obey

1 John 2 

1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. 

But if anyone does sin, 

we have an advocate 

who pleads our case before the Father. 

He is Jesus Christ, 

the one who is truly righteous. 

2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins;

and not only our sins 

but the sins of all the world.

3 And we can be sure that we know him 

if we obey his commandments. 

4 If someone claims, “I know God,” 

but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, 

that person is a liar 

and is not living in the truth. 

5 But those who obey God’s word 

truly show how completely they love him. 

That is how we know we are living in him. 

6 Those who say they live in God 

should live their lives as Jesus did.