Testing the Spirits

1Dearely beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits whether they are of God: for many false prophets are gone out into this worlde. 2Hereby shall ye know the Spirit of God, Euery spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God. 3And euery spirit that confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God: but this is the spirit of Antichrist, of whome ye haue heard, how that he should come, and nowe already he is in this world. 4Litle children, ye are of God, and haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in this world. 5They are of this worlde, therefore speake they of this world, and this world heareth them. 6We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.

Love Comes from God

7Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, & euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God. 8Hee that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue. 9Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him. 10Herein is that loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes. 11Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another. 12No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs. 13Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, & he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit. 14And we haue seene, & doe testifie, that the Father sent that Sonne to be ye Sauiour of the world.

15Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sone of God, in him dwelleth God, & he in God. 16And we haue knowen, & beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, & God in him. 17Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world. 18There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue. 19We loue him, because he loued vs first. 20If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene? 21And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.