1 John 3:16-24 - Love In Action
16 We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world's means of supporting life and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him?
18 Dear children, let us stop loving with words or lips alone, but let us love with actions and in truth. 19 In this way we shall know by experience that we are on the side of the truth, and satisfy our consciences in God's sight, 20 because if our consciences do condemn us, God is greater than our consciences, and He knows everything.
21 Dearly beloved, if our consciences do not condemn us, we come with perfect confidence to God, 22 and we obtain from Him whatever we ask for, because we practice obedience to His commands and do what pleases Him. 23 His command is this, that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and practice loving one another, just as He commanded us to do. 24 Whoever practices obedience to His commands remains in union with Him and He in union with him; and in this way we know that He remains in union with us, by the Spirit that He has given us.