THINGS I CAN KNOW FOR SURE

1 John 5:5-21

Truth: Jesus is God. Believers have eternal life. God answers prayer. Christians do not practice sin. The Christian life is the real life. Do you know these things for sure?

I. JESUS IS GOD

1. The water is the first witness. 1 John 5:6, Matt 3:13-17
2. The blood is the second witness. 1 John 5:8, Acts 20:28, Matt 27:50-53
3. The Spirit is the third witness. 1 John 5:9-10, Rom 8:15-16

II. BELIEVERS HAVE ETERNAL LIFE

1. Eternal life comes through the Son. 1 John 5:11, John 3:14-16.
2. If you have salvation you have eternal life. 1 John 5:12-13, John 3:36

III. GOD ANSWERS PRAYER

1. We can have confidence that when we ask according to God’s will He hears us. 1 John 5:14, Matt 6:10
2. We know He answered according to His will. 1 John 5:15

IV. CHRISTIANS DO NOT PRACTICE SIN

1. Christians can sin unto death. 1 John 5:16, Heb 12:5-8
2. Christians can overcome the sin of the flesh. 1 John 5:17-19, 1 John 1:9, Gal 5:16

V. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS TRUE LIFE

1. We know the Son of God and that He is true. 1 John 5:20, John 17:3.
2. We know that we are in Him that is true. 1 John 5:20, John 15:7

DO YOU KNOW THESE THINGS FOR SURE?