He Came to a World Ruled by the Evil One | 1 John 5:19-21

Which is worse: being blind or having a picture in your mind of what is the truth?

1. It is important to speak of the _________________ of His coming.  

Six “we knows”

1. Jesus Christ was born into a world that _________ under the power of the Evil One.  Matthew 12: 22 - 26, 2 Corinthians 4: 3-4
   1. Divided kingdom cannot stand - Matt.
   2. The god of this world-2 Cor.
2. This power of the Evil one is ___________________.  
3. The blindness is not that people simply can’t see instead it is that they are _________________.  John 8: 43-44, 2 Corinthians 11: 3
4. What are ways that you can think about that the world is deceived.  
   1. _____________________________
   2. _____________________________
   3. _____________________________
   4. _____________________________
5. In the midst of all of these deceptions and lies The Son of God has come into the World to give us _____________ that we may know Him who is __________.
6. This is how we are kept safe from the deceptions of the world, we have the__________.  
   1. God has a special love for his bride
   2. My love for my wife is different than is should be for any other woman.
7. On this Christmas, it is ________ enough for us to celebrate Christmas as the world does, by celebrating Christ’s birth here on Earth.
8. ____________  brought us understanding and knowledge of the true God, that God is Light and in Him is no darkness.  2 Corinthians 4:3-6
   1. Our gospel is veiled to those who do not believe.
9. The majority of the world believes that he was born, but do they see the glory of God in his face?
   1. Are we just celebrating an event that occurred 2000 years ago?
   2. We have seen the glory of God by His grace we fully can appreciate what Christmas is … and that we are not under the power of the evil one!