1 John 5:21

“Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.”

"Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen." - 1 John 5:21
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What does 1 John 5:21 mean?

The verse 1 John 5:21 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen." This verse serves as a fitting conclusion to the first epistle of John, as it emphasizes the importance of avoiding the worship of false gods and prioritizing…

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Guardians of the Heart: A Call to Idolatry Vigilance

Within the tapestry of Scripture, few admonitions resonate as profoundly today as the caution found in 1 John 5:21: "Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen." This succinct yet weighty exhortation encapsulates the essence of faithful living in a world inundated with…

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A Prayer for Deliverance from Idolatry

Heavenly Father, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come before You today with a humble heart, seeking Your presence and guidance. As I meditate on Your Word, particularly the profound truth found in 1 John 5:21, "Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen," I am…

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1 John 5:21 - "Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen."
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John 5:21 - "For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will."
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John 21:5 - "Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No."
1 John 5:17 - "All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death."
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1 John 5:19 - "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness."
1 John 5:5 - "Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?"
1 John 5:12 - "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
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John 1:5 - "And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."
"For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will." - John 5:21
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."
1 John 3:21 - "Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God."
1 John 4:5 - "They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them."
1 John 5:2 - "By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments."
1 John 5:11 - "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son."
1 John 5:4 - "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."
1 John 5:1 - "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him."
John 21:1 - "After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself."
1 John 4:21 - "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
1 John 5:7 - "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."