Wednesday, Sept 9- 1 John 3:7-10

-My face feels oily. Especially behind my ears.

7Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
-Warning. People lead us astray. Some willingly and some even though they don't know they are doing it. 'Let' means that we allow them to do it. We need to be on our guard so it doesn't happen.
-The person that does righteous stuff becomes like God who is righteous. We should strive to do this. And when we do know that it's good because we are more like God.

8He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.
-Like does like. The work of Jesus is to destroy the work of the devil. By what Jesus does he wins.

9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
-This is a mark of a Christian...continual growth, less sin. We can't go on sinning because God is working in us to help us to grow. This is a life time process that will reach perfection only when we make it to heaven.

10This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
-Simple litmus test. Good tree bears good fruit and vice versa. Just look at what we do and then we'll know where we belong. Part of the inspection is at the heart. We can fool each other and ourselves, but God judges the heart correctly and will know who is who.