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PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR / 1 JOHN 4:18

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(KJV) 1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR / 1 JOHN 4:18

We do not have to fear God’s judgment if we are in a right relationship with Him. His love for us, our love for Him and our love for others confirms our spiritual salvation. (Matthew 22:36; Mark 12:30).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  2. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  3. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  4. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
  5. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  6. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  7. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  8. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  9. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  10. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  11. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  12. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  13. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  14. PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR / 1 JOHN 4:18
  15. CONFIDENCE ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT / 1 JOHN 4:17
  16. LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER / 1 JOHN 4:7
  17. THE ONE WHO IS IN YOU IS GREATER / 1 JOHN 4:4
  18. JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH / 1 JOHN 4:2
  19. TEST THE SPIRITS / 1 JOHN 4:1
  20. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  21. LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18
  22. HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17
  23. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  24. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  25. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  26. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  27. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  28. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  29. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  30. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  31. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  32. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  33. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  34. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  35. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  36. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  37. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  38. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  39. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  40. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  41. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  42. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  43. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  44. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  45. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  46. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  47. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  48. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  49. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  50. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  51. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
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CONFIDENCE ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT / 1 JOHN 4:17

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(KJV) 1 John 4:17

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

CONFIDENCE ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT / 1 JOHN 4:17

As long as our motives and actions show that we are in a right relationship with Christ and God the Father (1 John 1:3), that the Holy Spirit lives in us (1 John 3:24), that we aim to obey God’s commands (1 John 2:3), that we do not participate in the world’s corrupt practice (1 John 2:15-17), that we are loyal to the truth (1 John 2:24) and that we love others as God does (1 John 4:7-12), then we can have confidence on the day of judgment (1 John 4:17-18).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER / 1 JOHN 4:7
  2. THE ONE WHO IS IN YOU IS GREATER / 1 JOHN 4:4
  3. JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH / 1 JOHN 4:2
  4. TEST THE SPIRITS / 1 JOHN 4:1
  5. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  6. LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18
  7. HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17
  8. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  9. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  10. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  11. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  12. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  13. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  14. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  15. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  16. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  17. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  18. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  19. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  20. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  21. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  22. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  23. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  24. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  25. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  26. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  27. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  28. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  29. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  30. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  31. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  32. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  33. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  34. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  35. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  36. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  37. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  38. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  39. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  40. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  41. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  42. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  43. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  44. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  45. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  46. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  47. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  48. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  49. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER / 1 JOHN 4:7

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(KJV) 1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER / 1 JOHN 4:7

Although love is an aspect of the Holy spirit’s fruit (the character traits He develops in Christians’ lives, Galatians 5:22-23) and evidence of the life transformation that comes with spiritual salvation (1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 3:10; 1 John 5:1), it is also something that we are responsible to develop. For this reason, John expects us to love others and to show love with practical action that seeks to benefit others. John is not talking about just feelings of concern, but deliberate choices to help people with their needs (1 John 3:16; 1 John 3:17; 1 John 3:18; Luke 6:31). We are to show love for three reasons: 

  1. Love is the very nature of God (1 John 4:7-9), which He showed by giving His own son for us (1 John 4:9-10). We share His nature because we are born of Him (1 John 4:7).
  2. Because God loved us, we how have experienced His love, forgiveness and help are obligated to help others, even at great personal cost (1 John 3:16).
  3. If we love one another, God continues to live in us and His love is made complete in us (1 John 4:12).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE ONE WHO IS IN YOU IS GREATER / 1 JOHN 4:4
  2. JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH / 1 JOHN 4:2
  3. TEST THE SPIRITS / 1 JOHN 4:1
  4. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  5. LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18
  6. HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17
  7. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  8. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  9. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  10. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  11. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  12. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  13. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  14. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  15. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  16. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  17. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  18. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  19. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  20. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  21. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  22. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  23. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  24. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  25. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  26. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  27. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  28. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  29. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  30. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  31. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  32. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  33. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  34. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  35. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  36. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  37. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  38. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  39. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  40. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  41. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  42. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  43. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  44. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  45. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  46. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  47. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  48. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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THE ONE WHO IS IN YOU IS GREATER / 1 JOHN 4:4

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(KJV) 1 John 4:4

 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

THE ONE WHO IS IN YOU IS GREATER / 1 JOHN 4:4

God’s Word stresses that the Holy spirit lives within the Christian (1 Corinthians 6:19). Through the Spirit, we can overcome the evil in the world, including sin, Satan, temptations, persecution and false teaching; and we can live victoriously according to God’s plans and purpose for our lives (Romans 8:37).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH / 1 JOHN 4:2
  2. TEST THE SPIRITS / 1 JOHN 4:1
  3. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  4. LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18
  5. HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17
  6. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  7. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  8. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  9. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  10. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  11. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  12. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  13. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  14. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  15. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  16. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  17. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  18. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  19. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  20. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  21. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  22. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  23. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  24. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  25. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  26. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  27. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  28. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  29. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  30. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  31. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  32. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  33. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  34. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  35. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  36. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  37. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  38. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  39. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  40. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  41. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  42. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  43. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  44. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  45. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  46. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  47. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH / 1 JOHN 4:2

