1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
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Study Note
'Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God' — the positive counterpart to verses 19–20's 'if our heart condemns us,' this verse grounds prayer-confidence not in perfect sinlessness but in a non-condemning conscience — the experience of genuine love-in-action (verse 18: 'in deed and in truth') rather than verbal religion. The 'confidence' (parrēsia) before God echoes the Reformation concern for assurance: genuine love demonstrated in practice provides a ground for boldness in prayer that is neither self-righteousness nor mere feeling. The following promise — 'whatsoever we ask, we receive' (verse 22) — parallels John 15:7's abiding-condition for effective prayer, grounding petition in relational alignment rather than arbitrary divine arbitrariness.
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Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
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