God’s Commands

This is how we know(A) that we know him: if we keep his commands.(B) The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word,(C) truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him:(D) The one who says he remains in him(E) should walk just as he walked.

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And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.

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