Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

18 We know that (A)whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God (B)keeps[a] [b]himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

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  1. 1 John 5:18 guards
  2. 1 John 5:18 NU him

Whoever has been (A)born of God does not sin, for (B)His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

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For (A)whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that (B)has overcome the world—[a]our faith.

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  1. 1 John 5:4 M your

21 keep yourselves in the love of God, (A)looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

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Obedience by Faith

Whoever believes that (A)Jesus is the Christ is (B)born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.

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Glory to God

24 (A)Now to Him who is able to keep [a]you from stumbling,
And (B)to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

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  1. Jude 1:24 M them

(A)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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27 (A)Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: (B)to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, (C)and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

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29 (A)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (B)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

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23 (A)having been born again, not of [a]corruptible seed but [b]incorruptible, (B)through the word of God which lives and abides [c]forever,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:23 perishable
  2. 1 Peter 1:23 imperishable
  3. 1 Peter 1:23 NU omits forever

(A)“I know your works. See, I have set before you (B)an open door, [a]and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. Indeed I will make (C)those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed (D)I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept [b]My command to persevere, (E)I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon (F)the whole world, to test those who dwell (G)on the earth.

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  1. Revelation 3:8 NU, M which no one can shut
  2. Revelation 3:10 Lit. the word of My patience

Love and Joy Perfected

“As the Father (A)loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.

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101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

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(A)This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for (B)no one can do these signs that You do unless (C)God is with him.”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (D)unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (E)unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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  1. John 3:3 Or from above

23 I was also blameless [a]before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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  1. Psalm 18:23 with

Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

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13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

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We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. (A)By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

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13 I write to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is (A)from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
Because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children,
Because you have (B)known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
Because (C)you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.

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If you abide in Me, and My words (A)abide in you, (B)you[a] will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

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  1. John 15:7 NU omits you will

13 (A)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of (A)life.

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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my (A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”

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12 not as (A)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

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