Category: 1 John
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What do you really want?
1 John 3:22-23 “and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.” In the verses above it seems to say that when we pray, we receive…
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How WE Know if We Love
1 John 3:16-18 “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children,…
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Our Reasons Why
1 John 3:1 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” Do you think much about why you do what you do or think what you think? There are obviously lots of motivations for our life. The motivations for…
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What happens after you die?
1 John 5:13 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” Do you think you will go to heaven after you die? As I’ve asked people this question over the years, most times the answers come in a…
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Signs of Life
1 John 3:14 “We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.” Are you dead or alive – spiritually, that is? The Bible teaches us that at the time of our birth, when our physical life begins, we are dead, spiritually. …
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Wonderful Benefits
1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” Two of the most wonderful benefits of knowing and living for Christ are shown in the verse above. One is the wonderful benefit…
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Is that all there is?
1 John 5:4-5 “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? Are you familiar with the song, “Is That All There Is?”…
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Perspective: it affects everything
1 John 3:23 “Love one another, just as he has commanded us.” Are you more concerned about the love of others towards you or your love towards them? There’s a vast difference between these two perspectives. One difference is that one is a direct command of God, the other is a sinful tendency and our…
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