human
He that loveth God, let him love his brother also ; at another,
gpt
If he love not his brother whom he hath seen, how _can_ he love God whom he hath not seen ? and again,
human
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and, breaking off abruptly,
gpt
He that doeth righteousness is righteous even as Christ is righteous.
human
He that is born of God doth not sin.
gpt
Every one that is born of Him sinneth not. It almost seems as if the Apostle of Love had been remetamorphosed into the Son of Thunder, and were calling down fire from heaven upon us to devour us. And do not let us say that this is merely St. John's extravagant way of preaching holiness; for it is the language in which the teachers of the time generally held and transmitted the Christian doctrine. Thus Ignatius, writing to the Ephesians, adopts the three tests of faith and love and righteousness:
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No man professing the faith sinneth; nor does he who professeth love, hate; the tree is known by its fruits; so, likewise, those who profess to be Christ's shall be seen from their deeds.
gpt
You shall be built up in the faith which is given to you: before which is love to God and to Christ and to the neighbour; for he who has love is far from all sin.
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Search me, O God; ... and see if there be any lack of faith or love or righteousness in me, and lead me in the way everlasting
gpt
See that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed thee in the Mount.