1 John 4

1BelovedG27, do not believeG3361G4100 everyG3956 spiritG4151, butG235 testG1381 theG3588 spiritsG4151 to see whetherG1487 they areG1510 fromG1537 GodG2316. ForG3754 manyG4183 false prophetsG5578 have gone outG1831 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889. 2ByG1722 thisG3778 you will knowG1097 theG3588 SpiritG4151 of GodG2316: EveryG3956 spiritG4151 thatG3739 confessesG3670 that JesusG2424 ChristG5547 has comeG2064 inG1722 the fleshG4561 isG1510 fromG1537 GodG2316, 3andG2532 everyG3956 spiritG4151 thatG3739 does not confessG3361G3670 JesusG24241 isG1510 notG3756 fromG1537 GodG2316. ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 spirit of theG3588 antichristG500, whichG3739 you have heardG191 is comingG2064 andG2532 which isG1510 alreadyG2235 inG1722 theG3588 worldG2889 at this timeG3568.

4YouG4771, little childrenG5040, areG1510 fromG1537 GodG2316 andG2532 have overcomeG3528 themG846, becauseG3754 greaterG3173 isG1510 He whoG3588 is inG1722 youG4771 thanG2228 he whoG3588 is inG1722 theG3588 worldG2889. 5TheyG846 areG1510 ofG1537 theG3588 worldG2889. That is whyG1223G3778 they speakG2980 from theG3588 world’sG2889 perspectiveG1537, andG2532 theG3588 worldG2889 listens toG191 themG846. 6WeG1473 areG1510 fromG1537 GodG2316. WhoeverG3588 knowsG1097 GodG2316 listens toG191 usG1473; whoeverG3739 isG1510 notG3756 fromG1537 GodG2316 does not listen toG3756G191 usG1473. That is howG1537G3778 we knowG1097 theG3588 SpiritG41512 of truthG225 andG2532 theG3588 spiritG4151 of deceptionG4106.

Love Comes from God

7BelovedG27, let us loveG25 one anotherG240, becauseG3754 loveG26 comesG1510 fromG1537 GodG2316. EveryoneG3956 whoG3588 lovesG25 has been bornG1080 ofG1537 GodG2316 andG2532 knowsG1097 GodG2316. 8WhoeverG3588 does not loveG3361G25 does not knowG3756G1097 GodG2316, becauseG3754 GodG2316 isG1510 loveG26.

9This is howG1722G3778 God’sG2316 loveG26 was revealedG5319 amongG1722 usG1473: GodG2316 sentG649 HisG846 one and onlyG34393 SonG5207 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889, so thatG2443 we might liveG2198 throughG1223 HimG846. 10And loveG26 consistsG1510 inG1722 thisG3778: notG3756 thatG3754 weG1473 lovedG25 GodG2316, butG235 thatG3754 HeG846 lovedG25 usG1473 andG2532 sentG649 HisG846 SonG5207 as the atoning sacrificeG24344 forG4012 ourG1473 sinsG266.

11BelovedG27, ifG1487 GodG2316 soG3779 lovedG25 usG1473, weG1473 alsoG2532 oughtG3784 to loveG25 one anotherG240. 12No oneG3762 has ever seenG2300G4455 GodG2316; but ifG1437 we loveG25 one anotherG240, GodG2316 remainsG3306 inG1722 usG1473, andG2532 HisG846 loveG26 isG1510 perfectedG5048 inG1722 usG1473. 13ByG1722 thisG3778 we knowG1097 thatG3754 we remainG3306 inG1722 HimG846, andG2532 HeG846 inG1722 usG1473: He has givenG1325 usG1473 ofG1537 HisG846 SpiritG4151. 14AndG2532 weG1473 have seenG2300 andG2532 testifyG3140 thatG3754 theG3588 FatherG3962 has sentG649 His SonG5207 to be the SaviorG4990 of theG3588 worldG2889.

15IfG1437 anyoneG3739 confessesG3670 thatG3754 JesusG2424 isG1510 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316, GodG2316 abidesG3306 inG1722 himG846, andG2532 heG846 inG1722 GodG2316. 16AndG2532 weG1473 have come to knowG1097 andG2532 believeG4100 theG3588 loveG26 thatG3739 GodG2316 hasG2192 forG1722 usG1473. GodG2316 isG1510 loveG26; whoeverG3588 abidesG3306 inG1722 loveG26 abidesG3306 inG1722 GodG2316, andG2532 GodG2316 inG1722 himG846. 17InG1722 thisG3778 way, loveG26 has been perfectedG5048 amongG3326 usG1473, so thatG2443 we may haveG2192 confidenceG3954 onG1722 theG3588 dayG2250 of judgmentG2920; forG3754 inG1722 thisG3778 worldG2889 weG1473 areG1510 just likeG2531 HimG1565G1510.

18There isG1510 noG3756 fearG5401 inG1722 loveG26, butG235 perfectG5046 loveG26 drivesG906 outG1854 fearG5401, becauseG3754 fearG5401 involvesG2192 punishmentG2851. TheG3588 one who fearsG5399 has not been perfectedG3756G5048 inG1722 loveG26. 19WeG1473 loveG255 becauseG3754 HeG846 firstG4413 lovedG25 usG1473.

20IfG1437 anyoneG5100 saysG2036, “I loveG25 GodG2316,” but hatesG3404 hisG846 brotherG80, he isG1510 a liarG5583. ForG1063 anyone whoG3588 does not loveG3361G25 hisG846 brotherG80, whomG3739 he has seenG3708, cannotG3756G1410 loveG25 GodG2316, whomG3739 he has not seenG3756G3708. 21AndG2532 we haveG2192 thisG3778 commandmentG1785 fromG575 HimG846: WhoeverG3588 lovesG25 GodG2316 must loveG25 hisG846 brotherG80 as wellG2532.