1 John Chapter Four Vs: 7-21

Friday's Daily Word and Thought Journal (By: Yusun Beck)

1 John Chapter Four vs: 7-21

"7^(T)Beloved, let us ^(U)love one another, for love is from God; and ^(V)everyone who loves is ^(W)born of God and ^(X)knows God. 8The one who does not love does not know God, for ^(Y)God is love. 9By this the love of God was manifested ^(Z)in us, that ^(AA)God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10In this is love, ^(AB)not that we loved God, but that ^(AC)He loved us and sent His Son to be ^(AD)the propitiation for our sins. 11^(AE)Beloved, if God so loved us, ^(AF)we also ought to love one another. 12^(AG)No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His ^(AH)love is perfected in us. 13^(AI)By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14We have seen and ^(AJ)testify that the Father has ^(AK)sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. 15^(AL)Whoever confesses that ^(AM)Jesus is the Son of God, God ^(AN)abides in him, and he in God. 16^(AO)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has ^(AP)for us ^(AQ)God is love, and the one who ^(AR)abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17By this, ^(AS)love is perfected with us, so that we may have ^(AT)confidence in ^(AU)the day of judgment; because ^(AV)as He is, so also are we in this world. 18There is no fear in love; but ^(AW)perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not ^(AX)perfected in love. 19^(AY)We love, because He first loved us. 20^(AZ)If someone says, "I love God," and ^(BA)hates his brother, he is a ^(BB)liar; for ^(BC)the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, ^(BD)cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21And ^(BE)this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God ^(BF)should love his brother also." (Quoted from http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204;&version=49;)

"Alright here is the paragraph so far: Jesus Christ is God and has manifested the truth making our joy complete with the incarnate word. We are wicked, and we need Christ, otherwise God is a liar, so be honest following and trusting Jesus Christ who is the light, the savior, and the righteous one because those in darkness deceive themselves. Focus on Jesus walking in the light while loving your God and your brother because God loved us first by giving us His advocate, Jesus Christ, whenever we stumble... Love God and not the world because this world is soon to pass away; it is in its last hour, and the antichrist will soon be here. God has made for us eternal life, and we must continue to abide in Him so that we may have confidence when we see Him and not shrink away in shame. We are separated from the world at our rebirth in Christ given a different mindset, and we must love our brother; the world will hate us, but soon the world's goods and ideas will pass with the devil while God will be with His children in the end. Stay sharp and test all spirits, for if they do not confess the truth and Jesus Christ as God then they are from the spirit of the antichrist/error. The next study will continue the examination of 1^st John. God bless. The next study will continue the examination of 1^st John. God bless." (Recap from earlier studies...)

I must make this one short because I am running behind time today. However, the point is very concise here. Love God, because He loved us first. Those who believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, God, the Lord, the Savior, and the Truth then God abides in you. There is no fear in perfect love... We must always love and believe God. It is so simple... I think we complicate things. So many people are filled with the fear of Hell, but only the demons who are awaiting punishment as well as those who foolishly choose this option are to have fear of God's wrath. Those who abide in God need not fear anything. The message is clear: "There is no fear for those who abide in God, for there need only be perfect love which involves God loving us first, and us accepting Jesus Christ as the one true God of our lives."

Alright here is the paragraph so far: Jesus Christ is God and has manifested the truth making our joy complete with the incarnate word. We are wicked, and we need Christ, otherwise God is a liar, so be honest following and trusting Jesus Christ who is the light, the savior, and the righteous one because those in darkness deceive themselves. Focus on Jesus walking in the light while loving your God and your brother because God loved us first by giving us His advocate, Jesus Christ, whenever we stumble... Love God and not the world because this world is soon to pass away; it is in its last hour, and the antichrist will soon be here. God has made for us eternal life, and we must continue to abide in Him so that we may have confidence when we see Him and not shrink away in shame. We are separated from the world at our rebirth in Christ given a different mindset, and we must love our brother; the world will hate us, but soon the world's goods and ideas will pass with the devil while God will be with His children in the end. Stay sharp and test all spirits, for if they do not confess the truth and Jesus Christ as God then they are from the spirit of the antichrist/error. There is no fear for those who abide in God, for there need only be perfect love which involves God loving us first, and us accepting Jesus Christ as the one true God of our lives. The next study will continue the examination of 1^st John. God bless. The next study will continue the examination of 1^st John. God bless.