but if we live and move within the light, as he is within the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from every sin.

he who says he 'remains in him' ought to live as he lived.

No one who disowns the Son can possess the Father: he who confesses the Son possesses the Father as well.

but the unction you received from him remains within you, and you really need no teaching from anyone; simply remain in him, for his unction teaches you about everything and is true and is no lie ??remain in him, as it has taught you to do.

As you know he is just, be sure that everyone who practises righteousness is born of him.

We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.

And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure.

Let no one deceive you, my dear children: he who practises righteousness is just, as He is just;

and we get from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

Now this is what he commands, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he has commanded us to do;

You can recognize the Spirit of God by this: every spirit which confesses Jesus as the Christ incarnate comes from God,

They belong to the world, therefore they speak as inspired by the world, and the world listens to them:

and we have seen, we can testify, that the Father has sent the Son as the Saviour of the world.

Love is complete with us when we have absolute confidence about the day of judgment, since in this world we are living as He lives.

And we get this command from him, that he who loves God is to love his brother as well.

Now the confidence we have in him is this, that he listens to us whenever we ask anything in accordance with his will;

and if we know he listens to whatever we ask, we know we obtain the requests we have made to him.

If anyone notices his brother committing a sin which is not deadly, he will ask and obtain life for him ??for anyone who does not commit a deadly sin. There is such a thing as deadly sin; I do not mean he is to pray for that.