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What if you could navigate life's spiritual challenges with unwavering confidence? Explore the First Epistle of John, Chapter 4, with Christie as your guide in this enlightening episode of the In Field Audio Bible. We unravel the profound themes of fear, love, and faith, delving deep into verses 1 through 6 to learn how to discern God's truth amidst the clamor of false prophets. Christie provides insight into the assurance that the spirit within us is more powerful than the world's misleading voices, equipping us to stand firm against deceptive teachings.
As we journey through verses 7 to 21, brace yourself for a heartwarming revelation of God's transformative love. See how love conquers fear, especially on the day of judgment, with Jesus as our advocate. Understand the essence of divine love that unites believers, signifying our bond with God. Christie invites you to embrace a life filled with love, the commandment that binds us as children of God. Settle into your favorite space and let these timeless truths resonate within you, inspiring you to love your brothers and sisters as a testament to your love for God.
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Welcome to the reading of the First Epistle of John, Chapter 4, with In the Field Audio Bible.
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My name is Christie, your host for this episode.
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A true definition of fear resulting in love and faith in in God divides this chapter into two parts.
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The first part is verses 1 through 6, where testing the spirits is necessary, ensuring that the messages heard are true from God.
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Exposing false teachers proves their mischievous teaching methods, misalign their words with those from the word of God.
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The second part is verses 7 through 21, where John shows how God can love his people when he loves through us.
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God's love for us, through his people, removes the fear on the day of judgment, as we know that Jesus will be our advocate, standing beside us.
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Our obedience to love and faith results from knowing that if people love God, they love one another.
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This love is so unique that if his children stray, he will receive repentant believers again.
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Jesus bore God's wrath, so we will not have to proving that we have a forgiving, loving God.
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I hope you have found your favorite place, which could be a quiet room, sitting area near a window or even your favorite coffee shop, and enjoy listening to this reading of the First Epistle of John, Chapter 4.
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The First Epistle of John, Chapter 4.
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Dear friends, do not believe every spirit.
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Test the spirits to see if they belong to God.
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Many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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Here is how you can recognize the Spirit of God.
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Every spirit agreeing that Jesus Christ came in a human body belongs to God.
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But every spirit that doesn't agree with this does not belong to God.
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You have heard that the Spirit of the great enemy of Christ is coming.
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Even now it is already in the world.
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Dear children, you belong to God.
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You have not accepted the teachings of the false prophets.
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That's because the one who is in you is powerful.
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He is more powerful than the one who is in the world.
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False prophets belong to the world, so they speak from the world's point of view and the world listens to them.
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We belong to God, and those who know God listen to us.
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But those who don't belong to God don't listen to us.
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But those who don't belong to God don't listen to us.
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That's how we can tell the difference between the spirit of truth and the spirit of lies.
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Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God.
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Everyone who loves has become a child of God and knows God.
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Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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Here is how God showed His love among us.
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He sent His one and only Son into the world.
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He sent Him so we could receive life through Him.
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Here is what love is.
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It is not that we loved God.
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It is that he loved us and sent His Son to give His life to pay for our sins.
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Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we should also love one another.
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No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, god lives in us.
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His love is made complete in us.
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Here's how we know that we are joined to Him and he to us.
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He has given us His Holy Spirit.
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The Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
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We have seen it and are witnesses to it.
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God lives in anyone who agrees that Jesus is the Son of God.
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This kind of person remains joined to God.
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So we know that God loves us.
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We depend on it.
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God is love.
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Anyone who leads a life of love is joined to God and God is joined to them.
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Suppose love is fulfilled among us, then we can be without fear on the day God judges the world.
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Love is fulfilled among us when, in this world, we are like Jesus.
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There is no fear in love.
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Instead, perfect love drives away fear.
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That's because fear has to do with being punished.
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The one who fears does not have perfect love.
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We love because he loved us first.
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Suppose someone claims to love God but hates a brother or sister, then they are a liar.
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They don't love their brother or sister whom they have seen, so they can't love God whom they haven't seen.
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Here is the command God has given us Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
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