Do Not Believe Every Spirit 1 John 4:1-3 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ … Continue reading They Speak from the World’s Perspective

1 John 3:11-20 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were … Continue reading What Love Looks Like

1 John 2:15-17 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the … Continue reading Do Not Prefer the World

1 John 2:1-2 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also … Continue reading If We Obey His Commands

1 John 1:1-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. 2And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified … Continue reading Believe The Truth, Reject The Lies

Practicing Sin1 John 3:4-10 ESV "Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him … Continue reading In Action and Truth

“Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the … Continue reading The One Who Practices Sin

“Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. We … Continue reading Do Not Be Surprised

“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.” (1 John … Continue reading Whoever Keeps His Word

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9 NASB1995) This verse, taken from the Scriptures, is another that is largely being taught out of context, and it is being used to teach that all you have to do … Continue reading In God There is No Darkness