Popular Bible Verses from 1 John 3

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My little children, we should not show love for each other only by what we say. We should also show true love by the things that we do.

This is how we know what true love is: Jesus Christ gave his own life on the cross. He died on our behalf. So we too ought to give our lives for other believers.

Think about how much God the Father loves us. He calls us his children! God loves us so much that we really have become his children. The people who belong to this world do not understand who God is. Because of that, they do not understand who we are.

People who continue to do wrong things show that they belong to the devil. The devil has always been doing wrong things from the beginning. This is why the Son of God came to the world. He came to destroy everything that the devil has done.

Everybody who is a child of God does not continue to do wrong things. This is because God has given them a new life. He has caused them to become his children. So they cannot continue to do wrong things.

When another believer has trouble, we need to be kind to him. Maybe you have all the things that you need to live. If you see another believer who needs things like that, you should help him. If you refuse to be kind to him, it shows that you do not belong to God. You do not love people in the way that God loves them.

Anyone who obeys God's commands lives together with God. God also lives in him. How do we know that God lives in us? It is because of his Holy Spirit that he has given to us.

In this way, we can see clearly who are God's children and who are the devil's children. Anyone who does not live in a way that is good and right does not belong to God. People like that do not love other believers.

Yes, we must love one another. That is the message which you have heard from the beginning.

So, my Christian friends, do not be surprised when people who belong to this world hate you.