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Confess ~ homologeō – to say the same thing

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1 Cor. 12:3 ~ Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

Matt. 8:29 ~ And suddenly they cried out, saying, "What have we to do with You, Jesus, You ? Have You come here to torment us before the time?"

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Mark 1:24 ~ "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God!"

Son of God

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MSV ~ This is how you can tell whether a belief is from God or not: Does it claim that Jesus is God incarnate? And any belief that Jesus is not God incarnate is not of God … in fact, it's of the Antichrist.

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Will the real Jesus please stand up?

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• LDS ~ spirit brother of Lucifer• Watchtower ~ an angel

• New Age ~ found the Christ-consciousness

• Jesus Seminar ~ searching for the real Jesus

• Word of Faith ~ lost His deity

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Error ~ literally deception – or as the NIV, falsehood

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Love ~ agapaō – 18x in chapter 4

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Chapter 1, koinonia (fellowship)Chapter 2, oida and ginōskō (know)

Storgos ~ family love

Phileō ~ reciprocal love

Chapter 3, menō (remain)

Eros ~ sensual love

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Blaise Pascal ~ "Human things must be known to be loved; divine things must be loved to be known."

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1 Pet. 4:8-10 ~ 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins." 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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