We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

We know that we have passed out of death into live, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.

We know that we have passed over out of death into Life by the fact that we love the brethren (our fellow Christians). He who does not love abides (remains, is held and kept continually) in [spiritual] death.

As for us, we know absolutely that we have passed over permanently out of the death into the life, because we are habitually loving the brethren with a divine self-sacrificial love. The one who is not habitually loving in this manner is abiding in the sphere of the death.

We know that we have crossed the frontier from death to life because we do love our brothers. The man without love for his brother is still living in death.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. Whoever does not continue to love continues still in death.

1. 2. The Consciousness of the Body of Christ; The Body of Christ: A Reality - Watchman Nee
2. The Importance of Christ - Neil Girrard
3. The Narrow Road; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
4. One Hundred and Seven Theses - Steve Camp

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