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10/15/2024
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“We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other” (14). John taught that people who receive new life in Christ experience a core change: new love for other people. Because “Jesus Christ laid down his life for us” (16), we understand and are motivated by God’s love Saved by grace, we can give grace to others. John reminded believers that God’s grace for them continued. “If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything” (20).
God’s will for us is to know and follow His Son closely: “to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us” (23).