Subject: Where are these words coming from? |
Bible Note: You are quite accurate in your perception. In 1 John 3:6, the "Persons" concerned are those abiding in God. "If we are born of the Spirit then we are children of God and we practice righteousness and we love our brother. I believe that is the point that "Got it" has made and that this 1 John passage is about." This is absolutely correct. Continue reading, particularly verse 4:7 through 4:17. You will see that God is Love, and thus, if the Spirit abides in us, the Spirit of Love abides in us. If we love, then we abide in God, and God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us [4:17]. If we abide in God, we are not sinning. Thus, those who love do not sin, but those who do not love are wicked. Just as it was the love of God that brought Christ to us [John 3:16], it is that same love that brings us to him [1John 4:12-13]. |