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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 Doc, That was your number 6 and 7. They were the Scriptures which you used that I thought showed that we can KNOW that we are saved. Number 3, having the confidence of the Spirit [or spirit] that we are saved speaks to the fact of knowing also. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of (God). Acts 15:8, "And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, giving them the (h)Holy (s)Spirit, just as (He) did to us;" Acts 2:38, "And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the (h)Holy (s)Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself." How do you interpret these verses? Are we given the Spirit or the spirit in Romans 8:15? Are we given the Spirit or the spirit in 1 John 3:24? Is it the combination of the two, Spirit and spirit that gives us the confidence to KNOW that we are saved? Romans 8:16. From the heart, Ray |