1 John 3King James Version (KJV)
3 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
My thoughts:
In this chapter, John really talks about love. We have the love of the Father given to us and we can be called the Sons of God because of that.
The world does not understand this love and may not accept God. They may even turn away from us when we proclaim the love of God.
Verse 2 talks about being like Him. We shall be like him when he appears. I also believe that if we are loving others, we are demonstrating the very heart of Jesus.
Verse 3 says every man that has this hope, purifies himself because God is pure. I think this says that we are to turn away from the sin and do the things we know God would have us to do. Sin goes against the law of God and if we go against God’s law, we are a sinner. There is no sin in Christ.
When we are in Christ, really living for him, we should not have a habit of being sinful. We are still human beings, but sin should not be found commonplace in us. When we are born of God, he washes away all of our sin, we have a clean slate. Sometimes, we have to go and get it washed again. Sin is not of God. It is of the devil. We should strive to do righteousness and live righteous.
I find the next part of this chapter interesting. It really talks about how we treat others in the body of Christ. If we are to be known as part of the body, we are to love one another. Really love one another. If there is any hate at all in a heart for a brother, then it actually separates us from God. I have heard christians talk about how much they dislike a brother or sister. I have heard christians say they will not forgive. I have heard christians say negative and hurtful things about others for many reasons. This is not of God. In fact, verse 15 straight out says if you have hate for a brother, your are a murderer.
Compassion is love that really cares about another’s need. If we see a need and don’t act to help, we are not obeying Christ. We are actually not displaying love, denying the love of God and our lack of action shows we don’t really have the love of God in us.
When we act on love, display our love, meet needs around us, act on our compassion. Display the love of God, then we can stand on verse 22. Our heart cannot be condemned when love is exuding from it.
That love displayed gives us the confidence to be able to say,
Whatsoever we ask, we receive if him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Loving one another is pleasing in His sight.
When we believe on the name of Jesus, and love one another. That is the command to which John is referring.
When we keep these simple commands, we are dwelling in Jesus. So simple, yet so difficult to do.
Questions:
Why have we made these commands so hard?
What can I do to show I believe?
What can I do to really love others?
In this chapter, John really talks about love. We have the love of the Father given to us and we can be called the Sons of God because of that.
The world does not understand this love and may not accept God. They may even turn away from us when we proclaim the love of God.
Verse 2 talks about being like Him. We shall be like him when he appears. I also believe that if we are loving others, we are demonstrating the very heart of Jesus.
Verse 3 says every man that has this hope, purifies himself because God is pure. I think this says that we are to turn away from the sin and do the things we know God would have us to do. Sin goes against the law of God and if we go against God’s law, we are a sinner. There is no sin in Christ.
When we are in Christ, really living for him, we should not have a habit of being sinful. We are still human beings, but sin should not be found commonplace in us. When we are born of God, he washes away all of our sin, we have a clean slate. Sometimes, we have to go and get it washed again. Sin is not of God. It is of the devil. We should strive to do righteousness and live righteous.
I find the next part of this chapter interesting. It really talks about how we treat others in the body of Christ. If we are to be known as part of the body, we are to love one another. Really love one another. If there is any hate at all in a heart for a brother, then it actually separates us from God. I have heard christians talk about how much they dislike a brother or sister. I have heard christians say they will not forgive. I have heard christians say negative and hurtful things about others for many reasons. This is not of God. In fact, verse 15 straight out says if you have hate for a brother, your are a murderer.
Compassion is love that really cares about another’s need. If we see a need and don’t act to help, we are not obeying Christ. We are actually not displaying love, denying the love of God and our lack of action shows we don’t really have the love of God in us.
When we act on love, display our love, meet needs around us, act on our compassion. Display the love of God, then we can stand on verse 22. Our heart cannot be condemned when love is exuding from it.
That love displayed gives us the confidence to be able to say,
Whatsoever we ask, we receive if him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Loving one another is pleasing in His sight.
When we believe on the name of Jesus, and love one another. That is the command to which John is referring.
When we keep these simple commands, we are dwelling in Jesus. So simple, yet so difficult to do.
Questions:
Why have we made these commands so hard?
What can I do to show I believe?
What can I do to really love others?
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