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For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.

By the same word, the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

as you wait for the day of God and hasten its coming. Because of that day, the heavens will be dissolved with fire and the elements will melt with heat.

But based on his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found without spot or blemish in his sight, at peace.

He himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.

The one who loves his brother or sister remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. However, they went out so that it might be made clear that none of them belongs to us.

As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you. Instead, his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie; just as it has taught you, remain in him.

The one who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works.

For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another,

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.

Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.

If anyone says, “I love God,” and yet hates his brother or sister, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother or sister whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,

For there are three that testify:

Watch yourselves so you don’t lose what we have worked for, but that you may receive a full reward.