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In 1 John 2:12-14 progressive sanctification is divided into three stages: children, young men, and fathers. Twice the verses mention young men overcoming the evil one. They do so by being spiritually strong, being in God's Word, being self-controlled, and resisting the harlot in Proverbs 7. Here's the accompanying blog post: https://www.scottlapierre.org/young-m... View all of Pastor Scott LaPierre's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Scott-LaPierre... Receive a free copy of Pastor Scott's book, "Seven Biblical Insights for Healthy, Joyful, Christ-Centered Marriages": https://www.scottlapierre.org/subscribe/ For Scott LaPierre's conference and speaking information, including testimonies, endorsements, and contact info, please visit: https://www.scottlapierre.org/christi... #expositionalbibleteaching #bibleteachingsermons #christiansermonsonfaith #biblepreachingsermons #christianpreachingsermons #biblepreaching #christiansermons #expositionalbiblestudy #sermon #bible #christian #jesus #scottlapierre #expositorypreachingsermons 00:00 Young Men Overcoming the Evil One By… 08:30 Young men overcome the evil one by (Lesson One) being spiritually strong. 11:46 Young men overcome the evil one by (Lesson Two) being in God’s Word. 17:30 Young men overcome the evil one by (Lesson Three) being self-controlled. 26:43 Young men overcome the evil one by (Lesson Four) resisting the harlot. First John 2:12-14 divides our progressive sanctification into three stages: children, fathers, and young men. It says to young men twice, “Young men have OVERCOME THE EVIL ONE.” Young men are fighting the enemy. They are in the trenches and on the front line. They must exert the greatest effort and make the greatest sacrifices. The greatest strength is required of them. Maybe this is why they are listed last in the verses. Children are addressed first, then fathers, and THEN young men, versus children, young men, and fathers as expected. Maybe John addresses them last because the most is expected of them, and he wants to give them the most attention: 1 John 2:13b I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. 1 John 2:14b 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. Young men know more than the gospel basics of children, but they don’t yet have the deep knowledge and understanding fathers have. Three things are said to young men, but only one thing is said to them twice, once in verse 13 and again in verse 14: they “have overcome the evil one.” It seems that if you are wondering when you move from being a child to being a young man, it is when you have victory over temptation. And this could be why some people spiritually remain children: they don’t overcome sin. Now, there must be some balance because none of us stop sinning completely. I think the balance is young men have victory over life-dominating sin. They still sin, but not habitually, or it does not dominate them. Let’s talk about each thing said to young men so we can equip them to overcome the evil one. Young Men Overcome the Evil One By Being Spiritually Strong Because we are talking about young men, we immediately think of physical strength, and that’s probably part of it. Hopefully, you young men are using your strength and energy in positive, productive ways, not wasting your time on frivolous activities. But spiritual strength is even more in view. And there is a relationship between a young man’s spiritual strength and – as it says – “the Word of God abiding in [him].” God’s Word is the source of a young man’s spiritual strength. Young men can’t be spiritually strong if the Word of God does not abide in them. Notice the statement about young men overcoming evil; one follows the statement about the Word of God abiding in them. In other words, the Word of God allows them to overcome the evil one. Young Men Overcome the Evil One By Being in God’s Word Psalm 119:9 How can a YOUNG MAN keep his way pure? By guarding it ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from YOUR COMMANDMENTS! 11 I have stored up YOUR WORD in my heart, that I might not sin against you. We’re talking about young men. It doesn’t say, “How can a child, father, old woman, or young woman keep their way pure.” It’s not that these people don’t need God’s Word, but when we’re talking about being “keeping [our] way pure,” or say we’re talking about purity, God speaks right to young men. We see the importance of God’s Word for young men to be spiritually strong and pure. There are many reasons young men should abide in God’s Word, as 1 John 2:14 says: So they move from being children to young men and then from young men to fathers. So they are spiritually strong, have victory over temptation and sin, and... Read the rest of the blog post: https://www.scottlapierre.org/young-m...