Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in Him, and He in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:15-17
Therefore there is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12
I am always so thankful when I read what our Father had John write, “as He is,” and I always want to talk about it. The glory of what our Father has given us is awesome and it has been given to every one of us who truly has been chosen and empowered to confess Jesus Christ as Lord!
But before we talk about being as God is, let’s talk about us dwelling in love and loving one another as our Father loves us. I heard it preached years ago that God doesn’t just have love, but that He is love, 1 John 4:16 Our Father cannot help but be what He is and He is love!
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11
The God of love, the God Who is love, the God Who we are born of, and the God Who we are one with allows us to be perfect as we live in His peace with one mind and in good comfort! We are born of God and God is love, so we are born of love. We are now one with God, Who is love, so we now abide in love and we are now sealed in love. We are born again of God’s perfect love and that perfect love casts out all fear from us. Our Father's perfect love allows us to be one with each other and one with Him, with one heart, one mind, and one accord, just as God and Jesus are One. We are one in God, so that the world will believe the Truth that will set them free! Our Father is not divided and in Him we are a unified house. We are a house that has been built upon the solid rock of Jesus Christ! This is Truth is that empowers us to go into all of the world and boldly proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom. Because we are one with our Father and we now possess His very love, we can go to the world with more than just words, we go in the full power and victory of Jesus.
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