Praying from 1 John 2:11 relating to Hate, Darkness, Blindness.
Command: Love your brother. The verse implies that hating one’s brother leads to darkness and confusion, while loving one’s brother leads to clarity and di…
Praying from 1 John 2:10 relating to Love, Light, Brotherhood
Command. The verse commands the reader to love their brother in order to remain in the light and avoid stumbling.
Praying from 1 John 2:9 relating to Love, Light, Brotherhood.
Command. The verse commands the reader to love their brother and not hate them, otherwise they are in darkness.
Praying from 1 John 2:8 relating to Light, Darkness, Commandment
Commandment. The command is to love one another, as the darkness is passing away and the true light already shines.
Praying from 1 John 2:7 relating to Love, Commandment, Beginning.
Command. The command is to follow the old commandment which was heard from the beginning.
Praying from 1 John 2:6 relating to imitation, obedience, holiness
Command. The reader is commanded to walk just like Jesus walked.
Praying from 1 John 2:5 relating to Love, Obedience, Assurance.
Promise. The verse is stating that if someone keeps God’s word, then they can be assured that they are in Him and that God’s love has been perfected in the…
Praying from 1 John 2:4 relating to Obedience, Truth, Deception.
Command. The verse commands the reader to keep God’s commandments if they claim to know Him, otherwise they are a liar and do not have the truth in them.
Praying from 1 John 2:3 relating to Obedience, Assurance, Love.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to keep God’s commandments as a way to know Him.
Praying from 1 John 2:2 relating to Atonement, Salvation, Redemption.
Promise. The verse promises that Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for our sins and for the whole world.
Praying from 1 John 2:1 relating to Salvation, Forgiveness, Counselor
Promise. The verse promises that if anyone sins, they have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
Praying from 1 John 1:10 relating to Sin, Truth, Faith.
Command. The verse commands the reader to acknowledge their sinfulness and not deny it, otherwise they are making God a liar and rejecting His word.
Praying from 1 John 1:9 relating to Forgiveness, Faithfulness, Cleansing.
Promise. The verse promises that if we confess our sins, God will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Praying from 1 John 1:8 relating to Sin, Deception, Truth.
Command. The verse commands the reader to acknowledge their sinfulness and not deceive themselves.
Praying from 1 John 1:7 relating to Fellowship, Light, Cleansing.
Both.
Command: Walk in the light as He is in the light.
Promise: We will have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus Christ will cleanse us fr…
Praying from 1 John 1:6 relating to Fellowship, Darkness, Truth.
Command. The verse commands the reader to not claim to have fellowship with God while living in darkness.
Praying from 1 John 1:5 relating to God’s nature, Light vs. Darkness
Promise. The verse promises that God is light and there is no darkness in Him.
Praying from 1 John 1:4 relating to Joy, Fellowship, Assurance
Promise. The verse is saying that the writer is sharing something with the reader in order to bring them joy and fulfill the writer’s own joy as well.
Praying from 1 John 1:3 relating to Fellowship, Witnessing, Salvation
Command. The verse commands the reader to have fellowship with the writer and with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ, by declaring what they have seen a…
Praying from 1 John 1:2 relating to Revelation, Testimony, Eternal Life.
Promise. The verse is declaring that the life (eternal life) was revealed to the writer and they are testifying and declaring it to the reader.