The fragrance of God
Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them. But we belong to God, and...
The battle has been won
But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater...
Putting into the test
Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from...
Faith and love
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...
Trust and obey
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his...
Loving in deed and in truth
Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show that we belong...
Self-sacrificing love
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. If...
Death to life
If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is...
Love and hate
This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one...
God's life within
Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on...




