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We have come to know and to believe in the love that… 1 John 4:16

We have come to know
and to believe in
the love that God has for us.
God is love,
and whoever abides in love
abides in God,
and God in him.
1 John 4:16 trust love God
Although it was our afflictions that he bore,
our sufferings that he endured,
we thought of him as stricken,
as struck down by God and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:4 suffering Jesus sickness

But the Almighty we cannot find;
he is unequaled in power and judgment,
and in his righteousness he will not violate justice.
Job 37:23 God righteousness strength
Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ.
Ephesians 4:15 love truth Jesus
So we must not fall asleep as the others do, but we must stay alert and sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:6 safety self-control end times
He was despised and shunned by others,
a man of sorrows who was no stranger to suffering.
We loathed him and regarded him as of no account,
as one from whom men avert their gaze.
Isaiah 53:3 suffering Jesus sickness
And now, dear children,
abide in him,
so that when he appears
we may have confidence
and not be put to shame by him
at his coming.
1 John 2:28 trust second coming end times
And the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us.
And we saw his glory,
the glory as of the Father’s only Son,
full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 truth Jesus Word of God
Jesus answered him,
“Whoever loves me will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him
and make our abode with him.”
John 14:23 love obedience Father
Prepare in advance what you want to say,
and return to the Lord.
Say to him, “Take away all guilt
and give us what is good,
so that we may present as offerings
the bullocks from our stalls.”
Hosea 14:3 conversion forgiveness
Brethren, we must always give thanks to God for you, and it is only right that we do so. For your faith grows ever more, and the love that all of you have for one another continues to increase.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 faith love gratitude
How great you are, Lord God! There is no one like you, and there is no God except you alone, as everything that we have heard confirms.
2 Samuel 7:22 God worship
He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live in righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
1 Peter 2:24 sin righteousness healing
Now in regard to the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, we know that idols are nothing in the world and that there is only one God.
1 Corinthians 8:4 idols food
But he was pierced for our offenses
and crushed for our iniquity;
the punishment that made us whole fell upon him,
and by his bruises we have been healed.
Isaiah 53:5 sin Jesus healing
Faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the conviction about things that cannot be seen.
Hebrews 11:1 faith truth hope
Everyone who seeks a prize submits himself to rigorous self-discipline in every respect. They do so to win a perishable crown, while we seek an imperishable one.
1 Corinthians 9:25 self-control reward eternal life
The Lord commanded us to observe all of these statutes and to fear the Lord, our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, even as we are today.
Deuteronomy 6:24 obedience blessing law
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercy and the God of all consolation. He consoles us in all our afflictions and thereby enables us to console others in their tribulations, offering them the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 suffering worship encouragement
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that by perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we may continue to have hope.
Romans 15:4 Word of God encouragement hope
He has rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:13-14 salvation devil Jesus
After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men traveled from the east and arrived in Jerusalem, inquiring, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw the rising of his star, and we have come to pay him homage.”
Matthew 2:1-2 christmas worship
But God is rich in his mercy, and because he had such great love for us, he brought us to life with Christ when we were already dead through sin—it is by grace that you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:4-5 mercy love Jesus
To you, O God of my fathers,
I offer thanks and praise
because you have given me wisdom and power.
Now you have made known to me
what we asked of you;
you have revealed to us the king’s dream.
Daniel 2:23 worship wisdom prayer
All those who keep his commandments abide in him,
and he abides in them.
And the proof that he abides in us
is the Spirit that he has given us.
1 John 3:24 law God Spirit