Bible: 1 John 3:17-18; 4:7-8

3:17 But whoever has the world’s possessions 1  and sees his fellow Christian 2  in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God 3  reside 4  in such a person? 5 

3:18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth. 6 

4:7 Is it not true 1  that if you do what is right, you will be fine? 2  But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching 3  at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.” 4 

4:8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” 5  While they were in the field, Cain attacked 6  his brother 7  Abel and killed him.

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