Scripture Readings

Thursday, September 26, 2024

1 John 4:12-19 (Epistle, St. John)

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No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
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By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
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And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
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Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
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And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
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Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
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There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
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We love Him because He first loved us.