1 John 2:5
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5 but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we know that we are in him:(A)
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John 14:23
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23 Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(A)
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Luke 11:28
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28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”(A)
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1 John 4:12-13
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12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.(A)
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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John 14:21
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21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me, and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”(A)
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1 John 3:24
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24 All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.(A)
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Revelation 14:12
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12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to the faith of[a] Jesus.(A)
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1 John 5:2
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2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
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Psalm 119:2
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2 Happy are those who keep his decrees,
who seek him with their whole heart,
1 John 4:18
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18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.
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1 John 2:3-4
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3 Now by this we know that we have come to know him, if we obey his commandments. 4 Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist;
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John 15:5
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5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.
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Ezekiel 36:27
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27 I will put my spirit within you and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.(A)
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1 John 4:15-16
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15 God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God.(A) 16 So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
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Psalm 119:146
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146 I cry to you; save me,
that I may observe your decrees.
2 Corinthians 5:17
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17 So if anyone is in Christ, there[a] is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being![b](A)
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 In contrast, God is why you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,(A)
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Psalm 106:3
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3 Happy are those who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times.(A)
Revelation 12:17
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17 Then the dragon was angry with the woman and went off to wage war on the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus.(A)
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1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)
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James 2:22
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22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and by works faith was brought to completion.(A)
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Colossians 2:9-10
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9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(A)
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Romans 8:1
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Life in the Spirit
8 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.(A)
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John 6:56
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56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them.(A)
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