1 John, Part 12 – The Summary

In this final installment of the 1 John series, we will summarize the answer John gives to the question of how we know we belong to God. Quite simply it is found in 1 John 3:24, “And he that keeps His commandments dwells in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit which He has given us.” As John MacArthur states, “…Good works do…..

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1 John, Part 11b – More of What We Know

Throughout 1 John, we are told in various ways what we need to know for both our assurance of salvation and our firm understanding regarding Jesus Christ, the Son of God. But there are also places in 1 John that cite that “we know” specific information. Last week we explored the first four of the “we know” statements. This week we’ll look at the other four.

Our prayers are the…..

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1 John, Part 11a – “We Know”

Throughout 1 John, we are told in various ways what we need to know for both our assurance of salvation and our firm understanding regarding Jesus Christ, the Son of God. But there are also places in 1 John that cite that “we know” specific information.

The first one is 1 John 2:3, “And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” We’ve met this verse several times…..

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1 John, Part 10 – Assurance

That the apostle John addresses the issue of assurance of salvation based on the outcomes of salvation in 1 John indicates that he recognized a confusion about this among the believers of his time. Basically 1 John gives us three attributes of the Christian life by which we have assurance of our salvation, no matter what our circumstances or feelings: faith based on sound doctrine, obedience to the Word of God, and love for…..

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