1 John 3:19-24
Practical love assures believers that they belong to the truth, granting confidence before God in prayer, while obedience and faith in Christ are sustained by the Spirit’s indwelling presence.
19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
20 because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21 Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
22 so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
24 He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
Practical love assures believers that they belong to the truth, granting confidence before God in prayer, while obedience and faith in Christ are sustained by the Spirit’s indwelling presence.
To strengthen assurance for tender consciences by grounding confidence in God’s greater knowledge, obedient faith, and the confirming work of the Spirit.
Children of God, Practicing Righteousness, and Loving One Another
The Father’s love makes believers children of God, and this new identity is evidenced by hope in Christ, righteous practice, self-giving love, and Spirit-confirmed abiding.