25/08/2026
1 John 5
INTERTWINED
1 John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
In reading the epistle of John, you are amazed at his emphasis on loving God’s children.
In some places, we are told that the proof that we love God is if we love others especially our brethren. 1Jn 4:12 “No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”
If we just stay with this verse and others like it, it will seem that the proof that we love God is loving others.
Then in our text today, he shows us another view of the situation. He says that we know that we love the CHILDREN OF GOD, when we love God and keep his commandments. Here it is clear that the proof that we love God’s children is when we love God and keep His commandments.
We must know that the two concepts are intertwined. One is clearly our love for others as proof that we love God. The other is our love for God as proof that we love others.
The thing is that our love for others must flow from our love for God.
There are things we must do as proof of our love for God. Our text talks about keeping His commandments. For instance, if you have to give your tithe to the Lord, you cannot give that to your spouse or your children. In this situation, that is proof to them that you love God. And that is proof to God that you love Him. When we love God, we keep His commandments, and that is proof that we love Him and it is also proof that we love our Brethren. This is because the same God whose commandments we obey, told us to love our Brethren.
The proof that we love God is that we love our Brethren, and the proof that we love our brethren is that we love God and keep His commandments. Alleluia!
To the very ends of the earth,
God bless you richly with great grace and many blessings.
-REVEREND WALTER TIMOTHY-THE SUPER CHURCH-