1 John 2:3: Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
The two occurrences of the word “know” (ginōskō) in this verse are the first of 23 times John used this word in this epistle. For John, Jesus is so closely linked with the Father that a precise distinction between the Persons of the Godhead sometimes seems irrelevant. Fellowship is with both the Father and the Son (1:3) and to know One of Them intimately is to know the Other. But obedience is the condition for such knowledge. It is also the means by which a Christian can be sure that he has really “come to know” his Lord. 1
“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” John 14:21
Loving Him
Our relationship with Christ goes beyond words. You may have said all the right words that expresses a faith in Jesus, but do your words match your attitude and actions? If you had a Christian resume to submit, and under the title: “List Your Experiences of Faith,” what would be three things that you could say about your life of faith in Christ?
Loving Others
The living proof is found in the living out of our faith. – TWEET IT
Changing Me
Lord, thank You for giving me Your commands, and the grace to obey them.
1. Walvoord, John F., & Zuck, R. B., Dallas Theological Seminary. (1985). The Bible Knowledge Commentary.
