1 John 2:5

God's Word

But whoever obeys what Christ says is the kind of person in whom God’s love is perfected. That’s how we know we are in Christ.

Cross References

Psalm 105:45

so that they would obey his laws and follow his teachings. Hallelujah!

Psalm 106:3

Blessed are those who defend justice and do what is right at all times.

Psalm 119:146

I have called out. Save me, so that I can obey your written instructions.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who obey his written instructions. They wholeheartedly search for him.

Psalm 119:4

You have commanded that your guiding principles be carefully followed.

Proverbs 28:7

Whoever follows ⌞God’s⌟ teachings is a wise son. Whoever associates with gluttons disgraces his father.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now, sons, listen to me. Blessed are those who follow my ways.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

Whoever obeys his commands will avoid trouble. The mind of a wise person will know the right time and the right way ⌞to act⌟.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my Spirit in you. I will enable you to live by my laws, and you will obey my rules.

Luke 11:28

Jesus replied, “Rather, how blessed are those who hear and obey God’s word.”

John 14:21

Whoever knows and obeys my commandments is the person who loves me. Those who love me will have my Father’s love, and I, too, will love them and show myself to them.”

John 14:23

Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will go to them and make our home with them.

John 15:5

“I am the vine. You are the branches. Those who live in me while I live in them will produce a lot of fruit. But you can’t produce anything without me.

John 6:56

Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them.

Romans 8:1

So those who are believers in Christ Jesus can no longer be condemned.

1 Corinthians 1:30

You are partners with Christ Jesus because of God. Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our approval, our holiness, and our ransom from sin.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.

2 Corinthians 5:21

God had Christ, who was sinless, take our sin so that we might receive God’s approval through him.

James 2:22

You see that Abraham’s faith and what he did worked together. His faith was shown to be genuine by what he did.

1 John 3:24

Those who obey Christ’s commandments live in God, and God lives in them. We know that he lives in us because he has given us the Spirit.

1 John 4:17

God’s love has reached its goal in us. So we look ahead with confidence to the day of judgment. While we are in this world, we are exactly like him ⌞with regard to love⌟.

1 John 4:18

No fear exists where his love is. Rather, perfect love gets rid of fear, because fear involves punishment. The person who lives in fear doesn’t have perfect love.

1 John 5:2

We know that we love God’s children when we love God by obeying his commandments.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we know the real God. We are in the one who is real, his Son Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is the real God and eternal life.

2 John 1:6

Love means that we live by doing what he commands. We were commanded to live in love, and you have heard this from the beginning.

Revelation 12:17

The serpent became angry with the woman. So it went away to fight with her other children, the ones who keep God’s commands and hold on to the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 14:12

In this situation God’s holy people, who obey his commands and keep their faith in Jesus, need endurance.