| New Church gen. confer - 1852 - 494 pages
...the apostle John has not left us in doubt as to the true nature of love to God, when he says, — " Whoso keepeth his Word, in him, verily, is the love of God perfected." " Hereby perceive we what is love — because Jesus laid down his life for us ; and so we [in manifestation... | |
| 1814 - 570 pages
...saith I know him. and keepeth not his eommandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. ."> But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfeeted; hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also... | |
| Charles Buck - 1815 - 546 pages
...word and ordinances of God. " Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever 1 command you," John xv. 14. " Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love...perfected : hereby know •we that we are in him. He that saitli he abideth in him, ought himself also to walk even as he walked," 1 John. ii. 4, 5 5.... | |
| Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 616 pages
...as is manifest: and may also appear further by comparing a place in St. John's first epistle: ",But whoso keepeth his word, in him, verily, is the love...God perfected. Hereby know we, that we are in him," 1 John ii. 5. Our Lord having spoken of himself as the living bread that came down from heaven, says,... | |
| Nathan Bangs - 1815 - 336 pages
...perfect and complete in the will of God, Col. iv. 12. Perfect love casteth out fear, John iv. 18. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected, ii. 5. Let us goon to perfection, £c. Heb. vi. 1. These are sufficient, (and many more might be added*)... | |
| Noah Worcester, Henry Ware - 1815 - 40 pages
...sins of the whole woild. And herebj we do know that we know him, if we keep his eommandments." "But whoso KEEPETH HIS WORD, in HIM verily is the love of God perfeeted: hereby KVO\V we, that we an .in him — Hethatsaith he is in the light, and hateth his brother,... | |
| Ezra Stiles Ely - 1816 - 240 pages
...commandment, That we should believe on the uame of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another." " But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love...God perfected : hereby know we that we are in him." 1 John ii. 5. andTii. 23. To leave us without any excuse for not, being assured of our state, the apostle... | |
| Joshua Huntington - 1817 - 194 pages
...abideth in him." Again, " He that saith I know him, and keepeth not his commandment, is a liar : but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love...God perfected : hereby know we that we are in him." " If any man be in Christ" says Paul, he is a new creature, old things have passed away, Behold all... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 616 pages
...privileges. 1 John ii. 3, &c. •- Hereby do we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments; 'Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love...God perfected. Hereby know we that we are in him." Chap, iii. 3. " Every one that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as he is pure." Chap.... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 538 pages
...HEREBY av do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. And ver. 5. Whoso keepeth his word, iv HIM VERILY is the love of God perfected : HEREBY know we that we are in him. And chap. iii. 18. 19. Let us love in deed, and in truth : HEREBY we know that we are of the truth.... | |
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