One who does good is
of God:
3 John 11
11
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good
is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
Little children like to imitate
their fathers or mothers. Those not born of God imitate their father the devil.
We are born of God, so we should be imitating our Father by doing what is good.
You can tell who is of God. They are consistently doing good. If someone is
consistently doing evil, that person most likely is not born of God. We are not
to judge one another, but as someone once said, “We are to be fruit
inspectors.” If someone is not bringing forth good fruits, it’s unlikely that
person is a Christian. We should be very careful in our association with that
person. That doesn’t mean to avoid them, but don’t let your guard down. Those
that profess to be Christians but don’t live the lifestyle of a Christian can
most easily bring down a true Christian. They can bring temptation that is hard
for believers that are not well grounded to resist. Christians aren’t tempted
to do “really bad things” like robbing banks, but they could be tempted to take
a little something that belongs to the company they work for especially when
“everyone is doing it”.
If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what
He would say:
"My
children, when you are of Me, then you will behave like Me. I am good, and
those that are Mine are also good. There is no one who is of Me that is not
good. You will know those that are Mine by the way they act. If they act like
Me, then they are Mine. If they act like their father the devil, then they are
not Mine.”
28. I am born of God.
Therefore I will imitate what is good. I will do what I see my Father doing.
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