Proclamation:
“Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world
hates you. We know that we have passed
from death to life, because we love each other.
Anyone who does not love remains in death.” 1 John 3:13-14 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written by the apostle John, under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to all who believed in Jesus, The
Christ. He begins this third chapter by
telling them that are the children of God. (1 John 3:1-3) Then he tells them that one who does that
which is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. (1 John 3:7) “No one who is born of God will continue to
sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because
they have been born of God.” (1 John 3:9)
He says that the children of God will do what is right but the children
of the devil will not. (1 John 3:10)
Then he tells them that they will know that they are saved because they
will love all of the believers.
Application:
Once we become saved believers in Christ our behavior will
change. We will no longer continue to do
all of the sinful things that we used to do because The Holy Spirit of God is
within us. Although we are not perfect,
we will do that which is right more often that that which is wrong. Our attitude will change and we will know
that we are saved because we will love all of God’s children. (1 John 3:14) We will know that we belong to Him when we strive
to keep God’s commands and to do the things which please Him. (1 John 3:19-24) The world may hate us because of our beliefs,
but then the world also hated Christ. (John 15:18-19)
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