Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.
1 John 3:13-14 (NASB)
Practice righteousness
Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:7-8 (NASB)
God is greater
“For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”
1 John 3:20 (KJV)
“And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”
Love in deed
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”