“And he that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by the Spirit which He hath given us.”(I John 3:24)
John continues to give his readers assurance of salvation, exploring the subject from every side. If one is not sure of being saved he can be very miserable. So he looks at assurance from many angles. May I say, not only do the saved need to have assurance that they are saved, the lost or unsaved need to know they are lost.
From Paul’s pen we read that, “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.” ( Romans 8:16) When we became believers and were “born again,” God placed the Holy Spirit within us.
The great hymn writer Fanny J. Crosby penned these words:
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
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