1JOHN Chapter 4

1John 4

Differentiate the SPIRIT of God from the spirit of error 

1.Beloved, do not believe all the spirits. But test the spirits, if they are from God, because many spurious prophets/speakers have proceeded into the world.

2. In this we will know which Spirit is of God. All the spirits which acknowledge/profess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, are from God;

3. And all the spirits which do not profess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh are not of God. And Now, these (spirits) are the antiChrist/Christ-opponents, which you have heard that, it will come, are in the world already.

4. You are of God, children (fresh believers), and you will subdue them, because, in you could be the One out of the Greatest or the one in the world. (2King 6:16)

{Quote: In me; is the best ground of His habitation where He will work wonders and operate at optimal level, dislodge demons of blindness, death, epilepsy, dumbness, sicknesses, cough, goitre, lumps, express agape love full fledged and expand the kingdom of Jesus on earth}

5. The same (anti-christ) is of the world; and by this reason, it will preach things of the world, and the world will listen to it.

6. We are of God. Those who know God listen to us. Whoever is not from God, will not listen to us. From that, we know the SPIRIT of Truth and the spirit of deceit/error.

Selfless-Love (agape) is of God (4:7 and 4:8 and 4:16)

7. Beloved, selflessly-Love one another; because selfless-Love (agape) is from God; and all who love, are born from God, and they absolutely know God.

8. Those who do not love, don't know God; because, selfless-Love is of God.

9. In this, the selfless-Love of God has been made manifest among us, because God has sent HIS only begotten Son into the world, at least, we will live on through Him

Why is it selfless?

10. In this is the selfless-Love of God; not because we love HIM, but because HE selflessly loves us, by sending HIS Son, as an Expiator/propitiation for our offence.

11. Beloved, if God has loved us this way, even we must selflessly-love one another.

12. No man at any time has seen God. So, in case we love one another, God abide in us, and HIS selfless-love will be consummated in us.

13 In this, we know that we abide in HIM, and HE in us, even by giving us out of HIS SPIRIT.

14. And we have looked closely and testified that, the FATHER has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

15 whoever possibly profess/acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; God abide in the same person and himself in God.

16 We have faith and have the love of God in us. And, we know that selfless-LOVE IS of God, and those who abide in Love, abide in God and God abides in them.

Why must we love? God Loves us first

17 amidst this, should selfless-Love be consummated in us in this world, just as the same (Jesus) has been, even so shall we be, and we will at least have boldness in the day of judgment

18. There is no fear in selfless-Love. Because, by holding on to penalty/chastisement is fear, but those of full-age/maturity will throw the fear outside by selfless-Love; so, no fear for those who are consummated in selfless-Love.

19. We should selflessly-Love because HE has, first of all, selflessly-Loved us.

To Love God is to Love your neighbors 

20 and In case, anyone says that he loves God, and hates his brother; he is a liar; for the man who does not love his brother whom he can see, cannot love God WHOM he cannot see.

21 And this is the command we have from Him, at least, those who love God, should selflessly-love their brethren.