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1 John 4:14–19 “14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us.”

 The Father is in The Son and HE in us. They abide in The Holy Spirit which comes from The Father. The Fruit of The Spirit is Love, etc.... Judgment for us who are in His Presence is dealt with daily. So our respect for God grows in His love - which casts out all fear. This is The Atonement Process....

1 John 4:20–21 “20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”

 We are one with Him in The Body and we can trust Him to deal with our brothers as HE also deals with us - for He loves them as He loves us.... So we love our brothers like we love ourselves.... This is The Atonement Process.

1 John 5:1–3 “1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”

 The New Birth comes from The Spirit, Who God sends into our hearts and we have His Faith which also comes from The Holy Spirit. It all comes from Him, and so also comes His Nature to Keep His Commandments. The religious church has taught us so much about freedom from the law (which is only true if we walk in The Holy Spirit) that we have often considered The Commandments to be unlawful - How foolish. Yet round and round we go as Israel died in the wilderness of sin, we must leave sin and come up to meet with God in His Holy Presence. This is The Atonement Process.

Love Leads to Maturity:

1 John 5:4–6 “4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.”

 The New Born Christian has The Holy Spirit within. This only needs to be allowed to grow and to be nourished by The Word and by The Fellowship we have with The Father, The Son and The Body of Christ. This is The Atonement Process.

1 John 5:8–12 “8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”

 The Three on Earth - 1-The Holy Spirit within us, 2-The Water of The Word - The Physical Body of Christ, And 3-The Blood - The Eternal God Nature in Jesus. HE came to live on this Earth as The God-Man.... We who believe have these Three elements of Godlyness in this Earthly vessel through faith. This is the witness of The Son of God being given for us and living in us - The Three in One nature of God. This is The Atonement Process....