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But the person who hates his brother is in the dark — yes, he is walking in the dark, and he doesn't know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

You children, I am writing you because your sins have been forgiven for his sake.

As for you, the Messianic anointing you received from the Father remains in you, so that you have no need for anyone to teach you. On the contrary, as his Messianic anointing continues to teach you about all things, and is true, not a counterfeit, so, just as he taught you, remain united with him.

And now, children, remain united with him; so that when he appears, we may have confidence and not shrink back from him in shame at his coming.

No one who has God as his Father keeps on sinning, because the seed planted by God remains in him. That is, he cannot continue sinning, because he has God as his Father.

Here is how one can distinguish clearly between God's children and those of the Adversary: everyone who does not continue doing what is right is not from God. Likewise, anyone who fails to keep loving his brother is not from God.

and not be like Kayin, who was from the Evil One and murdered his own brother. Why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil, and his brother's were righteous.

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.

The way that we have come to know love is through his having laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers!

If someone has worldly possessions and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how can he be loving God?

Here is how we will know that we are from the truth and will set our hearts at rest in his presence:

then, whatever we ask for, we receive from him; because we are obeying his commands and doing the things that please him.

This is his command: that we are to trust in the person and power of his Son Yeshua the Messiah and to keep loving one another, just as he commanded us.

Those who obey his commands remain united with him and he with them. Here is how we know that he remains united with us: by the Spirit whom he gave us.

Beloved friends, let us love one another; because love is from God; and everyone who loves has God as his Father and knows God.

Here is how God showed his love among us: God sent his only Son into the world, so that through him we might have life.

Here is what love is: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the kapparah for our sins.

Here is how we know that we remain united with him and he with us: he has given to us from his own Spirit.

Moreover, we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent his Son as Deliverer of the world.

If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar. For if a person does not love his brother, whom he has seen, then he cannot love God, whom he has not seen.