10. Faith and Knowledge
Can a Christian be certain of his standing with God? Faith grows to become assurance. “The main elements in ‘faith’ ... are (1) a firm conviction, producing a full acknowledgement of God’s revelation of truth, e.g., 2 Thess. 2:11-12; (2) a personal surrender to Him, John 1:12; (3) a conduct inspired by such surrender, 2 Cor. 5:7.” (Vine’s Expository Dictionary). John assures us that when we are in the Will of God we know that the things we experience by faith are true. The following quotations are from the letters of John.
l. We know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments (I John 2:3).
2. We know because we have been anointed by the Holy One (2:20).
3. We know the truth (2:21).
4. We know that when Christ appears we shall be like Him (3:2).
5. We know that Jesus appeared to take away our sins (3:5).
6. We know hat we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren... (3:14).
7. We know that when we love in truth, we are of the truth and our hearts will assure us before God (3:19).
8. We know that in whatever our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and will assure us (3:l8, l9).
9. We know that when our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God (3:21).
10. We know by the Holy Spirit that when we keep His commandments we abide in Him and He in us (3:24).
l1. We know the Spirit of God by this: ever spirit that confesses that Jesus came in the flesh is of God (3:24).
12. We know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error because those who are of God hear us (4:6).
l3. We know that Christ dwells in us and we in Him because He has given us His Spirit (4:13).
14. We know that we love the children of God when we love God and keep His commandments (5:2).
15. We know that we have eternal life (5:13).
16. We know that He hears us and will grant the requests that we ask of Him (5:15).
17. We know that no one who is born of God sins (Greek, continually sin) but Christ keeps him and the evil one does not touch him (5:18).
18. We know that we are of God and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one (5:19).
19. We know that the Son of God has come, and that He has given us understanding, in order that we might know Him who is true and be in Him (5:20).
You will rejoice and be glad when your faith matures into knowledge.
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The Purpose of The True Believer
A True Believer is a person who truly believes what he disseminates, whether it is true or false; a Christian true believer truly believes and disseminates the truth. He is guided by Jesus who said, “You will know the truth and the truth will make you free” (John 8:32) and, speaking to the Father He said, “Your word is truth” (John 17:17).
Through "The True Believer," I intend to disseminate and defend the truth as it is revealed in the Bible. I ask all of you true believers to join me, or rather, allow me to join you, in this godly venture. Here, I will post my weekly essays, along with whatever else develops in my searching mind. I am excited about the prospect of thoughtful and fruitful response.
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Through "The True Believer," I intend to disseminate and defend the truth as it is revealed in the Bible. I ask all of you true believers to join me, or rather, allow me to join you, in this godly venture. Here, I will post my weekly essays, along with whatever else develops in my searching mind. I am excited about the prospect of thoughtful and fruitful response.
Commenting Rules: Comments are welcomed and encouraged. However, obscene, profane or abusive comments will be deleted immediately and the commenters banned.
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