1 John 2:24-28The Test of Perseverance Jesus’ words to the church in the early chapters and verses of the book of Revelation prepare us well for the word that we hear from 1 John, and I'd invite you to take your Bibles, if you have them, and turn with me to 1 John chapter 2. We’ll be looking at the 24th to the 28th verses today, and so perhaps it would be helpful to review some of the highpoints of what we have learned so far in our study of 1 John 1 and 2. In 1 John 1, John is responding to a group of teachers which are having influence in this local congregation, or collection of congregations, to whom John is writing. These teachers have a false view of the role of sin in the Christian life. To be specific, these particular false teachers teach that once one becomes a Christian,…