that you know, he has observed this uh, and uh, you know, he Is addressing this matter As we received commandment from the father. Okay, so walking in the truth. You remember We have talked about this walk in the light And then later on he points out that god is true. So walk in the truth These are all like common things that you find john writing about Okay, and he says and now I plead with you lady not as though I wrote a new commandment to you But that which we have had from the beginning that we love one another you see there's a repetition Right the same way of talking he writes to this person this lady and who is this lady you don't have a name Right, even if you kind of try to understand which lady was he referring to we don't know Uh, exactly who this lady. So, you know, it Continues as lady only And he says that he's not writing anything new remember earlier also he said that it's nothing new because we've seen it in the life of jesus This life of love He says, uh, I don't try to do any new commandment But that which we have had from the beginning so from the beginning, uh, we have we have heard this. This is about loving Good loving god, but he More specifically says that we love one another. So it's about demonstrating love to the brotherhood Okay, and he says this is love that we walk according to his commandments We've seen that in one john chapter five where he said that when we love we keep his commandments So this is a repetition Then he says this is the commandment that uh, as you have heard from the beginning you should walk in it So what commandment walking in love walking in love towards one another more specifically right now Okay, so he's bringing back the attention of uh, this particular Leader to this reality Okay, and again, there is an additional warning here. He says that they must Beware of deceivers earlier. He didn't really use This term deceiver, but now he's using use the term a spirit of antichrist the antichrist So now we say many deceivers have gone out into the world Who do not confess jesus christ coming in the flesh? Remember, I told you so there was the the teaching uh, or the philosophy of Gnosticism where people were saying that jesus never came in the flesh So if there was he never came in the flesh, uh, it's not possible for him to become That a perfect sacrifice, isn't it so then it completely It completely destroys the The the fact that he is the christ if he's not human he can't be the christ So now he's very clearly telling the people that deceivers have gone out and what have they told they've told You know that um into the world they don't confess jesus as coming in the flesh And this is a deceiver and an antichrist Look to yourselves that we do not lose those things we work But that we may receive a full reward Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of christ does not have god He who abides in the doctrine of christ has both the father and the son So it's just a warning here where he's saying that All along, you know, uh, and he said that earlier in In uh, uh, the writings in first John like whatever we have seen whatever we have heard whatever we have known I'm telling you those things. I'm testifying on those things. So The teaching which you have received Okay, and here there's a special mention of the doctrine or the teachings about god the Teachings about how to live a godly life all the all the truth about god, you know, uh, you hold on to it Don't let go of it right because why? Because if we hold on to it It is implied here. We will receive a full reward So for our life of faith in god for our life of um Living for the truth till the end What is the encouraging truth here? There is a reward. Okay, so we will see what you want, but if we give up What will happen? No, we lose that so he's selling that look don't lose the things which you have worked for Till now you made it this far in the journey of faith How can you leave it? If you leave it You will lose your price. I mean imagine basically, you know, we Uh saw how People came back with olympic medals Okay, now if anyone who's participating in the olympics and has trained for years together and their moment has come Let's let's say somebody's a runner. Okay, it's printing and they're running This is this is if they have worked for this their whole life Now as they're reaching the finish line If at all, you know, they get distracted For whatever reason Right, they think some thought or they look at something or they just feel tired and they like a give let me give up What happens? You know that might which couldn't be theirs They just give it they give up, right? So giving up at any point Will um, you know, you you will miss out on the price that you have worked for for the entire time and You know anyone who has dedicated their lives for that price Will definitely feel bad if they don't get it, right and our race To live for the lord, you know, this is like a race of faith Uh at any point if you give up It's very similar our entire lives are to honor god to fulfill the purpose of god for our lives But giving up now or later or you know, very close to the end of our journey any time We miss out on that full reward. And so, you