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(KJV) 1 John 4:2

 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH / 1 JOHN 4:2

Some of the false teachers John warns against in this letter taught that Jesus was never really a flesh-and-blood man; and that if He was, He certainly was not the Christ (the Messiah and Savior sent from God; 1 John 1:1). Religious cults, and even some Bible scholars today, expose themselves as “antichrist” (1 John 4:3) when they deny that Jesus is fully god and fully man (John 1:1), that He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin (Matthew 1:23) or that His death and resurrection provided the way for forgiveness and spiritual salvation (1 John 4:9-10; 2:2). Every belief and teaching that contradicts or denies any part of the Bible’s revelation about Christ becomes questionable as being influenced by demonic “spirits” of deception (1 John 4:1) because it sets aside the authority and complete trustworthiness of God’s Word (2 Peter 1:3; Galatians 1:9).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. TEST THE SPIRITS / 1 JOHN 4:1
  2. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  3. LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18
  4. HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17
  5. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  6. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  7. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  8. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  9. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  10. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  11. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  12. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  13. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  14. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  15. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  16. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  17. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  18. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  19. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  20. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  21. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  22. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  23. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  24. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  25. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  26. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  27. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  28. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  29. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  30. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  31. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  32. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  33. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  34. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  35. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  36. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  37. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  38. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  39. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  40. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  41. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  42. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  43. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  44. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  45. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  46. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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TEST THE SPIRITS / 1 JOHN 4:1

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

TEST THE SPIRITS / 1 JOHN 4:1

The reason for testing, or evaluating, every spirit (a person motivated or inspired by a spirit, or the spirit behind a person’s motives and message) is that “many false prophets” will enter the church. This will be especially true as tolerance for spiritual error and unbiblical teaching increases in the end times (Matthew 24:11; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 4:3-4; 2 Peter 2:1-2). Christians are instructed to use Biblical standards to evaluate all professed Christian teachers, writers, preachers, prophets or any other individual who claims that his or her work or message comes from God. Believers should never assume that a ministry or spiritual experience is from God just because one claims it is. In the same way, no belief or teaching should be accepted as true only on the basis of apparent success, miracles or the display of spiritual power or authority (Matthew 7:22; 1 Corinthians 14:29; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10; 2 John 1:7; Revelation 13:4; 16:14; Revelation 19:20; Galatians 1:9).

  1. All teaching must be evaluated by how it measures up to the revelation of truth in God’s Word (Galatians 5:7).
  2. The spirit of the teaching (the spiritual motivation or inspiration behind it) must be tested as well as the content of the message. Does the teaching have the same kind of spirit and emphasis as Jesus’ message and the teaching throughout the New Testament? Beware of any teaching that a person claims to have received from the Holy Spirit or an angel that cannot be supported by sound Biblical interpretation (Galatians 5:7).
  3. Teachers’ lives must be evaluated as to their relation to the ungodly world (1 John 4:5).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  2. LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18
  3. HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17
  4. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  5. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  6. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  7. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  8. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  9. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  10. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  11. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  12. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  13. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  14. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  15. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  16. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  17. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  18. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  19. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  20. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  21. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  22. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  23. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  24. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  25. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  26. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  27. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  28. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  29. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  30. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  31. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  32. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  33. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  34. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  35. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  36. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  37. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  38. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  39. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  40. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  41. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  42. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  43. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  44. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  45. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 3:18

 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

LOVE … WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH / 1 JOHN 3:18

True love for God is expressed in our actions and is done for His sake. It is more than kind words and loving feelings; true love is shown through active compassion that meets real needs in tangible ways (1 John 3:17). Such actions show others what God’s love is like and will often open their hearts spiritually to consider accepting Christ as their personal Savior. Christians who truly want to reach others for Christ must realize that they may need to meet people’s physical needs before some will be open to receive help for their spiritual needs.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17
  2. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  3. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  4. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  5. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  6. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  7. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  8. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  9. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  10. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  11. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  12. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  13. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  14. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  15. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  16. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  17. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  18. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  19. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  20. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  21. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  22. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  23. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  24. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  25. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  26. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  27. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  28. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  29. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  30. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  31. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  32. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  33. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  34. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  35. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  36. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  37. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  38. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  39. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  40. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  41. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  42. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  43. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  44. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 3:17

