1 John 3:22
3:22 and
whatever we ask we receive from him, because
we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.
John 14:21-23
14:21 The person who has my commandments and obeys
them is the one who loves me.
The one
who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal
myself to him.”
14:22 “Lord,” Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”
14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
John 15:7-10
15:7 If you remain
in me and my words remain
in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
15:8 My Father is honored
by this, that
you bear
much fruit and show that you are
my disciples.
15:9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love.
15:10 If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.