1 JOHN 3:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.”
By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our hearts before him — the knowledge (ginōskō) that believers are of the truth (ek tēs aletheias) comes through genuine love in action. The heart (kardia) gains confidence (peithō) before God through practical obedience.
Church Fathers on 1 John 3:19
If ye remember, brethren, yesterday we closed our sermon at this sentence, 1 John 3:18-20 which without doubt behooved and does behoove to abide in your heart, seeing it was the last ye heard. “My little children, let us not love only in word and in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” Then he goes on: “And herein we know that we are of the truth, and assure our hearts before Him.” “For if our heart think ill of us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.” He had…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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