February 6 - 1 John 2.1-17
February 6 - 1 John 2.1-17
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Christ Helps Us 1 John 2 My children, I am writing this so that you won't sin. But if you do sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us. 2Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people. 3When we obey God, we are sure that we know him.
4But if we claim to know him and don't obey him, we are lying and the truth isn't in our hearts.
5We truly love God only when we obey him as we should, and then we know that we belong to him.
6If we say we are his, we must follow the example of Christ.
The New Commandment 7My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one that you were first given, and it is the message you heard.
8But it really is a new commandment, and you know its true meaning, just as Christ does. You can see the darkness fading away and the true light already shining.
9If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark.
10But if we love others, we are in the light, and we don't cause problems for them.
11If we hate others, we are living and walking in the dark. We don't know where we are going, because we can't see in the dark.
 12Children, I am writing you,
 because your sins
have been forgiven
 in the name of Christ.
13Parents, I am writing you,
because you have known
the one who was there
from the beginning.
Young people, I am writing you,
because you have defeated
the evil one.
14Children, I am writing you,
because you have known
the Father.
Parents, I am writing you,
because you have known
the one who was there
from the beginning.
Young people, I am writing you,
because you are strong.
God's message is firm
in your hearts,
and you have defeated
the evil one.
15Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father.
16Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father.
17The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live forever.
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