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

HIS BROTHER IN NEED / 1 JOHN 3:17

Love is expressed by sincerely helping people in need. One way to do this is to show compassion in tangible, material ways and includes sharing our earthly possessions with them (James 2:14-17). Refusing to help people who are genuinely in need of basic necessities such as food, clothing or money – when it is within our ability to help – is to close our hearts to them (Deuteronomy 15:7-11). This also includes giving our money to help bring Christ’s message to those who have not heard (1 John 4:9-10). Such gifts of love reflect “the love of God” (God’s kind of love) and are acts of ministry directly to Christ (Matthew 25:34-40).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16
  2. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  3. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  4. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  5. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  6. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  7. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  8. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  9. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  10. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  11. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  12. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  13. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  14. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  15. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  16. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  17. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  18. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  19. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  20. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  21. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  22. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  23. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  24. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  25. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  26. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  27. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  28. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  29. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  30. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  31. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  32. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  33. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  34. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  35. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  36. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  37. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  38. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  39. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  40. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  41. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  42. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  43. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 3:16

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES / 1 JOHN 3:16

This does not necessarily mean a physical sacrifice of one’s life (although that may be required at times to save another person; John 15:13). Rather, it means that we should be willing to put aside our own rights, interests and concerns for the sake and benefit of others, particularly to show God’s love to others, particularly to show God’s love to them and bring them closer to Christ (Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 10:24; Philippians 2:3; Philippians 2:5; Philippians 2:17-18).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15
  2. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  3. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  4. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  5. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  6. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  7. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  8. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  9. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  10. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  11. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  12. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  13. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  14. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  15. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  16. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  17. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  18. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  19. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  20. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  21. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  22. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  23. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  24. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  25. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  26. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  27. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  28. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  29. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  30. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  31. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  32. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  33. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  34. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  35. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  36. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  37. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  38. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  39. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  40. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  41. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  42. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 3:15

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

NO MURDERER HAS ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 3:15

All sin – great or small – is evidence of a corrupt human nature that, apart from God, would bring spiritual death and separation from God to all people. Yet, the Bible generally distinguishes between different kinds of sins, particularly as they relate to those who claim to know and follow Christ. These include unintentional sins (Leviticus 4:2, 3, 13, 22; 5:4-6; Numbers 15:31), less serious sins that do not lead to spiritual death (Matthew 5:19), and deliberate and intentional sins (1 John 5:16; 1 John 5:17), some of which lead to spiritual death (1 John 5:16). John emphasizes that there are certain sins that true born-again believers will not commit because of the eternal life of Christ at work within them (1 John 2:11, 15-16; 3:6-10, 14-15; 4:20; 5:2; 2 John 1:9). These sins, because of their seriousness and their origin in the very core of one’s spirit, indicate an intense rebellion against God. People who commit them prove that they are not in the right relationship with God or that they have separated themselves from life and spiritual salvation through Christ (Galatians 5:4). 

  1. Examples of sins that prove that a person is still enslaved to their own God-defying way or that they have abandoned a personal relationship with God include: apostasy (spiritual rebellion and refusal to have faith in God; (1 John 2:19; 1 John 4:6; Hebrews 10:26-31), murder (1 John 3:15; 2:11), sexual impurity or immorality (Romans 1:21-27; 1 Corinthians 5; Ephesians 5:5; Revelation 21:8), abandonment of one’ family (1 Timothy 5:8), leading others into sin (Matthew 18:6-10), cruelty (Matthew 24:48-51) and a practice of dishonesty and lying (Deuteronomy 25:16; Proverbs 6:17; John 8:44; Acts 5:3; 22:15). These detestable sins reveal defiance and dishonor toward God and a lack of godly care and respect for others (1 John 2:9-10; 3:6-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:5; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Hebrews 3:7-19). For this reason, anyone who claims to be Jesus’ friend with the Holy Spirit living within him or her, yet willingly participates in the above-mentioned sins, is deceiving himself or herself and “is a liar, and the truth is not in him” (1 John 2:4; 1 John 1:6; 1 John 3:7-8).
  2. Believers must keep in mind, however, that all sin – even the less serious ones – if not repented of, can lead to a weakening of spiritual life, to a rejection of the Holy Spirit’s leading and finally to spiritual death and eternal separation from God (Romans 6:15-23; 8:5-13). Also, those who are guilty of serious sins that have cut them off from God can be restored to a relationship if they truly repent (admit their sin, turn from their own God-defying way, surrender to God and follow His purposes) and abandon their sin (1 John 1:9). This does not, however, guarantee freedom from the temporary, earthly consequences of the sin (2 Samuel 12:10-15).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10
  2. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  3. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  4. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  5. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  6. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  7. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  8. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  9. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  10. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  11. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  12. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  13. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  14. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  15. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  16. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  17. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  18. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  19. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  20. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  21. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  22. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  23. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  24. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  25. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  26. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  27. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  28. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  29. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  30. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  31. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  32. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  33. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  34. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  35. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  36. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  37. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  38. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  39. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  40. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  41. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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