And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
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… into his presence? 1 John was written in order that people might know for sure their eternal destination. In 1 John 5, the apostle writes, verse 11, God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his son. He who has the son has the life. He who does not have the son does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the son of God in order that you may know you have eternal life. Who is it that knows they have eternal life? Those who believe in the name of the son of God. We've talked about this before. That word believe doesn't mean an intellectual assent to a certain set of facts about Jesus. You can believe all the things about Jesus correctly, that he was the son of God, that he died on the cross for the sins of the world, that he rose again on the third day. You can believe all those things and go straight to hell when you die. …
… we often say by faith alone in Christ alone. This is the assurance that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son, S-O-N, the Son of God, has the life. He who does not have the Son does not have the life. We're grateful, our Father, for words such as we have heard. In many ways, they are warnings for us all. They are preparatory words. that seem today like a distant prediction, but could very well in a matter of hours, days, become a reality. certainly for those without Christ, we pray today that you will bring to them the all-important question of what will I do with Jesus Christ and turn them, our Father, in their hearts deep within to your Son and bring with them at that moment a peace they've never known before. Until then, I pray that you would continue the restlessness and the uneasiness and the sleepless nights and the haunting reminders that death is sure and judgment is real. Now unto him who is able to guard us from stumbling and present us who know him as faultless in his own presence with exceeding great glory to the only wise God, our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power this day. …
… any other teacher He'd ever heard, and so He has come to the right source. First John 5, 11 says, And this is the record that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. The man didn't know it, but he was talking to the eternal life, the one who always was, the one who had no beginning and no end. So he knew what he wanted. He felt the need deeply. He sought eagerly. He came to the right person. And then, to top it off, he asked the right question, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? By inherit, he means to take possession, to receive, to acquire. With all that leading up to Jesus' response, verse 18, Jesus speaks to him. He doesn't say, believe in the gospel and you'll be saved. Wouldn't be wrong to say that. But what he does say is shocking. Verse 18, why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. …