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Articles, Bible studies, and sermons that contain The First Epistle of John 2:3:

I John 2:3-6
Excerpted from: Love's Emotional Dimension

This section plays a major role in helping us understand how we can have the right attitude, the right emotions in our obedience. The key here is knowing God. How does one come to know God? To the Christian, coming to know God is accomplished by fellowshipping with God.

What John is saying here in I John 2, beginning in verse 3, is that there is no real knowledge of God without obedience to Him. You cannot know God without obeying Him.

So John is saying then that obedience is the vehicle, it is the means, by which we begin to experience God-life. It is the means by which we begin to experience eternal life. It is the means by which we begin to experience knowing God.

Now the word 'know' when applied to human relationships in the Old Testament implies intimacy all the way to sexual relations. Adam 'knew' his wife and she conceived. That is very plain. When it is applied to our relationship with God, the sexual dimension disappears; but instead it becomes an intimate devotion to and a loyalty of life together. This is very important. Eternal life is to know God. The sexual dimension disappears and the sexual part becomes intimate devotion and loyalty of life together.

I John 2:3-5
Excerpted from: Love's Basic Definition

There it is. You want to know whether you know God? This is where we began. John 17:3, eternal life is know God.

Ah, ha. See? The love of God is perfected in those who keep His Word (I John 4:12). In these people is perfected the love of God. It is the keeping of the commands of God by the Spirit of God with the motivation of the love of God that perfects the love of God. See? We begin to get into one of these cycles.

Articles
Taking Our Lead From God
The Elements of Motivation (Part Six): Eternal Life
The Fruit of the Spirit: Love
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Eight): Conclusion (Part One)
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Nine): Conclusion (Part Two)
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Seven): The Sin and Trespass Offerings

Bible Studies
Love
Self-Control

Essays
The Unleavened Bread of Perfection

Sermons
He Who Overcomes
Israel's Missing Characteristics of God
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Twelve)
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Six): Sardis
Faithful, Following Firstfruits
I Never Knew You
Satan's Lies About the Law
Assurance That We Know Him!
Self-Government (Part 2)
Sin And Overcoming (Part 1): If Anyone Sins!
The Essence of Self-Control
The Christian Medal of Honor
Gray Areas in Human Reasoning
Knowing Christ (Part 1)
The Christian Paradox (Part Two)
Jesus and the Feast (Part One): Alignment With God
Firstfruits to God
Jesus in the Feasts (Part One): Unleavened Bread
Jesus in the Feasts (Part Two): Firstfruits
Do We Truly Honor God in Our Actions?
Things Pertaining to the Kingdom!
How Our Joy May Be Full!
No Real Love Without God
Defining Trials
These Things We Know

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