[:en]FAITH IN THE SON OF GOD (vs. 1-12) To love God is to obey His command. And His command is to love the children of God. It is not easy to obey His commands but His commands are not burdensome to those who believe in Jesus Christ who is born of God. There are three… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 5[:]
Tag: 1 John
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 4[:]
[:en]TEST THE SPIRITS (vs. 1-6) The Spirit of God acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. The Spirit of Anti-Christ is already in the world. It does not acknowledge that Jesus is from God. Children from God have overcome the Spirit that is not from God because “the one who is in you… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 3[:]
[:en]As childen of God, we belong to member of God’s family. We must become more and more like Christ until we see Him face to face. We must keep pure by being morally straight, free from the corruption of sin. All of us will still commit sin, but we must not continue to sin and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 2[:]
[:en]If we sin, Jesus, the Righteous One is our defense. He is the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. He can remove our sins and in Him we are forgiven and purified. Those who know Jesus will do what Jesus says and live as Christ wants. To walk as Christ did, we must… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 1[:]
[:en]John, the beloved disciple of Jesus wrote first, second, third John and the gospel of John. His purpose of writing 1st John was to reassure Christians in their faith and to counter false teachings. His letter featured sharp contrast betwen love and hate, light and darkness, truth and falsehood. THE WORD OF LIFE (vs. 1-4)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 5[:]
[:en]”Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well” (v. 1) “This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands” (v. 2) “And this is the testimony: God has given… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 4[:]
[:en]”This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God” (vs. 2-3) “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 3[:]
[:en]”Every one wh sins breaks the law, in fact, sin is lawlessness” (v. 4) “No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him” (v. 6) “No one who is born of God will continue to sin because God’s seed remains in him;… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 2[:]
[:en]Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for our sins and our defense when we sin. (vs, 1-2) “If anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did” (vs. 5-6) “Do not love the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 1[:]
[:en]John wanted to proclaim the Word of life which is eternal life, so that we may have fellowship with the Father and Son Jesus Christ. (vs. 1-4) Since God is light, in Him there is no darkness at all. Therefore, we must walk in the light so that we can have fellowship with Him and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 1[:]