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Greater than our heart

My little Children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth

And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him

Know in Greek is Ginosko which means to know precisely, accuratley, to recognize, to understand

Not informational knowing which is gnosis (to only know information)

Its a heart knowing

in -jesus will tell them i never knew you -ginosko

its a heart knowing

you know this because its either you are moving in the direction of love or the other way of hate

we have to know, paul says in

we have to know, paul says in

and shall assure our hearts before Him

assure means “persuade”

heart as the seat of the feelings, is our inward judge; the conscience, as a witness, acts either as our justifying advocate, or our condemning accuser before God

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things

there are times that we do things and mess up and our heart becomes our condemning accuser

example: your heart judging you

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible Chapter 3

If our heart judges us unfavorably, we may be sure that He, knowing more than our heart knows, judges us more unfavorably still

example: peter loves Jesus but denies him, imagine his heart, condeming him. He looks to Jesus and not his heart and says “Lord you know all things, you know that i love you”

New Living Translation Chapter 4

So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. 2 Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. 3 As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. 4 My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide.

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God

The Interpretation of the Epistles of St. Peter, St. John, and St. Jude The New Birth and Our Relation to the Brethren, 10b–24

So now, when we are sure of God’s verdict despite our faults, “boldness have we πρός, face to face with God

And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight

here we have 2 conditions for answered prayer

obey His commandments and do things that are pleasing

but what if you hate someone

The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Seven: Love or Death (1 John 3:11–24)

An evangelist had preached on the Christian home. After the meeting a father approached him.

“I’ve been praying for a wayward son for years,” said the father, “and God has not answered my prayers.”

The evangelist read Psalm 66:18—“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.”

“Be honest with yourself and the Lord,” he said. “Is there anything between you and another Christian that needs to be settled?”

The father hesitated, then said, “Yes, I’m afraid there is. I’ve harbored resentment in my heart against another man in this church.”

“Then go make it right,” counseled the evangelist, and he prayed with the man. Before the campaign was over, the father saw his wayward son come back to the Lord.

And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment

Here is what the apostle John meant: Is your conscience convicted by your sin? When you look within does it only remind you all the more that you have failed to measure up to the glory and majesty and perfection of God’s absolutely perfect will? Does your own heart turn against you to mock and revile you? When your heart condemns you, then, know that there is One who is greater than your heart. He speaks a better word, a greater word than your heart can or will ever speak.