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1 John 5:13-21

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Concluding Affirmations

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.
17 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.
19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
20 We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
21 Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

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Sermons

He answers
He answers
Dr. J. Vernon McGee

God will hear the prayers of His children. “And if we know that he hear us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” Now, that is a wonderful place to come to—to know that you and I have a heavenly Father, we’re in fellowship with Him, that we’re going to pray—not selfishly. Or if we regard sin in our lives or there could be other hindrances to prayer. But when we’re walking in fellowship with Him, we can be sure of one thing—that if we are following Him, that what we ask we can have confidence that He will hear and answer the prayer.

Confidence in prayer
Confidence in prayer
Dr. J. Vernon McGee

We need confidence in prayer, and it must be according to the will of God. And if you and I are in fellowship with Him, walking with Him, then our prayer would be along that line, of course. It would be for God’s will in our lives. George Muller put it like this. He says, “Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.” That is the important thing. It’s not trying to get God to do something that He’s reluctant to do, but prayer is when you and I are thinking His thoughts after Him. And that is the thing that gives us confidence when we go to God in prayer.

Who is He?
Who is He?
Dr. J. Vernon McGee

Do you believe God? Do you believe the record that He gave? He says if you have the Son you have life. Now do you believe that? He didn’t say if you feel like it or if you’ve joined something, but He says, “If you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and if you have Him”—and He says, “That’s the reason I’ve written this epistle to you, that you might know that you have eternal life.” This is made, I think, very clear here: “These are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ”—that’s who He is—“and that believing you might have life through his name.”

Cross References 22

  • 1. S 1 John 3:23
  • 2. ver 11; S Matthew 25:46; John 20:31; 1 John 1:1,2
  • 3. S Ephesians 3:12; 1 John 3:21
  • 4. S Matthew 7:7
  • 5. ver 18,19,20
  • 6. 1 Kings 3:12
  • 7. James 5:15
  • 8. Exodus 23:21; Hebrews 6:4-6; Hebrews 10:26
  • 9. Jeremiah 7:16; Jeremiah 14:11
  • 10. 1 John 3:4
  • 11. ver 16; 1 John 2:1
  • 12. S John 1:13
  • 13. S Matthew 5:37
  • 14. John 14:30
  • 15. 1 John 4:6
  • 16. John 12:31; John 14:30; John 17:15; Galatians 1:4
  • 17. ver 5
  • 18. Luke 24:45
  • 19. John 17:3
  • 20. ver 11; S Matthew 25:46
  • 21. S 1 John 2:1
  • 22. 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 Thessalonians 1:9

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