I John 5

“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (13). John reassured doubting, anxious believers who were being fed various lies (2:9,22) that their fellowship with God was secure. Everyone who believes that “Jesus is the Christ” becomes God’s child (1), a new birth demonstrated by love for the Father, for His Son, and for one another (1-3). As His children, we learn to obey (3), “and if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us” (14).

“Whoever has the Son has life” (12). Life in the Son is more than belief; it is power to “overcome the world” and embrace the ways of His kingdom (4).