know, john is kind of warning the believers. There's encouragement Some of your people they are keeping the commandment. They are living in the truth. They're walking the truth very good But at the same time Be very careful. Don't leave the things which you have worked for Right. Don't lose it. He says and he says look to yourselves. You mean, uh, we have to Be careful watch watch myself. How was my journey? Okay, am I am I in a place of weakness never been a place of Weakness right weakness by weakness. I mean Walking strong with the lord. What is it going to take for us to be strong with the lord today? Okay, other things of my life which are making me weak Maybe i'm not committed enough to the word Maybe i'm not committed enough to Maybe i'm not committed enough to the ministry that god has called me or not committed enough to my family There can be so many reasons but he says come on. I want you to be strong Look to yourself And we do not lose those things we have worked for so you know you build right Time after time season after season year after year you're building on your spiritual life your journey with god walk with god When you come so far how to leave it how to let go right moving forward Don't let go don't give up that you may receive the full reward. So there is an encouragement there And what is the warning but there can be people who come in with wrong teachings And in this case, uh, they were deceivers and he says uh, anti christ Uh, who don't confess the lord jesus christ now when they come Speaking the such lies and we receive it. What happens whatever we have, uh, You know sort of Uh, develop in our journey It's possible that we may Be ready to give up Okay, so just be careful. So he wants these people And he says if anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine meaning the truth of god's word and obviously john you can Uh, totally rely on what he's saying because he has walked with jesus and that's what he's saying I'm not giving you any new commandment I have seen all this. I have lived it And i'm telling you to live like this So he says if anybody comes with a new teaching a new teaching about god New things which don't have any bearing in the reveal to word the reveal to will of god Or it has no witness of the spirit of truth Then he says don't receive him Okay, and he also said don't receive him into your house nor greet him For he who greets him shares in his evil. So it's uh, seems like you know john is very upset here and he's saying that uh We have to be severe in treating those who are trying to You know kind of play on the core belief that we have and say that jesus is not christ Why do you even want to associate with this person? Okay, and some of this the initial ways of associating is what do you You greet the person you uh kind of Fellowship with the person and all but he's saying don't even do that because it's dangerous Okay, uh may might influence our doctrine So stay awake in other words stay away stay far far away from such deceivers And he goes to the extent that you know if you uh, if you associate right if for he who greets him Shares in his evil deeds. Okay, so you can understand the seriousness um of associating even like a little bit Who with somebody who is preaching the wrong? doctrine Away from what we had learned so far Okay, about the father the son and the holy spirits If you greet that person then what you're sharing in his evil deeds. So don't associate or basically just Stay away from such people And having many things to write to you I did not wish to do so with paper ending But I hope to come to you and speak face to face that our joy may be full. So, you know, we see this A desire With the apostles even Paul many places he writes that he says look I just wish I could come and meet you But uh, you know, unfortunately, I'm having to write all this and I really hope that there will be a day when I can come and see you right, uh, so he is expressing his his Like his love his his affection for the believers and this particular Elder and the lady and the community and he's saying I I just wish like, you know, I Could come and see you in person and he says the children of the relic sister greet you Amen, okay, so, uh So, I mean it's quite self-explanatory. Whatever we have read here in uh chapter one Or john chapter second john. So, uh, we'll move forward from here. Uh, are you all okay? Or is it too fast because it had You know, very kind of simple content. I kind of thought, okay, let me go quickly Are you fine with that? I'm doing fine Okay, any any questions in uh second john chapter one It's fairly simple along the same themes to walk in christ commandments Not to let go not to give in to any deceivers Yeah, the chat, uh, I have comments. It says yes simple clear. That's great Okay, so since we have completed, uh, you know Five chapters of one john and then one chapter of uh second john I think I will start with the second chapter next week. I just wanted to ask is there any particular theme? I told you, you know, so many themes are there in what john has written so far about the trinity about love about truth about working with the light about You know loving your brothers and