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ÐB.€Making€Him€a€liar€(walk)€Coming€out€of€denial€into€the€light€leads€to€fellowship€andÐ ° Ðfellowship€to€cleansingÐ Ú* ÐÌ€1:5€€This€is€the€message€we€have€heard€from€Him€and€announce€to€you,€that€God€is€Light,€and€inÐ .~ ÐHim€there€is€no€darkness€at€all.Ð X ¨ Ѐ1:6€€If€we€say€that€we€have€fellowship€with€Him€and€[yet]€walk€in€the€darkness,€we€lie€and€doÐ ‚ Ò Ðnot€practice€the€truth;Ð ¬ ü Ѐ1:7€€but€if€we€walk€in€the€Light€as€He€Himself€is€in€the€Light,€we€have€fellowship€with€oneÐ Ö & Ðanother,€and€the€blood€of€Jesus€His€Son€cleanses€us€from€all€sin.Ð P  Ѐ1:8€€If€we€say€that€we€have€no€sin,€we€are€deceiving€ourselves€and€the€truth€is€not€in€us.Ð *z  Ѐ1:9€€If€we€confess€our€sins,€He€is€faithful€and€righteous€to€forgive€us€our€sins€and€to€cleanse€usÐ T¤  Ðfrom€all€unrighteousness.Ð ~Î  Ѐ1:10€€If€we€say€that€we€have€not€sinned,€we€make€Him€a€liar€and€His€word€is€not€in€us.Ð ¨ø  Ѐ2:1€€My€little€children,€I€am€writing€these€things€to€you€so€that€you€may€not€sin.€And€if€anyoneÐ Ò"  Ðsins,€we€have€an€Advocate€with€the€Father,€Jesus€Christ€the€righteous;Ð üL Ѐ2:2€€and€He€Himself€is€the€propitiation€for€our€sins;€and€not€for€ours€only,€but€also€for€[those€of]Ð &v Ðthe€whole€world.Ð P  ÐÐ  zÊ ÐC.€New€commandmentÐ ° ÐÌ€2:3€€By€this€we€know€that€we€have€come€to€know€Him,€if€we€keep€His€commandments.Ð T Ѐ2:4€€The€one€who€says,€"I€have€come€to€know€Him,"€and€does€not€keep€His€commandments,€is€aÐ .~ Ðliar,€and€the€truth€is€not€in€him;Ð X ¨ Ѐ2:5€€but€whoever€keeps€His€word,€in€him€the€love€of€God€has€truly€been€perfected.€By€this€weÐ ‚ Ò Ðknow€that€we€are€in€Him:Ð ¬ ü Ѐ2:6€€the€one€who€says€he€abides€in€Him€ought€himself€to€walk€in€the€same€manner€as€He€walked.Ð Ö & Ѐ2:7€€Beloved,€I€am€not€writing€a€new€commandment€to€you,€but€an€old€commandment€whichÐ P  Ðyou€have€had€from€the€beginning;€the€old€commandment€is€the€word€which€you€have€heard.Ð *z  Ѐ2:8€€On€the€other€hand,€I€am€writing€a€new€commandment€to€you,€which€is€true€in€Him€and€inÐ T¤  Ðyou,€because€the€darkness€is€passing€away€and€the€true€Light€is€already€shining.Ð ~Î  Ѐ2:9€€The€one€who€says€he€is€in€the€Light€and€[yet]€hates€his€brother€is€in€the€darkness€until€now.Ð ¨ø  Ѐ2:10€€The€one€who€loves€his€brother€abides€in€the€Light€and€there€is€no€cause€for€stumbling€inÐ Ò"  Ðhim.Ð üL Ѐ2:11€€But€the€one€who€hates€his€brother€is€in€the€darkness€and€walks€in€the€darkness,€and€doesÐ &v Ðnot€know€where€he€is€going€because€the€darkness€has€blinded€his€eyes.Ð P  Ѐ2:12€€I€am€writing€to€you,€little€children,€because€your€sins€have€been€forgiven€you€for€HisÐ zÊ Ðname's€sake.Ð ¤ô Ѐ2:13€€I€am€writing€to€you,€fathers,€because€you€know€Him€who€has€been€from€the€beginning.€IÐ Î Ðam€writing€to€you,€young€men,€because€you€have€overcome€the€evil€one.€I€have€written€to€you,Ð øH Ðchildren,€because€you€know€the€Father.Ð "r Ѐ2:14€€I€have€written€to€you,€fathers,€because€you€know€Him€who€has€been€from€the€beginning.€IÐ Lœ Ðhave€written€to€you,€young€men,€because€you€are€strong,€and€the€word€of€God€abides€in€you,€andÐ vÆ Ðyou€have€overcome€the€evil€one.Ð   ð Ѐ2:15€€Do€not€love€the€world€nor€the€things€in€the€world.€If€anyone€loves€the€world,€the€love€ofÐ Ê! Ðthe€Father€is€not€in€him.Ð ô"D Ѐ2:16€€For€all€that€is€in€the€world,€the€lust€of€the€flesh€and€the€lust€of€the€eyes€and€the€boastfulÐ $n Ðpride€of€life,€is€not€from€the€Father,€but€is€from€the€world.Ð H%˜  Ѐ2:17€€The€world€is€passing€away,€and€[also]€its€lusts;€but€the€one€who€does€the€will€of€God€livesÐ r&Â! Ðforever.Ð œ'ì" ÐÐ  Æ($ ÐD.€Ô_ÔAntichristsÔ_ÔÐ ° ÐÌ€2:18€€Children,€it€is€the€last€hour;€and€just€as€you€heard€that€Ô_ÔantichristÔ_Ô€is€coming,€even€now€manyÐ T ÐÔ_ÔantichristsÔ_Ô€have€appeared;€from€this€we€know€that€it€is€the€last€hour.Ð .~ Ѐ2:19€€They€went€out€from€us,€but€they€were€not€[really]€of€us;€for€if€they€had€been€of€us,€theyÐ X ¨ Ðwould€have€remained€with€us;€but€[they€went€out],€so€that€it€would€be€shown€that€they€all€are€notÐ ‚ Ò Ðof€us.Ð ¬ ü Ѐ2:20€€But€you€have€an€anointing€from€the€Holy€One,€and€you€all€know.Ð Ö & Ѐ2:21€€I€have€not€written€to€you€because€you€do€not€know€the€truth,€but€because€you€do€know€it,Ð P  Ðand€because€no€lie€is€of€the€truth.Ð *z  Ѐ2:22€€Who€is€the€liar€but€the€one€who€denies€that€Jesus€is€the€Christ?€This€is€the€Ô_ÔantichristÔ_Ô,€theÐ T¤  Ðone€who€denies€the€Father€and€the€Son.Ð ~Î  Ѐ2:23€€Whoever€denies€the€Son€does€not€have€the€Father;€the€one€who€confesses€the€Son€has€theÐ ¨ø  ÐFather€also.Ð Ò"  Ѐ2:24€€As€for€you,€let€that€abide€in€you€which€you€heard€from€the€beginning.€If€what€you€heardÐ üL Ðfrom€the€beginning€abides€in€you,€you€also€will€abide€in€the€Son€and€in€the€Father.Ð &v Ѐ2:25€€This€is€the€promise€which€He€Himself€made€to€us:€eternal€life.Ð P  Ѐ2:26€€These€things€I€have€written€to€you€concerning€those€who€are€trying€to€deceive€you.Ð zÊ Ѐ2:27€€As€for€you,€the€anointing€which€you€received€from€Him€abides€in€you,€and€you€have€noÐ ¤ô Ðneed€for€anyone€to€teach€you;€but€as€His€anointing€teaches€you€about€all€things,€and€is€true€and€isÐ Î Ðnot€a€lie,€and€just€as€it€has€taught€you,€you€abide€in€Him.Ð  øH ÐE.€Confidence€(Do€not€sin)Ð ° ÐÌ€2:28€€Now,€little€children,€abide€in€Him,€so€that€when€He€appears,€we€may€have€confidence€andÐ T Ðnot€shrink€away€from€Him€in€shame€at€His€coming.Ð .~ Ѐ2:29€€If€you€know€that€He€is€righteous,€you€know€that€everyone€also€who€practices€righteousnessÐ X ¨ Ðis€born€of€Him.Ð ‚ Ò Ѐ3:1€€See€how€great€a€love€the€Father€has€bestowed€on€us,€that€we€would€be€called€children€ofÐ ¬ ü ÐGod;€and€[such]€we€are.€For€this€reason€the€world€does€not€know€us,€because€it€did€not€knowÐ Ö & ÐHim.Ð P  Ѐ3:2€€Beloved,€now€we€are€children€of€God,€and€it€has€not€appeared€as€yet€what€we€will€be.€WeÐ *z  Ðknow€that€when€He€appears,€we€will€be€like€Him,€because€we€will€see€Him€just€as€He€is.