How do we know that we love God’s children? We know because we love God and we obey his commands.
But when we obey God’s teaching, his love is truly working in us. This is how we know that we are living in him.
God gave us this command: If we love God, we must also love each other as brothers and sisters.
This is my command: Love each other.
If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we know him.
We know that we have left death and have come into life. We know this because we love each other as brothers and sisters. Anyone who does not love is still in death.