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1 John 3:5
1 John 3:5
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1 John 3:1 to 1 John 5:12
3. SECOND MAIN DIVISION. God is Love.
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(1) The evidence of sonship. Righteousness.
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The Divine birth is the outcome of the Divine love.
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