Tuesday, December 3, 2013

How We Can Know That We Love the Brethren

Question:  How can we know that we love the brethren?

The Two-Fold Answer:  1) We love God 2) We keep our Father's commandments

1 John 5:1-5; NKJV

1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. 

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 

4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. 

5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?