Christ gives unconditional love for us, even to the point of death. And he demands our unconditional love for each other, even to the point of death. Yet, as ...

John speaks in amazement about this manner of love that makes us children of God. He wants us to behold it – that is, look at it and study it intently.

John is assuring us that God's total will is given us in these two commands: "Believe in Jesus and love one another." That says it all. It is simple and basic.

Introduction. 1. Has anyone or anything ever broken your heart? Getting a bad grade? Someone yelling at you? The loss of a big game?

In 1 John 3:18, John talked about what we are to do when we see others in need. He told us to have active compassion: “Let us not love in word or in tongue, but ...

While God's love is unconditional, and His salvation is secure, His approval is based on whether or not we obey Him.

First John 3:24 completes the chapter by positing that learning obedience to the fullness of both Christ-believing and people-loving is what it means to abide ...

22 мар. 2011 г. · This verse is telling us that God knows us better than we know ourselves. Our feelings of assurance are not a certain guide to the security of ...

1 John 3:18-20. My beloved children, let us not love merely in word or in tongue — Contenting ourselves with complimental expressions of regard, ...

They will know we are Christians by the way we love each other, the way we treat others. As 1 John 3:18 says, show love with actions, not mere words. They will ...