1John 2:3 Cross References

1 John 2:3

3: And how can we be sure that we belong to him? By obeying his commandments.

When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love.

If someone says, "I belong to God," but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and does not live in the truth.
But those who obey God's word really do love him. That is the way to know whether or not we live in him.
Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Christ did.

And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him.
And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
Those who obey God's commandments live in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Holy Spirit lives in us.

In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them, and I will love them. And I will reveal myself to each one of them."
Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, "Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?"
Jesus replied, "All those who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and live with them.
Anyone who doesn't love me will not do what I say. And remember, my words are not my own. This message is from the Father who sent me.

It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord,

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more.
For you remember what we taught you in the name of the Lord Jesus.

If we love our Christian brothers and sisters, it proves that we have passed from death to eternal life. But a person who has no love is still dead.

And this is the way to have eternal life--to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the power and control of the evil one.

For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.

When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of what he has experienced, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.

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