but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,
And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.
Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!
But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him. And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
“And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.
You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.
The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!
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