notes I John 5:1-6

1) We start with a new position/status/relationship, even source. Believers are born of God. right away he goes further to have us consider the relationships we have with this new family. After all, this letter is written within a storm of conflict. 2) Again, we are in this welter of loving god and neighbor. My generation tends to dislike the word obedience, with its power dimensions. Where are you on it? 3)John anticipates this and notes the commandments are not burdensome, like the yoke of Christ. Is this accurate though? 4) Notice the non-violent nike (victory) our faith conquers is victorious over the world. I assume the world here is as much a mindset as a physical reality. 5) That victory gives even the downtrodden much heart. 6) We get into a deep Trinitarian move again with the Spirit and the water and blood. this could be a good time to examine our sacraments. I came from a Catholic background, and it stuns me how poorly we work with 2 sacraments, let alone. 7) Note that water and blood poured out from the side of Jesus at the cross in the gospel of John.