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By this we know that we abide, In Him as He abides in us; And through our prayer we confide, What is in our mind as thus. He has given us His Spirit, For we have seen and testify; Through His Son we will inherit, A Savior we cannot deny. Whoever confesses that Christ, Jesus as the true Son of God; To know why He was sacrificed, He purifies where we are flawed. We have come to know and believe, The love that God has for us all; Love through salvation we receive, That will pick us up when we fall. God is love and whoso abides, The love of God abides in them; While His Holy Spirit guides, That the Father will not condemn. In us this love is perfected, So that we have confidence; On Judgment Day not rejected, With Christ there for our defense. For there is no fear in His love, Since perfect love will cast out fear; Because true love from up above, Will always be kind and sincere. Fear has to do with punishment, Whoso fears love not perfected; Judgment as an admonishment, For the reverence neglected. We love because He loved us first, In return we must then revere; But if we lie, we will be cursed, Because we have not been sincere. If anyone says they love God, But is despising his brother; Then their faith is also a fraud, And the devil is their lover. For one cannot be a liar, And must love God and his brother; God must be the true desire, The triune God and no other. Copyright © 2019 Richard Newton Sherrer Vote for this poem
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