1 John 4:2-3,9-10

Illustration of 1 John 4:9-10 -- God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love — not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

Illustration of 1 John 4:2-3 MESSAGE -- Here's how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ — the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person — comes from God and belongs to God. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!

Illustration of 1 John 4:1-3 MESSAGE -- My dear friends, don't believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world. Here's how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ — the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person — comes from God and belongs to God. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!

Image of 1 John 4:10 - In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and gave His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Inspirational illustration of 1 John 4:9 -- This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Illustration of 1 John 4:9 -- This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Illustration of 1 John 4:9 -- This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Illustration of 1 John 4:10 -- This is love: not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Illustration of 1 John 4:10 -- This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Illustration of 1 John 4:10 -- This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 12:3 NASU & 1 John 4:3 GWT -- No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit. But every person who doesn't declare that Jesus Christ has come as a human has a spirit that isn't from God.