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(1 John 5:13)
Christian, you may have a full assurance that you are truly
one of God’s elect by believing on Christ and examining the
fruits of your life.
First, I want you to see that assurance comes from more than
just believing on Christ; and secondly, I want you to see what that
more is, what the evidences are of a true and living faith.
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11. And So John Wrote this Letter to Show His Children How They
Might Know that They Have Eternal Life, to Show Them the Signs
of Saving Grace. THESE THINGS I HAVE WRITTEN . . . IN ORDER
THAT YOU MAY W O W THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.”
A. Now Here We Have to Be Careful, For It Is Possible for You
to Believe that You Are a Christian, but for the Wrong
Reasons.
1 . As I’ve already said, carnal presumption, the belief
that you are safe in Christ for the wrong reasons, was
very common in the days of the Puritans, and is today.
a. We will always believe ourselves to be in a better
state than we actually are. It is a part of our
nature.
b. Just as the unbeliever who does not claim to believe
in Christ can think he’s on his way to heaven, so
also can an unbeliever believe that he is a
Christian.
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DOES NOT LOVE DOES NOT KNOW GOD, FOR GOD IS LOVE”
(4:7-8). Your life will be characterized by love
and the fruits of love.
1. Twelfth, he writes, ”BY THIS WE KNOW THAT WE ABIDE IN
HIM m n HE IN us, BECAUSE HE HAS GIVEN us OF HIS SPIRIT”
(4:13). You will have the witness of the Spirit
confirming your sonship by producing this love in you.
m. Thirteenth, he writes, ”WHOEVER CONFESSES THAT JESUS
IS THE SON OF GOD, GOD ABIDES IN HIM, m n HE IN
GOD” (4:15). You will be confessing that Jesus is
the Son of God by your life and words.
n. Fourteenth, ”WHOEVER BELIEVES THAT JESUS IS THE
CHRIST IS BORN OF GOD” (5:l). You will be trusting
in Jesus as God’s Messiah and deliverer, and in
nothing and no one else.
o. Lastly, he writes, ”THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE SON
OF GOD HAS THE WITNESS IN HIMSELF; THE ONE WHO DOES
NOT BELIEVE GOD HAS MADE HIM A LIAR, BECAUSE HE HAS
NOT BELIEVED IN THE WITNESS THAT GOD HAS BORNE
CONCERNING HIS SON” (5:lO). You will believe the
testimony that God has given concerning His Son.
p. This is the character of life which God produces in
His children. You do not have access to the book
of life, but you can look at your life and see if
what is true of all Christians is true of you.