Word for Today, Read 1 John 2

#1 · November 11, 2008, 11:06 pm

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Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Dear friends,

I have not written to you in quite a while. Today I encourage you to
read the Bible, so to make that easy for you, here is a great passage of scripture, the words of the disciple and apostle, John. By the time he wrote these words, he understood what Jesus had taught him, for he was one of those who was particularly close to Jesus. After Jesus arose from the dead, He sent the Holy Spirit to bring comfort, encouragement, and understanding to the scriptures. What you read below is an excellent example of the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, available to us today as well as we read the Word, think upon it, and pray, asking for clarity.

As you read, think of what the "new commandment" is and what it really means in your life today.

<span style="font-weight:
bold;"> 1 John 2:1-14 (King James Version)

1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.
And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but
also for the sins of the whole world.

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God
perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

8 Again, a new
commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in
darkness even until now.

10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none
occasion of stumbling in him.

11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in
darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven
you for his name's sake.

13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you,
young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Yours in Christ,

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Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

I have not written to you in quite a while. Today I encourage you to
read the Bible, so to make that easy for you, here is a great passage of scripture, the words of the disciple and apostle, John. By the time he wrote these words, he understood what Jesus had taught him, for he was one of those who was particularly close to Jesus. After Jesus arose from the dead, He sent the Holy Spirit to bring comfort, encouragement, and understanding to the scriptures. What you read below is an excellent example of the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, available to us today as well as we read the Word, think upon it, and pray, asking for clarity.

As you read, think of what the "new commandment" is and what it really means in your life today.

<span style="font-weight:
bold;"> 1 John 2:1-14 (King James Version)

1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.
And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but
also for the sins of the whole world.

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God
perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

8 Again, a new
commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in
darkness even until now.

10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none
occasion of stumbling in him.

11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in
darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven
you for his name's sake.

13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you,
young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Yours in Christ,

Brian Masinick, masinick at yahoo dot com

Home page: http://www.geocities.com/masinick/



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