Evidence of death-overcomers

Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him (1 John 3;13-15)

Do not marvel, my brethren…

1. There will always be people who hate us simply because we are Christians
   1. The family members
   2. The relatives and friends
2. The world definitely will hate us because we follow the system of Christ, rather than its own system
3. Let us take heed to the word of John the Apostle
   1. Let us not marvel
   2. Let us not be taken aback

We know that we have passed from death to life…

1. One evidence that we have passed from death to life is
   1. Our love for brethren
   2. Our affection for the saints
2. Our knowledge that we have passed from death to life
   1. Is anchored on our love for the brethren
   2. Is thus concrete

He who does not love his brother abides in death

1. To not love the brethren is a sin
2. Hating the brethren is the evidence that the hater abides in death
   1. He has no eternal life abiding in him
   2. He has only death abiding in him

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer …

1. The example of Cain
   1. Hatred results in killing one another
   2. Hatred leads to murder
2. No murderer has eternal life abiding in him
   1. This is a fact to be reckoned with
   2. This is that which we know for sure as in the case of Cain and Abel

Let us seek to love one another as we should. Let us stay assured that we are capable of loving one another as Christians who have passed from death to life. May our true status in Christ affect how we relate to one another in love!