John says that those who love are born of God, not those who say they are and those who judge others day and night harshly. the new birth that gives you a heavenly inheritance is signified by the fruit of love in a person’s life. Adherence to doctrine is not enough Nick. You need to be transformed from the old bitter man to the new man made in the image of God and like Christ himself. Love is the evidence, not parroting of doctrine or adherence to rituals.