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12 - Walking In Confidence

1 John 3:19-24

September 11, 2022 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • 1 John 3:19–24

The Word of God gives the prescription for HOW we are to be saved (believe and confess). The Work of Christ secures the WAY we our saved (atonement and sacrifice), and the fruit of the Spirit bears evidence THAT we are saved (good works that bespeak a transformed life). Those three things, in and of themselves are the bedrock upon which we have assurance of salvation. In 1 John 3:19-24 John adds a fourth criterion: the conscience. And while the human conscience is not the end all to be all (as it can give bad readings on occasion), it is still a respectable guide (if informed by the Word of God) for knowing our standing before God.

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