3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
3:3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
3:4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
3:5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.
3:6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
3:8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devils work.
3:9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because Gods seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not Gods child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
3:11 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
3:12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brothers were righteous.
3:13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
3:15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
3:16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
3:17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
3:19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:
3:20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
3:21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
3:22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.
3:23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
3:24 The one who keeps Gods commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
Summary; John described how wonderful the love of God is for His people and how hope, as His loving children, should motivate us to lead pure lives. John said that believers should live a righteous life since they can differentiate between good and evil.
Closing Prayer; Loving Father, I praise Your name for Your great love toward me. Thank You for loving me enough to save me and thank You that in Christ, I am called Your child. In Jesus’ name I pray, AMEN.
Prayer of Salvation: Which is how you ask to become a child of Our Heavenly Father. Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and I know you will answer my prayers. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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