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1John 3:14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn't love his brother remains in death.

Is God the God of the living or dead? What is John point here because Christian's are often violent as history has shown? Many have thought I love my brothers and I prove it by disciplining them. Still others have thought, making them keep the commandments prove I love them!

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

First, John speaks specially to a small group of people, who are born again as God's new creation, born from what into what is the real question? The entire life and process of a new creation stems from one thing and what is that? An indestructible life, not a destructible life, so is God the God of the living or dead?

1 John 5:20 We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Matthew 22:32 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?'{Exodus 3:6} God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

These brothers and sisters were where as the new creation? They were in Christ Jesus the indestructible life who is their new creation all stemming from one life. Christ is in who imagine God's, and what is God, love! Now we have the context of John's words in this part of his letter, if they were in Christ, then they are in God, being Christ is the perfect image of God who is love. They had past out of death, their old life, they had been put to death in that old life and made new in Christ life, an indestructible life.

Hebrews 7:16 who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

Heb.1:1 God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
1:2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
1:3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.

In that condition they were walking in love, light, and Christ, so they loved their brothers and sisters. False religion has it one hundred and eight degrees backwards as some of those at John's time was trying to bring into the body of Christ false teaching of yeast. They like false religion today make it about one thing, the flesh, what the flesh can do to please God. Nothing at all! Not one thing, the flesh, the old life which is of this world, and not the new heavens cannot please God, its that simple. God is not part of this world, but he did create the new heavens once he made Christ into an indestructible life as the new heavens where by Christ righteousness all become righteous.

Revelation 21:5 He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words of God are faithful and true."

2 Peter 3:13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

Hebrews 10:20 by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator.

Ephesians 4:24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

If we thinking it our glowing love or righteousness John is speaking to here we are in the flesh. John taught truth, not the lie, the truth is not about works of law, that is, self-righteousness, something we do in our flesh to make ourselves appear righteous to men and woman on earth, by acting like we are love, instead of being in love, God, and knowing God because his Spirit teaches us, translates us into love by being in the life of Christ, the new creation, and the new heavens.

John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

1 Peter 2:24 who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

In Christ is no flesh, which can't please God anyway, in Christ is eternal life we have by being in him. We are not walking in love by punishing the flesh in some false religion, or by being tough on flesh, we are in Christ by God's love, which is a undeserved kindness, we love the brothers if we stay in Christ, because they are part of us, as we are part of the body of Christ, where all are made righteous by Christ righteousness.

John.15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.
15:2 Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 15:3 You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 15:4 Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

Romans 8:8 Those who are in the flesh can't please God.

1Cor.3:21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, 3:22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,
3:23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

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