1 John 3:1-10.
1 John 3:1-10
"Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets
us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of
this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are. My
dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be
hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will
be like him, because we will see him as he truly is. This hope makes
us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy. Everyone who sins
breaks God's law, because sin is the same as breaking God's law. You
know that Christ came to take away sins. He isn't sinful, and people
who stay one in their hearts with him won't keep on sinning. If they
do keep on sinning, they don't know Christ, and they have never seen
him. Children, don't be fooled. Anyone who does right is good, just
like Christ himself. Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the
devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to
destroy all that he has done. God's children cannot keep on being
sinful. His life-giving power lives in them and makes them his
children, so that they cannot keep on sinning. You can tell God's
children from the devil's children, because those who belong to the
devil refuse to do right or to love each other."
God bless you.
"Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets
us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of
this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are. My
dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be
hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will
be like him, because we will see him as he truly is. This hope makes
us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy. Everyone who sins
breaks God's law, because sin is the same as breaking God's law. You
know that Christ came to take away sins. He isn't sinful, and people
who stay one in their hearts with him won't keep on sinning. If they
do keep on sinning, they don't know Christ, and they have never seen
him. Children, don't be fooled. Anyone who does right is good, just
like Christ himself. Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the
devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to
destroy all that he has done. God's children cannot keep on being
sinful. His life-giving power lives in them and makes them his
children, so that they cannot keep on sinning. You can tell God's
children from the devil's children, because those who belong to the
devil refuse to do right or to love each other."
God bless you.
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