STUDIES IN 1 JOHN

ATTITUDE TOWARD COMMANDMENTS

1 John 2:3-6 (KJV)

 ³And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ⁴He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. ⁵But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. ⁶He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

1 John 2:3-6 (AMP)

³And this is how we may discern [^[a]daily, by experience] that we are coming to know Him [to perceive, recognize, understand, and become better acquainted with Him]: if we keep (bear in mind, observe, practice) His teachings (precepts, commandments). ⁴Whoever says, I know Him [I perceive, recognize, understand, and am acquainted with Him] but fails to keep and obey His commandments (teachings) is a liar, and the Truth [^[b]of the Gospel] is not in him. ⁵But he who keeps (treasures) His Word [who bears in mind His precepts, who observes His message in its entirety], truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity). By this we may perceive (know, recognize, and be sure) that we are in Him: ⁶Whoever says he abides in Him ought [as ^[c]a personal debt] to walk and conduct himself in the same way in which He walked and conducted Himself.

1.    KNOWING GOD v.3

Ø  Simple – keep His commandments

2.    NOT KNOWING GOD v.4

Ø  Don’t follow His commandments

Ø  Equals = you are a liar & the truth (of the Gospel) is not in you

Ø  Claim: “I know God” = I perceive, recognize, understand, and am acquainted with Him (Amp)

3.    KEEPING THE WORD V.5

Ø  Treasures (Amp)

Ø  Those who “who bears in mind His precepts, who observes His message in its entirety” (Amp)

Ø  “truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity)” (Amp)

4.    TALK & WALK SHOULD BE THE SAME

Ø  If you say you abide (live) in Him like you owe Him (which we do)

Ø  You must conduct (live) your life just like Jesus did

Ø  FOOTNOTE: He will help you

LET US “TALK THE WALK” AND “WALK THE TALK”.

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