"We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not." [1 Jn 5:18]"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we …
Category: Testing Salvation
Believing in the True Jesus
"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also." [1 Jn 2:22-23]"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth …
The Love of The World
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, …
Not Being Dislodged From Our Simple Hope
"Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father… But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any …
The Knowledge of God
"They went out from us, but they were not of us…But ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth." [1 Jn 2:19, 20-21] Jesus promises …
Loving the Brethren
"He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, …
Walking More and More Like Jesus
"He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked." [1 Jn 2:6] There is a rule in Paul’s epistle to the Corinthians, which we also see in nature, which states, “be not deceived: evil companionships are corrupting good habits.” [1 Cor 15:33] In God’s creation, which reveals …
Joyful Obedience to God’s Commands
"And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth His word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are …
A True Christian’s Relationship With Sin
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His …
The Necessity of Christian Fellowship
"Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued …