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The Path from Death to Life. 1 John 3. Two Paths. Children of God vs. Children of the Devil (10) The world does not know us. (13) Born of God vs. Born of the Devil (8-9) We are from the truth vs. deceivers.
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The Path from Death to Life 1 John 3
Two Paths • Children of God vs. Children of the Devil (10) • The world does not know us. (13) • Born of God vs. Born of the Devil (8-9) • We are from the truth vs. deceivers. • We believe in Jesus Christ and Love one another vs. those who do not believe and hate. (23) • We do what is right vs. lawless sin. (4-5) • Know Jesus vs. Jesus as unknown (6) • Hearts that do not condemn us. (19-21)
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:11 (CEB) This is the message that you heard from the beginning: love each other.
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:12 (CEB) Don’t behave like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he kill him? He killed him because his own works were evil, but the works of his brother were righteous.
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:13 (CEB) Don’t be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:14 (CEB) We know that we have transferred from death to life, because we love the brothers and sisters. The person who does not love remains in death.
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:15 (CEB) Everyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:16 (CEB) This is how we know love: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:17 (CEB) But if a person has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need and that person doesn’t care—how can the love of God remain in him?
1 John 3:11-18 (CEB) 1 John 3:18 (CEB) Little children, let’s not love with words or speech but with action and truth.