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1 John 3:16 (MSG)

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16 This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 16) Cross / Communion - What love is - Jesus laying down his life
(v. 16) Self-Denial / Sacrifice - We ought to lay down our lives for our brothers
(v. 16) Love - Love others - We ought to lay down our lives for our brothers

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 16) Purpose Driven Life - A Place to Belong (2008-06-10)
(v. 16) Promises of God - What Are We to Give? (2009-04-09)
(v. 16) Followup - Relationships in the Body (2011-01-28)
(v. 16) Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part II) (2011-07-07)
(v. 16) Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part VIII) (2011-07-13)
(v. 16) Mind of Christ - About Self (part V) (2011-07-19)