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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 Aixen7z4, You wrote that "Anyone who believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself." It is important also to recognize that the verse before this, 1 John 5:9 says that the witness of God is greater than the witness of men. So the witness that makes us KNOW that we are saved is the Holy Spirit who witnesses with our spirit that we belong to Him; that we are children of God. The witness in ourselves is our spirit. The flesh is hostile to God. In that regard, I interpret Romans 8:9 as saying "However, you are not in the flesh but in the spirit [sic], if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you." Any thoughts on that interpretation? From the heart, Ray |