Ð T¤  Ѐ3:3€€And€everyone€who€has€this€hope€[fixed]€on€Him€purifies€himself,€just€as€He€is€pure.Ð ~Î  Ѐ3:4€€Everyone€who€practices€sin€also€practices€lawlessness;€and€sin€is€lawlessness.Ð ¨ø  Ѐ3:5€€You€know€that€He€appeared€in€order€to€take€away€sins;€and€in€Him€there€is€no€sin.Ð Ò"  Ѐ3:6€€No€one€who€abides€in€Him€sins;€no€one€who€sins€has€seen€Him€or€knows€Him.Ð üL Ѐ3:7€€Little€children,€make€sure€no€one€deceives€you;€the€one€who€practices€righteousness€isÐ &v Ðrighteous,€just€as€He€is€righteous;Ð P  Ѐ3:8€€the€one€who€practices€sin€is€of€the€devil;€for€the€devil€has€sinned€from€the€beginning.€TheÐ zÊ ÐSon€of€God€appeared€for€this€purpose,€to€destroy€the€works€of€the€devil.Ð ¤ô Ѐ3:9€€No€one€who€is€born€of€God€practices€sin,€because€His€seed€abides€in€him;€and€he€cannot€sin,Ð Î Ðbecause€he€is€born€of€God.Ð øH Ѐ3:10€€By€this€the€children€of€God€and€the€children€of€the€devil€are€obvious:€anyone€who€does€notÐ "r Ðpractice€righteousness€is€not€of€God,€nor€the€one€who€does€not€love€his€brother.Ð Lœ ÐÐ  vÆ ÐF.€€Love€one€anotherÐ ° ÐÌ€3:11€€For€this€is€the€message€which€you€have€heard€from€the€beginning,€that€we€should€love€oneÐ T Ðanother;Ð .~ Ѐ3:12€€not€as€Cain,€[who]€was€of€the€evil€one€and€slew€his€brother.€And€for€what€reason€did€heÐ X ¨ Ðslay€him?€Because€his€deeds€were€evil,€and€his€brother's€were€righteous.Ð ‚ Ò Ѐ3:13€€Do€not€be€surprised,€brethren,€if€the€world€hates€you.Ð ¬ ü Ѐ3:14€€We€know€that€we€have€passed€out€of€death€into€life,€because€we€love€the€brethren.€He€whoÐ Ö & Ðdoes€not€love€abides€in€death.Ð P  Ѐ3:15€€Everyone€who€hates€his€brother€is€a€murderer;€and€you€know€that€no€murderer€has€eternalÐ *z  Ðlife€abiding€in€him.Ð T¤  Ѐ3:16€€We€know€love€by€this,€that€He€laid€down€His€life€for€us;€and€we€ought€to€lay€down€ourÐ ~Î  Ðlives€for€the€brethren.Ð ¨ø  Ѐ3:17€€But€whoever€has€the€world's€goods,€and€sees€his€brother€in€need€and€closes€his€heartÐ Ò"  Ðagainst€him,€how€does€the€love€of€God€abide€in€him?Ð üL Ѐ3:18€€Little€children,€let€us€not€love€with€word€or€with€tongue,€but€in€deed€and€truth.Ð &v ÐÐ  P  ÐEðð.€Confidence€(keep€the€commandments)Ð ° ÐÌ€3:19€€We€will€know€by€this€that€we€are€of€the€truth,€and€will€assure€our€heart€before€HimÐ T Ѐ3:20€€in€whatever€our€heart€condemns€us;€for€God€is€greater€than€our€heart€and€knows€all€things.Ð .~ Ѐ3:21€€Beloved,€if€our€heart€does€not€condemn€us,€we€have€confidence€before€God;Ð X ¨ Ѐ3:22€€and€whatever€we€ask€we€receive€from€Him,€because€we€keep€His€commandments€and€doÐ ‚ Ò Ðthe€things€that€are€pleasing€in€His€sight.Ð ¬ ü Ѐ3:23€€This€is€His€commandment,€that€we€believe€in€the€name€of€His€Son€Jesus€Christ,€and€loveÐ Ö & Ðone€another,€just€as€He€commanded€us.Ð P  Ѐ3:24€€The€one€who€keeps€His€commandments€abides€in€Him,€and€He€in€him.€We€know€by€thisÐ *z  Ðthat€He€abides€in€us,€by€the€Spirit€whom€He€has€given€us.Ð T¤  ÐÐ  ~Î  ÐDðð.€Ô_ÔAntichristsÔ_ÔÐ ° ÐÌ€4:1€€Beloved,€do€not€believe€every€spirit,€but€test€the€spirits€to€see€whether€they€are€from€God,Ð T Ðbecause€many€false€prophets€have€gone€out€into€the€world.Ð .~ Ѐ4:2€€By€this€you€know€the€Spirit€of€God:€every€spirit€that€confesses€that€Jesus€Christ€has€come€inÐ X ¨ Ðthe€flesh€is€from€God;Ð ‚ Ò Ѐ4:3€€and€every€spirit€that€does€not€confess€Jesus€is€not€from€God;€this€is€the€[spirit]€of€theÐ ¬ ü ÐÔ_ÔantichristÔ_Ô,€of€which€you€have€heard€that€it€is€coming,€and€now€it€is€already€in€the€world.Ð Ö & Ѐ4:4€€You€are€from€God,€little€children,€and€have€overcome€them;€because€greater€is€He€who€is€inÐ P  Ðyou€than€he€who€is€in€the€world.Ð *z  Ѐ4:5€€They€are€from€the€world;€therefore€they€speak€[as]€from€the€world,€and€the€world€listens€toÐ T¤  Ðthem.Ð ~Î  Ѐ4:6€€We€are€from€God;€he€who€knows€God€listens€to€us;€he€who€is€not€from€God€does€not€listenÐ ¨ø  Ðto€us.€By€this€we€know€the€spirit€of€truth€and€the€spirit€of€error.Ð Ò"  ÐÐ  üL ÐCðð.€Godsðð€love€and€oursÐ ° ÐÌ€4:7€€Beloved,€let€us€love€one€another,€for€love€is€from€God;€and€everyone€who€loves€is€born€ofÐ T ÐGod€and€knows€God.Ð .~ Ѐ4:8€€The€one€who€does€not€love€does€not€know€God,€for€God€is€love.Ð X ¨ Ѐ4:9€€By€this€the€love€of€God€was€manifested€in€us,€that€God€has€sent€His€only€begotten€Son€intoÐ ‚ Ò Ðthe€world€so€that€we€might€live€through€Him.Ð ¬ ü Ѐ4:10€€In€this€is€love,€not€that€we€loved€God,€but€that€He€loved€us€and€sent€His€Son€[to€be]€theÐ Ö & Ðpropitiation€for€our€sins.Ð P  Ѐ4:11€€Beloved,€if€God€so€loved€us,€we€also€ought€to€love€one€another.Ð *z  Ѐ4:12€€No€one€has€seen€God€at€any€time;€if€we€love€one€another,€God€abides€in€us,€and€His€love€isÐ T¤  Ðperfected€in€us.Ð ~Î  Ѐ4:13€€By€this€we€know€that€we€abide€in€Him€and€He€in€us,€because€He€has€given€us€of€His€Spirit.Ð ¨ø  Ѐ4:14€€We€have€seen€and€testify€that€the€Father€has€sent€the€Son€[to€be]€the€Savior€of€the€world.Ð Ò"  Ѐ4:15€€Whoever€confesses€that€Jesus€is€the€Son€of€God,€God€abides€in€him,€and€he€in€God.Ð üL Ѐ4:16€€We€have€come€to€know€and€have€believed€the€love€which€God€has€for€us.€God€is€love,€andÐ &v Ðthe€one€who€abides€in€love€abides€in€God,€and€God€abides€in€him.Ð P  Ѐ4:17€€By€this,€love€is€perfected€with€us,€so€that€we€may€have€confidence€in€the€day€of€judgment;Ð zÊ Ðbecause€as€He€is,€so€also€are€we€in€this€world.Ð ¤ô Ѐ4:18€€There€is€no€fear€in€love;€but€perfect€love€casts€out€fear,€because€fear€involves€punishment,Ð Î Ðand€the€one€who€fears€is€not€perfected€in€love.Ð øH Ѐ4:19€€We€love,€because€He€first€loved€us.Ð "r Ѐ4:20€€If€someone€says,€"I€love€God,"€and€hates€his€brother,€he€is€a€liar;€for€the€one€who€does€notÐ Lœ Ðlove€his€brother€whom€he€has€seen,€cannot€love€God€whom€he€has€not€seen.Ð vÆ Ѐ4:21€€And€this€commandment€we€have€from€Him,€that€the€one€who€loves€God€should€love€hisÐ   ð Ðbrother€also.Ð Ê! Ѐ5:1€€Whoever€believes€that€Jesus€is€the€Christ€is€born€of€God,€and€whoever€loves€the€FatherÐ ô"D Ðloves€the€[child]€born€of€Him.Ð $n Ѐ5:2€€By€this€we€know€that€we€love€the€children€of€God,€when€we€love€God€and€observe€HisÐ H%˜  Ðcommandments.