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NASB | 1 John 3:24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 3:24 The one who habitually keeps His commandments [obeying His word and following His precepts, abides and] remains in Him, and He in him. By this we know and have the proof that He [really] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us [as a gift]. |
Subject: How do we know that we are truly saved? |
Bible Note: Hi Russ, I don't want to entirely negate what you're saying here, so please don't misunderstand my comments. 1. Your explanation is long on "personal experience" and short on scripture; 2. I would say we're more aware of our sin when we sin. The light exposes the acts of the flesh;(Eph. 5:13) 3. How does the Holy Ghost give you "warm fuzzies"? Do you have a scripture in mind? Personal experience is ALWAYS a distant second place to the authority of scripture! Nowhere does scripture say "when warm fuzzies become a part of your life, you'll know you're saved"! How about 1 John 5:11-13: "11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life." Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |