Tag: abiding
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Boldness Born of Love – 1 John 4:16-17
1 John 4:16, 17 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we…
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Confidence at His Coming – 1 John 2:28-29
1 John 2:28-29 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. John brings it down to something very personal.…
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What Lasts Forever – 1 John 2:17
1 John 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. John has a way of cutting through the fog. After speaking of the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, he now tells us the…
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Walking Where He Walked – 1 John 2:6
1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. John now takes the whole matter out of the clouds and brings it down to shoe leather. If a man says he abides in Christ, that claim will show up in the way he lives.…
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Don’t Forget the Cleansing – 2 Peter 1:9
2 Peter 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Peter says the problem is not merely weakness. It is forgetfulness. A man stops growing in virtue and patience and godliness because he loses sight of what Jesus…