Worldly Ways
1 John 4:5: They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
He is Greater
1 John 4:4: You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
The Spirit of the Antichrist
1 John 4:3: And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
Know the Spirit of God
1 John 4:2: By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God.
Test the Spirits
1 John 4:1: Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
His Abiding Spirit
1 John 3:24: Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
Belief and Obedience
1 John 3:23: And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
His Response to Your Request
1 John 3:22: And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
Confidence in Him
1 John 3:21: Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
Greater than Your Heart
1 John 3:20: For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.