BIG IDEA:
OUR NEW NATURE IS THE ASSURANCE OF THE POSSESSION OF THE SON HIMSELF — THUS ETERNAL LIFE
I. (:11) ETERNAL LIFE IS IN THE SON
“And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.”
Do we have a personal relationship with God the Son?
We should have assurance of our eternal life.
II. (:12) POSSESSION OF ETERNAL LIFE IS DETERMINED BY OUR RESPONSE TO THE SON
“He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.”
Do we have a personal relationship with God the Son?
We should have assurance of our eternal life.
III. (:13) THEME OF EPISTLE: GOD WANTS ALL BELIEVERS IN HIS SON TO HAVE ASSURANCE OF ETERNAL LIFE
“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.”
Do we have a personal relationship with God the Son?
We should have assurance of our eternal life.