December
6th
11:
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12:
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God
dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13: Hereby know we
that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his
Spirit. 14: And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the
Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15: Whosoever shall confess that
Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16: And
we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love;
and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17:
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day
of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18: There is
no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19: We love
him, because he first loved us. 20: If a man say, I love God, and
hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother
whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21: And
this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his
brother also.
John
calls on the believers to love on another. Its no good saying we love
God if we do not love one another. We know that we are saved says
John, if we have the Holy Spirit in us. John is not saying that we
will come into judgment. He is saying that when the day of judgment
comes we will have boldness before God because we are saved by the
blood of Christ. We will have no fear of God because the love of God
will flood our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Where there is love there
can be no fear. Are you afraid of those who love you? No of course
not. They have only your best interests are heart and there is
nothing to fear in that. Then John bursts the bubble of the false
professor He says if you say you love God but hate your brother then
you are a liar. The commandment of God is very clear He who loves God
must love his brother.
- What would you think of a believer that says he loves God but does not love his brother?
- Why do believers not fear God?
- Why does Israel fear God?
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