1 John 2:3-6

Christians must live in a way that pleases God

3 This is how we can be sure that we know God: If we obey God's commands, we know that we belong to him. 4 Someone might say, ‘I belong to God.’ But if he does not obey God's commands, that person is telling a lie. He is not living in the way that God's true message teaches us. 5 But anyone who obeys God's message shows that he really loves God completely. So this is how we know that we belong to God. 6 If we say that we are living in God's true way, then we must live in the way that Jesus lived.