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Hosea 6:3
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
1 John 1:3
we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.​

The nature of God determines the conditions of fellowship with Him. When we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we also have fellowship with one another. 1 John 1:7

The blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin in order to make holy by cleansing with the washing of water by the word. Ephesians 5:26 For how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God! Hebrews 9:14

Therein is the provision to enable fellowship to be maintained and to meet with failure when breached. To deny the need for His provision is to have consciences seared with a hot iron. 1 Timothy 4:2 Therefore do thy best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people. Acts of the Apostles 24:16

Hebrews 10:21-23
and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who has promised is faithful.​

God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5 Perfect truth and goodness, without a trace of evil. The place prepared is within that fellowship,
For God is faithful; by Him you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9
 

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1 John 2:28-3:3
And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before Him at his coming. If you know that He is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who does right has been born of Him.

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. 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. What we do know is this: when He is revealed, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. And all who have this hope in Him purify themselves, just as He is pure.​

To abide in Christ, to be in the light, is a matter of attitude to Christ’s word and commandments, to be the example of Christ’s life in regard to fellow Christians. Sin is lawlessness, therefore incompatible with God. ** Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. Let no one deceive you in that. ** The Son of God was revealed for this very purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

** The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

Practises righteousness: S 4160
a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

‘Prepare the way of the Lord, *make* His paths straight.’ Matthew 3:3-10

Is righteous: S 1342

just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect S 1342 Matthew 5:45, Matthew 10:41 just as Christ is righteous , dikaios: correct, righteous, by impl. innocent.
Romans 2:14-16
 
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1 John 3:18 Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 4 Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.​

]12 We must not be like Cain who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous.

Mutual love is the essential mark of the children of God. Apart from abiding in His love we can have nothing to do with fruit bearing. Whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk just as He walked.

]Hebrews 6:7 Ground that drinks up the rain falling on it repeatedly, and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over.

9 Even though we speak in this way, beloved, we are confident of better things in your case, things that belong to salvation. 10 For God is not unjust; He will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for His sake in serving the saints, as you still do.​
 
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Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Fear of God is the beginning of understanding but knowledge
of God and oneself removes fear of the unknown.
The most difficult stage of life is not when no one understands you,
it's when you don't understand yourself.
With Jesus you are never alone because He is there, in the baptismal fire,
with you, teaching you to worship in spirit and truth.
By His light we are able to see ourselves clearly and progress from glory to glory.
The thorns of worldly concerns demand our attention and attendence upon their works
of honors, business, and possesions.
But by becoming disentangled from the world and refusing to get entangled again
we free ourselves from the wiles of the devil. Not that he can't still bite us,
but the venom has lost the bitterness and we have the strength to go on.
Watch for answered prayer, having done all, we stand, digging in with the sword,
in full armour, we stand at the first mountain. That of victory in Christ.

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