19-20. This is the way we know that we belong to the way of truth. When our hearts make us feel guilty, we can still have peace before God. God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
21. My dear friends, if we do not feel that we are doing wrong, we can be without fear when we come to God.
22. And God gives us the things we ask for. We receive these things because we obey God’s commands, and we do what pleases him.
23. This is what God commands: that we believe in his Son, Jesus Christ, and that we love each other, just as he commanded.
24. The person who obeys God’s commands lives in God. And God lives in him. How do we know that God lives in us? We know because of the Spirit whom God gave us.