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1 John 5:13 - How To Know You Have Eternal Life.

1 John 5:13 (NIV) 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.  

INTRODUCTION

Some people hope that they will receive 
eternal life. John says we can know we have it. Our 
certainty is based on God's promise that he has given 
us eternal life through his Son. This is true 
whether you feel close to God or far away from him. 
Eternal life is not based on feelings but on facts. 
You can know that you have eternal life if you 
believe God's truth. If you aren't sure that you are 
a Christian, ask yourself: Have I honestly 
committed my life to him as my Savior and Lord? If so, 
you know by faith that you are indeed a child of 
God. [Life Application SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

How To Be Sure
   Some years ago a great preacher said, "We 
must so educate and train our youth in the 
Christian way of life that they will never know when 
they were not Christians." Much of the philosophy 
of religious education has been based upon this 
premise, and perhaps many have missed the essence of 
Christian experience because nothing more than 
religious training took its place. No change took 
place in the heart. 
   At the turn of the century, Professor 
Starbuck, a leading thinker in the field of 
psychology, observed that Christian workers generally 
were recruited from the ranks of those who had 
had a vital experience of conversion. He also 
observed that those who had a clear concept of what 
it means to be converted were mainly those who 
had come out of rural areas where in the early 
days they had had either little or no carefully 
planned religious training. 
   This is not a criticism of religious 
training, but it may be taken as a warning of the 
dangers involved in improper use of religious 
training that becomes a substitute for the experience 
of the new birth. You must be born again to be 
sure of salvation. 
   When were you saved? [Peace for Each Day 
by Billy Graham] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

John 20:31 - The Power of Gods Word and 
Eternal Life. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2018/20180724-1557.html 

1 John 5:11, 12 - ETERNAL LIFE IS A 
RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS!!! 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220320-1151.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

https://abible.com/links/