1 John 5:4-5 4 For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.5 Who is the one […]

John affirms that our love for God and our love for other Christians is connected to obedience to His commands.  John is not saying that our works in obedience to […]

1 John 5:1  First, God is love-this describes one of His divine attributes. The love of God expresses itself in His actions, and especially by sending Jesus, His one and […]

1st John 4vs 20-21 Last week we looked at the fact that the agape, self-sacrificing love for one another that is not of ourselves, but has it’s origin in God.  […]

19 We love, because He first loved us. John says “we” and so confesses His love for God, and for believers. “We love because He loved us first.” You can […]

1st John 4:17-18 When we read 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, it’s talking about when we meet Jesus at the end of […]

1 John 4:16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God […]

1 John 4:15 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God. […]

1 John 4:13-14 By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. In 1st John 4:12 John […]

1 John 4vs10-12 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us John emphasizes in this verse that godly love is not something which […]