First Letter of John

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Chapter 1; Verses 1 to 4

The Word of Life

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

Rawcliffe Park & Ride

 

"We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and have touched with our hands,..."

Chapter 1; Verses 5 to 10

God is Light

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

York Foot Golf

 

"If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not within us."

Chapter 2; Verses 1 to 6

Christ our Advocate

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

Garden Center

 

"..., we have an advocate with the father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world."

Chapter 2; Verses 18 to 28

Warning Against Antichrists

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

The Dawney Arms - Shipton

 

"Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son."

Chapter 3; Verses 29 to 10

Children of God

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

Shipton Church

 

"The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed."

Chapter 3; Verses 11 to 24

Love One Another

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

Harpers Fish & Chips

 

"For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain who was from the evil one and murdered his brother."

Chapter 4; Verses 1 to 6

Testing the Spirits

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

Tollerton Village - xxx

 

"Beloved, do not believe in every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone into the world."

Chapter 4; Verses 7 to 21

God is Love

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

The Bluebell Pub - Alne Village

 

"God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them."

Chapter 5; Verses 1 to 5

Faith Conquers the World

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

Easingwold Town Center - xxx

 

"And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith."

Chapter 5; Verses 6 to 12

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

Easingwold Public Library

 

"And this is the testimony; God gave us eternal life and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life."

Chapter 4; Verses 7 to 21

God is Love

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

The Bluebell Pub - Alne Village

 

"God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them."

Chapter 5; Verses 13 to 21

Epilogue

"In the beginning when God Created the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."

St John the Baptist Anglican Church

 

"We know that we are God's children, and that the whole lies under the power of the evil one."