sisters Uh, and you know and uh Keeping away from deceivers the anti-crime. Is there anything that has Touched you the most Among all Okay, Kiran. Yeah, please Kiran share what you have Ma'am verse one For one six. Okay, it'll love like the commandment the love we have to go We we can go to another person but ma'am sometimes it's very difficult like our uh, like Family and some neighbors and some church members some Sometime fallacy panel if someone is doing wrong and without any reason something bad and something different and all Then on that moment we have to give uh, we have to give that love So it's very difficult. So I learned one more Once again, like yeah love. Uh, we have to go forward with love Yeah, thanks. Thanks Kiran Yeah, thank you for sharing that That's true. So, uh for her it's about walking in love even though it's difficult No, for me today, uh, we we read and uh, can you hear me? Yes. Yes thomas. I can hear Uh today we've read uh that word is for uh What is born of god? Overcomes the world and this is the victory that has overcome the world or faith Yes, that word really touched me. I read so many times, but today I gained that I'll use some kind of encouragement and confidence to my spirit Praise god. Praise god. Wonderful. Wonderful. Thank you thomas. Thank you for sharing Yeah So Any other portion that has touched others Okay for manu, it is the will of god. So pray in the will of god when you pray in the will of god, he hears us And you know when you know that he hears us. So what a confidence, right? We have Uh and that comes from knowing the will of god. Great. Yeah, thanks manu. Thank you for that So how about the others anything anything at all that Uh touched you and you're taking away from one john Cannot continue in sin or cannot do sin, uh Actually people are struggled to believe like holy The truth is the the the person who born of god cannot continue in sin. That is the actual state. That's john clearly mentioning that Uh, whenever you meditate that's enough. That will give the power from the sin Yeah, sure. Thanks, uh thomas. Uh, deb you wanted to say something? I heard your voice in between Yeah, so so the dawn Yeah, a very interesting book If describe about god in the beginning and goes to How god once feliciton how god loves Uh his love and how he's faithful to forgive Forgive and whatever we do and how because of his love we He wants us to be in in the fellowship and when we love god When we are perfecting his love There is no fear and if there is no fear if we are Perfecting his love we have to live a life. That is holy. We have to live a life that is acceptable to god and Leave a life that we overcome the world how Because of his love and because of his doing we can overcome because we are Forgiving of the sin we can overcome the world not Only that but we are to maintain our our relationship and our fellowship along with with god with few other brothers as well who are in faith um as ourselves so We have to maintain that fellowship and maintain that relationship when we when we are wrong We have to go ask forgiveness, but when we see them doing wrong We have to go let them know that uh, they are wrong and this is how Um Because we heard today that god and his word and his spirit they are witness Because because they are witness We can overcome the world and we can we can um help our brothers Who also to them also they can overcome the world Yes, yes, please god. Thank you. Thank you, babe Yeah, quite a few takeaways there Um, and it's great to hear and then shares here in the chat. She says whatever is born a god overcomes the world So that portion has touched her So praise god for that Yeah, so I I just encourage you to go back and meditate on these passages There are many thoughts that are coming through and I'm sure every time you read it. It will bless your heart and you will learn how to truly love god fellowship with god and also Treat our brothers and sisters. So for now, we will wrap up We will meet again in the next class and by next week I would like to put your assignments up So you can we've completed one john so we can start working on the assignments um and you can read up Say to john and third john And then also start reading uh the book of john So we are going to go through all these um You know in the coming classes. So, uh, we'll just pray and close class. So aren't can you please pray? Before we wrap up Sure, first day. Yeah, sure. Thank you. Let me pray um, thank you I think it's made a new day to learn you word lord Clearly this Keep us all Insurance to bring In you alone and lord father help us all to live a righteous life to uh, to to overcome the deeds of the city so lord, um So lord as the day goes by lord, let us all Sink lord father in the truth lord that lord in the word says lord when you when we know the truth The truth will set us free. So lord lord. I pray for all the students I pray for all the faculty To know your truth lord. So lord So lord, I pray this Amen Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you everyone. Um, uh, take care. God bless you. You can move on to the next class You will connect again next week Bye for now. God bless Thank you. Stay. Thank you. Bye