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looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby know we that we are in him:

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him which is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

and every spirit which confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the [spirit] of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the world already.

Ye are of God, [my] little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.