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NASB | 1 John 5:13 ¶ 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:13 ¶ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God [which represents all that Jesus Christ is and does], so that you will know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have eternal life. |
Bible Question:
How can you be sure your salvation is genuine? |
Bible Answer: If you want to know for sure if you are saved, let God convince you. Study in his word every day especially in the New Testament. 2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. There will be times when you will doubt your salvation and this is normal unless you know a lot of Scripture. When one stops and thinks about it, unsaved people don't wake up in the morning thinking about the Lord. At some point in a believers morning, thoughts of the Lord cross their minds; this didn't happen before they were born again! That is what is meant by having the witness, coupled with having, as it were, the down payment or earnest of the Spirit. 1 John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 2 Cor. 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. It is interesting to note the word sealed. It meant that you were safe because the King had wax put across the opening of say a door and then pressed his signet ring into the wax. If anyone messed with the Kings mark it was sure death. And that is how sure our salvation is once we trust in God's Son Jesus Christ. The word earnest means the down payment, which is God's Holy Spirit Himself and your body is where He dwells. 1 Cor. 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? |