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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 C4truth, I appreciate your response- though it was a bit hard to follow due to its' length. Possibly you could summarize and be a bit more concise:-) I do understand WHAT you're saying, though I would have a challenge with some of the content. Specifically, I think we need to be careful to not appropriate- assume- the Non-Moral (or non-communicable) attributes of God. These are reserved for God Himself and no other being or spirit has these characteristics. When you use terms like "authority" and "dominion" , these appear to me to be based upon the Attributes of Sovereignty and Immutability- and belong to God alone! (Malachi 3:6, Ps. 33:11,Heb.13:8- Dan 4:35,Job 42:2; Ecc. 7:13-14; Rom 8:28; Ps. 104) The use of the term "dominion" in the NT is not widely found and 3 different words are used (that I could determine), none of which speak of the believer being "given dominion". Now, this is not to negate that "greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world". ( 1 John 4:4) However, I fail to see or equate that as believers we have the same power, authority, or dominion as God Almighty! I do not believe that scripture teaches or implies this. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |