Like Children . . . our sins have been forgiven in Christ and we have a saving knowledge of God the Father.
12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. 13 . . .
I write to you, children, because you know the Father . . . 1 John 2:12-13 (ESV)
3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3 (ESV)
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name’s sake! Psalm 79:9 (ESV)
46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,
47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Luke 24:46-47 (ESV)
34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” Jeremiah 31:34 (ESV)
Like Fathers . . . we know Christ.
13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. . . 14 I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. 1 John 2:13-14 (ESV)
Like Young Men . . . we are strong in the Lord, and thus we are victorious over the devil.
13 . . . I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one . . . 14 . . . I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. 1 John 2:12-14 (ESV)
33 . . . In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 (ESV)
4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 (ESV)
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
1 John 5:19 (ESV)
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith . . . 1 Peter 5:8-9 (ESV)
5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:5 (ESV)
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:2 (ESV)
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil . . . 17 and take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Ephesians 6:11; 17 (ESV)