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My brethren, I don't prescribe you any new commandment, but the antient precept which you had from the beginning: and that is no other than the word which was originally delivered.

Verse ConceptsBeginningBeginning Of SalvationOld ThingsChrist's Ordersa new beginningcommandments

On the other hand, I am writing to you a new commandment that is truly in him and in you. For the darkness is fading away, and the true light is already shining.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, Deliverance FromLight, SpiritualMorningScripture, Purpose OfTheologySpiritual DawnThe Light Of ChristComing Out Of DarknessChrist's OrdersGod's Word Is True

not [hate each other] the way Cain did, who belonged to the evil one [i.e., Satan], when he murdered his brother [Abel]. And why did he murder him? It was because his [own] actions were evil and his brother's were righteous [See Heb. 11:4].

Verse ConceptsLearning From The PastAbel and Cainevil, origins ofMaliceMurderPast, ThePersecution, Forms OfMartyrdom, Reasons ForWhy People Did ThingsKilling Named IndividualsSiblingsThe DevilDeath Of Loved OneBrothers LovewickednessdeedsSatanic HatredDemonic Influence

But, if our hearts condemn us [for not demonstrating God's love for others], surely God, who is greater than our hearts [will also condemn us], because He knows all things.

Verse ConceptsVisionGod, Omniscience OfGod And The HeartGuiltEmotionscondemnationconsciencereassurance

and we can be assured of receiving from God whatever we ask Him for, because we are obeying His commands [i.e., especially the one about loving others] and are practicing what is pleasing to Him.

Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsdiscipleship, nature ofPrayer, God's Promises ConcerningFruits Of RighteousnessAnswered PromisesObeying JesusGod Hears My Prayer

And we have known [with certainty] and have believed [with assurance] that God has truly loved us. God's [very nature] is love and the person who [continually] loves [Him and others] lives in [fellowship with] God [continually], and God [continually] lives in that person's heart.

Verse ConceptsGod, Love OfLove, Nature OfReliabilityAgape LoveNature Of GodUs In GodKnowing God's CharacterMental HealthGod's Love For UsLove And StrengthTrue LoveLoving EveryoneLove As A Fruit Of The SpiritGods LoveFathers LoveBeing LovedLiving For GodKnowing GodStrength And Loveloversloving

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