1 John 3:23-24 Part 2 of 2

And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

 

and to love one another as he commanded us.

John 13:34  "A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (see verses 31-38, also John 15:12)

1 Thessalonians 4:9  Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. (see verses 9-12)

1 Peter 1:22  Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. (see also 1 John 4:10-11)

 

The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them. 

1 John 2:3-6  We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. (see verses 3-11)

1 John 4:15  If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. (see verses 7-21)

 

And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. 

1 Thessalonians 4:7-8  For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. (see verses 1-8)

1 John 4:13  This is how we know we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. (see verses 11-16)

Romans 8:15-16  The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. (see verses 12-17) 

 

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