Obey His Commands

1 John 2:3-4 - We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

John 14:15 - "If you love me, you will obey what I command.

1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Titus 1:16 - They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

1 John 3:6 - No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.

1 John 4:8 - Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Conclusions:

• Love, like faith, cannot be separated from obedience
• Faithful and just is a single concept
• Faithful and just indicates that God’s response toward those who confess their sins will be in accordance with His nature and His gracious commitment to His people
• God is faithful to His promise to forgive
• God will provide the forgiveness that restores the communion with Him that had been interrupted by sin
• The false teachers stood condemned by the test of personal conduct
• Right knowledge is extremely important, because it leads to godliness
• Paul maintained a remarkable balance between doctrine and practice
• John is not asserting sinless perfection, but explaining that the believer’s life is characterized not by sin but by doing what is right
• Only those who are to some degree like Him truly know Him
• In His essential nature and in all His actions, God is loving
• John similarly affirms that God is spirit and light, as well as holy, powerful, faithful, true and just

Application:

• Do you love Jesus?
• Have you confessed your sins?
• Do you claim to know God? Do your actions deny Him?
• Is your life characterized by doing what is right?
• Are you to some degree like Him?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible