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. 1 John 5:13 Sometimes, as believers, we wrestle with doubt—wondering if our faith is real, if we’re truly saved, or if eternal life is really ours. In this verse, John addresses those fears directly. He doesn’t write to confuse or condemn; he writes to give certainty. The promise is simple but profound: if you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and rep

And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 1 John 2:3 Have you ever wondered how you can know if you are saved? There are many people in the world today who have a false sense of salvation. They may think that because they prayed and invited Jesus into their hearts as children, they are Christians. Some will point to their baptism as evidence of their salvation. Years ago, a woman was talking to one of our pastors about her son, with whom

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 1 John 4:1-2 The phrase en garde is French, which means to be on guard, a call to a fencer to adopt a defensive stance in readiness for an attack or bout. Christians need to be alert to the false teaching that t

And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16 This past Sunday, a progressive, woke, and social gospel commercial played during the Super Bowl. It showed people washing the feet of people who would be seen as outside of the concern of others. The truth is that all people, no matter what they believe or how they act, are in need of salvation through Jesus Ch

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 1 John 4:18 When you were saved, God transformed you. You no longer were a slave to sin; you were made a slave of righteousness (Romans 6). In his Gospel, John recorded the following about what our Lord said about abiding in Him: I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from M

And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 1 John 2:3 Have you ever had anyone ask you, “How do you know you are saved?” or have you even doubted your own salvation? Sometimes doubting is a good thing because it makes us examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith (2 Corinthians 13:5). The Bible tells us how we can examine ourselves and know beyond a shadow of doubt we are followers of Christ. Here are five questions to ask examine you

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 1 John 5:1 I get asked all the time, “Pastor how can I know that I am saved”. One of the signs of a true believer of Christ is that you love God. Throughout Gods Word we are commanded to love the Lord our God with all our heart mind and soul. A clear sign that you love God is that you love His children. That is, you love your brothers and