1 John 5:2

“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.”

"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments." - 1 John 5:2
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What does 1 John 5:2 mean?

1 John 5:2 (KJV) "By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments." This verse from the First Epistle of John is a powerful reminder of the central importance of love in the Christian faith. The verse emphasizes that our love for God…

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1 John 5:21 - "Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen."
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2 John 1:5 - "And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another."
1 John 5:12 - "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
John 1:5 - "And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."
John 5:1 - "After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem."
1 John 5:3 - "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."
1 John 5:8 - "And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one."
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John 1:1-2
1 John 4:5 - "They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them."
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1 John 5:11 - "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son."
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John 2:5 - "His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it."