“For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.”
Right after being directed to walk in love, obeying God’s commandments, we are given a reason to walk in love. The motivation for living a life filled with faithful, obedient love is that their are deceivers in the world. The deceivers do not know Christ, and they deny important truths about Him. How is the danger presented by a deceiver a motivation to love believers? Perhaps the healthy relationships guard against unhealthy ones. When we love and are loved by those who walk in the truth, we are not tempted to seek love where we should not.
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