SCRIPTURE: 1 JOHN 3
BIBLE VERSES:
“No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.” (1 John 3:6)
“No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.” (1 John 3:9-10)
“Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.” (1 John 3:15)
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:16-18)
“ And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. ” (1 John 3:23)
CHILDREN OF GOD (vs. 1-10)
The Father has lavished on us His great love that we can be called children of God. As children of God ww know that when He appears, we shall see Him. This hope encourages us to purify ourselves.
Sin ins lawlessness. “No one who lives in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continue to sin has either seen him or known Him (v. 6)(. No one who is born of God will continue to sin (v. 9). Therefore, only those who do what is right and love his brother is a child of god.
LOVE ONE ANOTHER (vs. 11-24)
We should love one another. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer and you know that no murderer has eternal life in Him. God’s love was shown when He laid down His life for us. We show love by helping and giving to those brothers in need. We should not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth (v. 180. This is His command” To believe in the name of His son Jesus Christ and to love one another. If we obey His commands and please Him, we can receive from Him anything ask according to His will.
THOUGHTS:
A true child of God will prove his spiritual birth by being obedient to God’s word. John emphasized “God’s love” and taught us to love as Jesus loves.
Christians who expect Christ to return will obey His Word and keep his life cleaaaan. No true Christian will deliberately and repeatedly commit sins. The new nature that is implanted at the new birth has transformed him to desire for spiritual things and devotion to God.
Faith and love go together. To believe in Jesus means to pattern your life after Christ and to become more like Him by uniting yourself with Him. His spirit abides in us and yearns us to have a wonderful fellowship of love with all believers in unity. Do you “Love one another”?