Ð r&Â! Ѐ5:3€€For€this€is€the€love€of€God,€that€we€keep€His€commandments;€and€His€commandments€areÐ œ'ì" Ðnot€burdensome.Ð Æ($ Ѐ5:4€€For€whatever€is€born€of€God€overcomes€the€world;€and€this€is€the€victory€that€has€overcomeÐ ð)@%  Ðthe€world„„€our€faith.Ð +j&! Ѐ5:5€€Who€is€the€one€who€overcomes€the€world,€but€he€who€believes€that€Jesus€is€the€Son€of€God?Ð D,”'" ÐÐ  n-¾(# ÐBðð.€Making€Him€a€liar€(testimony)€Aðð.€Godððs€testimony€about€the€incarnation€is€greater€thanÐ ° Ðmanððs€testimonyÐ Ú* ÐÌ€5:6€€This€is€the€One€who€came€by€water€and€blood,€Jesus€Christ;€not€with€the€water€only,€butÐ .~ Ðwith€the€water€and€with€the€blood.€It€is€the€Spirit€who€testifies,€because€the€Spirit€is€the€truth.Ð X ¨ Ѐ5:7€€For€there€are€three€that€testify:Ð ‚ Ò Ѐ5:8€€the€Spirit€and€the€water€and€the€blood;€and€the€three€are€in€agreement.Ð ¬ ü Ѐ5:9€€If€we€receive€the€testimony€of€men,€the€testimony€of€God€is€greater;€for€the€testimony€ofÐ Ö & ÐGod€is€this,€that€He€has€testified€concerning€His€Son.Ð P  Ѐ5:10€€The€one€who€believes€in€the€Son€of€God€has€the€testimony€in€himself;€the€one€who€doesÐ *z  Ðnot€believe€God€has€made€Him€a€liar,€because€he€has€not€believed€in€the€testimony€that€God€hasÐ T¤  Ðgiven€concerning€His€Son.Ð ~Î  Ѐ5:11€€And€the€testimony€is€this,€that€God€has€given€us€eternal€life,€and€this€life€is€in€His€Son.Ð ¨ø  Ѐ5:12€€He€who€has€the€Son€has€the€life;€he€who€does€not€have€the€Son€of€God€does€not€have€theÐ Ò"  Ðlife.Ð üL ÐÐ  &v ÐAðð.€Conclusion:€Eternal€Life€€Bðð.ð!ðprayer€of€a€brother€leads€to€cleansingð!ð(but€how€can€thatÐ ° Ðhappen€if€weððre€not€walking€in€the€light€and€in€fellowship?)Ð Ú* ÐÌ€5:13€€These€things€I€have€written€to€you€who€believe€in€the€name€of€the€Son€of€God,€so€that€youÐ .~ Ðmay€know€that€you€have€eternal€life.Ð X ¨ Ѐ5:14€€This€is€the€confidence€which€we€have€before€Him,€that,€if€we€ask€anything€according€toÐ ‚ Ò ÐHis€will,€He€hears€us.Ð ¬ ü Ѐ5:15€€And€if€we€know€that€He€hears€us€[in]€whatever€we€ask,€we€know€that€we€have€the€requestsÐ Ö & Ðwhich€we€have€asked€from€Him.Ð P  Ѐ5:16€€If€anyone€sees€his€brother€committing€a€sin€not€[leading]€to€death,€he€shall€ask€and€[God]Ð *z  Ðwill€for€him€give€life€to€those€who€commit€sin€not€[leading]€to€death.€There€is€a€sin€[leading]€toÐ T¤  Ðdeath;€I€do€not€say€that€he€should€make€request€for€this.Ð ~Î  Ѐ5:17€€All€unrighteousness€is€sin,€and€there€is€a€sin€not€[leading]€to€death.Ð ¨ø  Ѐ5:18€€We€know€that€no€one€who€is€born€of€God€sins;€but€He€who€was€born€of€God€keeps€him,Ð Ò"  Ðand€the€evil€one€does€not€touch€him.Ð üL Ѐ5:19€€We€know€that€we€are€of€God,€and€that€the€whole€world€lies€in€[the€power€of]€the€evil€one.Ð &v Ѐ5:20€€And€we€know€that€the€Son€of€God€has€come,€and€has€given€us€understanding€so€that€weÐ P  Ðmay€know€Him€who€is€true;€and€we€are€in€Him€who€is€true,€in€His€Son€Jesus€Christ.€This€is€theÐ zÊ Ðtrue€God€and€eternal€life.Ð ¤ô Ѐ5:21€€Little€children,€guard€yourselves€from€idols.Ð Î Ð