Sorry guys! I fail! For some reason I got confused with the johns and thought 1 John only had one chapter. Well, We will continue this thread. When we get to Jude, just go an find the post. Well get back on track on Revelation.
3 And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. 4 If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. 5 But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. 6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
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We will be known by the fruits of the spirit. We know that we have Christ because holiness and purity will result from our abiding in Him. When we obey his commandments, it is merely evidence (a symptom) of having Christ as the center of our lives. On the other hand, when we disobey, it is merely evidence ( a symptom) of not having Christ as the center of our lives! I love how it says here that when we obey we love! Whne we follow what He says...we love. Do we really love God? Are we following His will for our lives every day. We need to always monitor this and abide in Him! God is good!
9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. 1 John 2:9 NIV
ReplyDeleteChrist is jealous for us. He want our whole selves, not just part of us. That is the message i take from this passage and why it stands out to me. We are called to be completely of Christ. And if we are not then we are completely of this world. There is no middle Ground. That is why this verse makes me feel called to try as hard as i can everyday to strive after the love of Christ.
12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an incredible and freeing chapter of Scripture. John is saying that the true follower of Jesus Christ has been set free from the ways and things of the world in order to pursue God.
Do we truly believe that we have been set free from the sins in our lives by the blood of the Lamb? Or are we still living in slavery to sins that have been atoned for?
10 "Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble."
ReplyDeleteWe are called to love our brothers as we love Christ and as He loves us. It says in the chapter the man who does not love his brother is in darkness. This is very powerful for a couple of reasons. The main being that we call Jesus our light. What does this mean if we are in darkness? Does this mean we do not have Christ? Do not hate your brother. Love them just as Jesus loves us and we will walk in the light and will not stumble.