June 7
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1 JOHN 2
23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life. – 1 John 2:23-25
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1 JOHN 2 LET WHAT YOU HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING ABIDE IN YOU
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God
The Word is the Lord and he already existed in the beginning of time
God the Father created the world from its foundation
The Son and the Spirit were with him when he began creation.
The Lord made everything exist by his own breath
He uttered the words “Let there be…” and it was made
The world was created for the pleasure of God and the Son
Each creation was made through him, with him, in him and for him.
God the Father wants to reconcile the world to himself after the fall
This is why he gave his only begotten Son so we might be rescued
He brought us the Son, who already existed before time
He did this so that we might see his glory even if we haven’t actually seen him.
The Father gave his Son who is the Word, that he may be present among us
He made manifest himself in Jesus when he took the form of a human
Therefore, whoever have heard and believed that Jesus is the Son of God
The Father will also abide in that person who accepted his begotten Son.
Let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you
Confess that Jesus is Lord and that he came in the flesh to save
If you believe in Jesus Christ, you also believe in the Father
If you do, you’ll be granted the crown of life and live with him forever.
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REFLECTION
• What do you think John was referring to in the phare “what you have heard from the beginning”? Why are we supposed to abide in what we have heard?