Here we are coming to the end of John's first letter to the believers in Asia Minor. The concepts John concludes with a reminder that this world is controlled by the evil one, and he will do everything in his power to get you to fall into wrongdoing. So what is the antidote to such offenses? Do what Jesus did. Use the Word of God to engage him, and change direction. In that effort, John stresses that as a believer, do not allow yourself to become slave to what you were freed from when you came to Christ. Such is the calling today, and in America its ever the more challenging because the culture and environment champions, promotes, and encourages vices and behaviors that God exclusively condemns. This message is a great "calibrator" for all of those struggling with sin, and puts into focus, as we begin a new year, a new priority of which to launch a new beginning.