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We read 1 John 4–5 and lay out why Christian faith can hold real certainty about God’s love, Jesus’ identity, and eternal life. We talk about testing spiritual claims, defining love the way Scripture defines it, and holding truth and obedience together without losing compassion. 

• John’s purpose of assurance for believers 
• testing the spirits by what they confess about Jesus Christ 
• God’s love shown through Jesus as atoning sacrifice 
• love for fellow Christians as a real-life test 
• perfect love driving out fear and punishment 
• faith that conquers the world 
• God’s testimony about the Son and the promise of eternal life 
• confidence in prayer according to God’s will 
• love and obedience as inseparable 
• guarding ourselves from idols 

Go back and read it again anytime you need reassurance. Hear it, love it, live it. 

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