I John 3:14,15

I John 3:14,15 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. We already talked about the Jesus test. Do you remember what the Jesus test is? If you love Jesus, you have everlasting life. If you don’t love Jesus, you don’t have everlasting life. In our verses for today, we have a second test for salvation: the brother test. Our verses say that we know that we are saved if we love other Christians. In Matthew 22, a lawyer was trying to trip up Jesus and catch Him in a mistake. He asked Jesus what was the greatest commandment. The lawyer wrongly thought that whichever commandment Jesus said was the most important one, there were nine others that Jesus would have left out. But Jesus had this lawyer figured out. Jesus said the greatest commandment was to Love God and the second one was to love your neighbor as yourself. Actually all ten of the commandments could be summed up in those two. Love God and love each other. And here in I John we have the two tests Of a Christian. Can you remember the two tests? Do you love Jesus, and do you love your Christian brother. If you can pass these two tests, you are a born-again Christian and on your way to heaven.