I love how confidence towards God is described as simply believe the truth about God's heart towards ours. Even in the places in our hearts where we are discouraged and self-condemning we can know that God doesn't condemn us!!! There is no criticism for us, but only the "law of Love."
The prior verses in this chapter are talking about how love is to is not just to be "in word or in tongue," but "in deed and in truth." Gotta love the fact that God Himself displays loving people in deed and truth and not just words.
I'd say most people would agree that love is a verb, not only a verbal expression. Most would say that love is a demonstration of a strong conviction inside, whether it be a feeling coupled with a commitment to someone, compassion towards those who are in need, endearment for a person, etc LOVE is an action!
If we go some more verses back in chapter 4 John is telling people in the churches, "But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?" Love is totally more than just a confession from the lips, but a has an action to it!
God loves us, and doesn't condemn us!!! We can be confident that He is not a critic towards us.
1 comment:
John Chapter 3? (As opposed to 4?)
Anyways...
Thanks for the encouragement.
:-)
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