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1. Walks in the light - 1:6

2. Has fellowship with other Christians who walk in the light - 1:7

3. Believes he has a sin nature - 1:8

4. Ocassionally sins - 1:10

5. Continually keeps His commandments - 2:3, 3:24

6. Continually keeps His word - 2:5

7. Walks in the same way Jesus walked - 2:6

8. Does not hate his brother - 2:9

9. Loves his brother - 2:10, 3:10

10. Does not love the world ( cosmos - the world in rebellion against God ) - 2:15

11. Does not love the things in the world - 2:15

12. Does the will of God - 2:17

13. Stays in the Body of Christ - 2:19

14. Has an anointing and as a result understands the truth of the gospel - 2:20-21

15. Believes that Jesus is the Christ (Jewish Messiah of scripture) - 2:22, 5:1

16. Abides in Christ (as a branch in the vine: see John 15) - 2:27-28

17. Continually practices righteousness - 2:29, 3:10

18. Purifies himself just as He is pure - 3:3

19. Does not continually practice sin - 3:6, 5:18

20. Practices righteousness and is righteous, just as He is righteous - 3:7

21. His seed abides in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God - 3:9

22. Loves the brethren - 3:14

23. Loves not only with word and tongue, but in deed and in truth - 3:18-19

24. The abiding presence of the Holy Spirit gives assurance of salvation - 3:24, 4:13

25. Confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh (the eternal Son of God/Messiah) - 4:2

26. Has overcome the false prophets and teachers (and the spirit that animates them) - 4:4

27. Listens to, receives, and believes in the sound teaching from the apostles (the Bible) - 4:6

28. Loves (with agape love) - 4:7,8

29. Confesses that Jesus is the Son of God - 4:15

30. Abides in (agape) love - 4:16

31. Loves (agape) because He first loved him - 4:19

32. Loves the child born of the Father (either Jesus, other Christians, or all men) - 5:1

33. Overcomes the world - 5:4

34. Believes that Jesus is the Son of God - 5:5