clark thompson
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1 John 4:15-21
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 19 We love, because He first loved us. 20 If someone says, “I love God,†and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation
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15 To truly admitt Jesus as Son of God we have to have the truth revealed to us by God.
16 God is love and we have God in us thru the Spirit so this love should pour out thru us as we grow in the faith.
17 Because we love God and admit Jesus as His Son we are not to be concerned with the day of judgement because Christ paid the price on the cross for us out of love.
18 We are to serve God because we love Him and know who and accept who He is. When we were nonbelievers we may have feared God but now that we now His love we accept Christ as Lord and are spared judgement by His grace which we as believers receive.
19 God showed us love from the cross, we are able to show love when we accept the cross as truth.
20 If we love God we will love all as He does, this does not mean we will aprove of sin, "God hates sin" but "God is love" God loves sinners but not their sin. To many times believers strife and do not show love to one another.
21 If we do not show love to one another we would not be able to show love to those who are not of the faith.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 19 We love, because He first loved us. 20 If someone says, “I love God,†and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation
These are my thoughts please share yours.
15 To truly admitt Jesus as Son of God we have to have the truth revealed to us by God.
16 God is love and we have God in us thru the Spirit so this love should pour out thru us as we grow in the faith.
17 Because we love God and admit Jesus as His Son we are not to be concerned with the day of judgement because Christ paid the price on the cross for us out of love.
18 We are to serve God because we love Him and know who and accept who He is. When we were nonbelievers we may have feared God but now that we now His love we accept Christ as Lord and are spared judgement by His grace which we as believers receive.
19 God showed us love from the cross, we are able to show love when we accept the cross as truth.
20 If we love God we will love all as He does, this does not mean we will aprove of sin, "God hates sin" but "God is love" God loves sinners but not their sin. To many times believers strife and do not show love to one another.
21 If we do not show love to one another we would not be able to show love to those who are not of the faith.