HE TAKES US AS HIS OWN !

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In whom has God blessed us?

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in heaven, for He has chosen us in Him… and the praise of the glory of His grace, which He has made us favored in the Beloved” (Eph 1.3-6).

 

 

What is the basis of our faith?

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom 10.17).

 

 

What is the first evidence that we live in harmony with God if we accept Jesus Christ by faith?

“If we accept the testimony of man, the testimony of God is greater, for it is the testimony of God, by which God testified about His Son... This testimony consists in this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son” (1 John 5.9-11 ).

Note. The Word of God is the basis of our faith and harmony with God, for it was spoken by God Himself. Accepting Christ in our hearts and believing in Him is the most important thing for our salvation and proves that God accepts us as we are.

 

 

Why did the apostle John testify in writing about the love of God, and also about the purpose for which God sent His Son into our world?

“These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20.31).

“This I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that by believing in the Son of God you have eternal life” (1 John 5.13).

 

 

What evidence does every sincere believer in Christ have that He lives in harmony with God?

“He who believes in the Son of God has a testimony of himself; whoever does not believe God presents him as a lie, because he does not believe in the testimony by which God testified of his Son” (1 John 5.10).

Note. Convinced faith should not be confused with feelings, which are often fickle. The faith of a Christian is nourished by the Word of God, no matter how we feel at any given moment. Our feelings can sometimes conflict with our Christian beliefs. This is the reason why many people, having heard about Christ, are unable to accept the forgiveness he offers and cannot live in accordance with His will without feeling that God has accepted them, because they themselves do not accept the Word of God as revelation of God Himself and do not see God in His Word, but instead succumb to their changing feelings and moods. Living faith is always the source of joyful feelings that come from the Christian's confidence that God has forgiven him and accepted him as he is, and now his whole life is in harmony with His will. And this order always remains unchanged.

 

 

What other evidence is there that we are living in harmony with God's will?

“We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers” (1 John 3.14).

 

 

What priceless gift do we receive when we receive Christ?

“This is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6.40, see John 17.2).