The Power of God vs the Evil One | 1 John 5:18-19

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lord's Day:</strong> July 19<span class="sermon-listing-detail">, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="sermon-listing-detail"><strong>Preacher:</strong>&nbsp;<a class="speaker" href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo" rel="p-19307">Carlos Montijo</a>&nbsp; <span class="sermon-series"><strong>Series:</strong> <a id="series-10" class="series" href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/first-john">First John</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="sermon-topic">&nbsp;<strong>Topic:</strong> <a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/spiritual-warfare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spiritual Warfare</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><strong>Scripture: </strong>1 John 5:18&ndash;20; Psalm 97:10; 2 Timothy 2:15; Matthew 5:37; 6:13; 1 John 3:8&ndash;13; 2:13&ndash;14; 4:4; Job 1:8&ndash;22; 2:3&ndash;6; Luke 22:31&ndash;32; Ephesians 6:12&ndash;13; 4:26&ndash;27; 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6:16; Romans 8:28&ndash;39; Philippians 1:6</p> <p>¹⁸We know that everyone fathered by God does not sin, but God protects the one he has fathered, and the evil one cannot touch him. ¹⁹We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 1 John 5:18&ndash;19 (NET)</p> <ul> <li>Another interpretive dilemma</li> <li>The devil is <em>God&rsquo;s</em> devil. He is on <em>God&rsquo;s</em> leash, a defeated foe whose days are numbered.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>I.&nbsp; </strong>Define: <em>We, God, evil one, touch, whole world</em></h4> <ul> <li>Define correctly, understand correctly</li> </ul> <h4><strong>II. And the evil one <em>cannot</em> touch him</strong></h4> <ul> <li>What does <em>touch</em> mean in this verse?</li> <li>Job</li> </ul> <h4><strong>III. Are there covenantal differences?</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Peter</li> <li><em>1689 Baptist Confession</em>, Chapter 17: <a href="https://ThornCrownCovenant.Church/our-faith#Ch17">The Perseverance of Believers</a></li> </ul> <h4><strong>IV. How do we reconcile all this?</strong></h4> <p>"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, / my grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;<br />the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design / thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.</p> <p>"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, / I will not, I will not desert to its foes;<br />that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, / I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake."</p> <p>