Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear

by **Susan** Wed May 20, 2009 7:07 pm

1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

My heart's desire is that we can LOVE ONE ANOTHER, as PERFECT LOVE casteth out fear.

by **Susan** Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:04 am

Perfect love casteth out fear. Sometimes, scripture speaks directly to us. This chapter in 1st John, does! We are to test the spirits, to see if they are from GOD. How important and timely a scripture, today! We have so much information overload, these days. People who claim they are Christians, but act according to the world values, leave me questioning, who are they really. We can know for sure, if someone is a real Christian or not. Worldly people speak of the world, and look for wordly pleasures, instead of looking to GOD and living for HIM. This chapter covers how to tell the difference. If we love CHRIST, we will do the WILL of the FATHER. Our daily lives, are like a light, shining into the darkness. If we tell someone about JESUS, and they reject us for it, it is because CHRIST is not in them. They have blinders on, so to speak. We should seek to tell everyone we meet about a loving SAVIOR, that we know! I used to find this difficult. But as I grew in my faith, I also grew in boldness! Which is scriptural! Verses 16-19 speaks about our boldness, in the LOVE of CHRIST!

1 John 4:16-19 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

Friends, I ask you to search out your Salvation with fear and trembling. It is a gift. We should not take it lightly. If we truly LOVE the LORD, we will walk the walk, and talk the talk. We will not pick and choose which verses we believe. Will seek to understand all the scripture is given to profit us! Loving someone, does not mean we lie to them, or hide the truth. We speak truth with boldness and with love. You can not love someone with a lie. Prefect love will cast out fear. We must understand the times we live in, require us to step out in faith, trusting GOD, and be faithful in delivering HIS TRUTHS to the world.

Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear

Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear

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