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If we receive the witness of men, the witness of Godisgreater:forthisis the witness of Godwhich he hath testifiedofhisSon.
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He that believethon the Son of Godhath the witnessinhimself: he that believethnotGod hath madehim a liar;because he believethnottherecordthatGodgaveofhisSon.
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Andthisis the record,thatGod hath given to useternallife,andthislifeisinhisSon.
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He that hath the Sonhathlife; and he that hathnot the Son of Godhathnotlife.
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These things have I written unto you that believeon the name of the Son of God;that ye may know that yehaveeternallife,andthat ye may believeon the name of the Son of God.
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Andthisis the confidencethat we havein[a]him,that,if we ask any thingaccording to hiswill, he hearethus:
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Andif we knowthat he hearus,whatsoeverweask, we knowthat we have the petitionsthat we desiredofhim.
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If any manseehisbrothersin a sin which is notuntodeath, he shall ask, and he shall givehimlife for them that sinnotuntodeath. There is a sinuntodeath: I do notsaythat he shall prayforit.
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Allunrighteousnessissin:and there is a sinnotuntodeath.
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We knowthatwhosoever is bornofGodsinnethnot;but he that is begottenofGodkeepethhimself,and that wicked onetouchethhimnot.
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And we knowthat we areofGod,and the wholeworldliethinwickedness.
Today we finish up pastor Thom Keller’s study of First John and put your thinking caps on for this one. In First John five, verse 16 we discover there is a sin that leads to death, and John actually goes so far as to say… don’t pray for that person ...
So how do you really know that you’re a Christian and on your way to heaven when you die? The epistle of First John helps us know beyond a shadow of a doubt where we stand with the Lord! Join us for His Perfect Love as we talk more about eternal se...