I John - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1046

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I. ]OHN. x6 18 20 2: 22 2--14 3--15 Wicked One. I have written to you, youths, because you know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, be- cause you have recognised Him from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong; and the message of God rests in you, and you have conquered the Wicked One. Cherish neither the world, nor yet what is in the world. If any one cherishes the world, the affection of the Father is not in him ; because all that is in the world--the lust of the Hesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of iife~—are not from the Father, but they are from the world. The world passes away, and its lusts; but he who works out the purpose of God continues for ever. Youths, it is the last period; and,

as you have learned that Antichrist would come-and already many anti- christs have come—~we consequently know that it is the last period. They went out from among us, but they did not belong to us; because if they had belonged to us, they would have re- mained with us. They left, however, in order that it might be evident that they were not connected with us. But you hold a sacred appointment from the Holy One. You know all. I have not written to you because you are ignorant of the truth; but because you do know it, and because nothing false can proceed from the truth. Who is the liar, if not the one who denies that jesus is the Messiah P He is the antagonist of Christ who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son, never has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son, possesses the Father also. You, continue in what you learned from the beginning. If what you learned from the first remains with you, you will continue in union with the Son, and in union with the Father. And this is the promise which He promised to us, the Life Eternal. I have written this to you on ac-

count of those who would mislead

27 you. And as for you, the sacred appointment which you received from Him, retain it with you; and then you will require no other teacher; but this, His consecration, will teach you about everything; and it is truth- ful, and not false: and as He has taught you, hold on to Him. 28 And now, little children, abide in Him; so that at His appearance we may enjoy perfect freedom, and notfeel ashamed about Him in His presence. lf you know that He is righteous, you will also recognise that every one who acts righteously is born of Him. just think what a wealth of love the

Father has lavished upon us, in order that we might be called children of God: and 'such we arel For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Friends, we are now children of God ; and it is not yet revealed what we shall be- come. But we do know that when He is manifested, we shall be like Him; because we shall see Him as He actually is. And every one who has this _lq0pe in Him will purify him- se1t,as He is pure, Every one who 4 commits sin acts lawlessly, for sin is broken law. You know also that He 5 was manifested to remove sins; and He is sinless. All who continue 6 with Him will not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Dear children, let none deceive you.

Whoever practises righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. Whoever practises sin is from the Devil; for the Devil sinned from the first. This was the purpose for which

the Son of God was manifested, namely, that He might destroy the works of the Devil. Every one born from God does not practise sin; be- cause His principle of life continues in him: and he does notvaluesinning, because he has been born from God. By means of this the children of God are manifest, as well as the children of the Devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not from God; nor yet is he who does not love his brother. Because this is the doctrine which you learned from the first, that we should love one another; not being impelled by the Wicked One, as Cain was, who murdered his brother. And on ac- count of what did he murder him? Because his own practices were wicked, and those of his brother righteous. Do not, brothers, be surprised if the

world hates you. We know that we are transplanted out of death into life, when we love the brotherhood. Whoever does not love remains in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer ever has eternal life existing 1046 IO II I2

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