In conclusion of the book of 1 John, something really stood out like a neon sign to me. This phrase, "This is how we know".
The only place in the entire NIV version of the Bible that this phrase occurs is in the book of 1 John and it occurs six times in the following verses: 2:5, 2:18, 3:10, 3:16, 3:24, and 5:2.
This is how we know we are in Him...
This is how we know it is the last hour...
This is how we know who the children of God are...
This is how we know what Love is...
This is how we know that He lives in us...
This is how we know that we love the children of God...
Please take the time to look at those verses again. There are six things listed above that we should be able to know, it is spelled out for us...It does not say, " this is how we believe ,"it says "this is how we KNOW"..My whole premise in everything that I do in my own walk is based on a faith that not only believes but knows. I encourage people to go beyond knowing of God to knowing Him. There are a lot of people who know of Him but how many know Him? Know Him ...
Did you notice also that 1 John 3:16 sounds familiar and has the same numbers attached to it as in another book, the book of John. In John 3:16 it says that, God so loved the world that He Gave His only son, now here in 1 John 3:16 we see that Love is manifested through Jesus in that He laid down His life for us. The Father has loved us, the Son has loved... We are likewise to love others as He has loved us. Again, I encourage you to read the verses above again and again.... Write them down, carry them with you...There is a lot to hold on to and grasp wholeheartedly in these passages... If we are not first rooted and grounded in God's Love then all else is in vain. We are told that love is greater that faith and hope (1 Corinthian 13:13). Preceding this verse in in 1 Corinthians Paul makes this statement, "...Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." When we see His face we will know in full, but even now we know in part...
Take inventory today of what you know...Please realize that I am not talking about what others have told you, I am talking about what you know through your own personal relationship with the Lord...
Do a search today, see how many times the word love or a variation of it occurs in the Bible...
Knowing God's love is simply irresistable....
This is Love for God: to obey His commands, and His commands are not burdensome....1 John 5:3
Beauty
A Day of Delights
About Me
- His Delighted Servant
- My faith is what moves me , it is enjoyable, irresistable, lovely and warm with a sense of mystery. Its like a summer day with a gentle breeze blowing my hair, like a butterfly emerging from a cacoon, like a flower pushing its way through the soil of the earth, like a hidden treasure waiting to be found, yes it is my faith that defines me and I am completely content regardless of what goes on around me...My life with Yeshua is like a well written novel that I can not and will not put down... My greatest desire is to be used by Him to touch hearts without religiousity, denominationalism or legalism. One heart at a time. God Bless All from Shelli
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