Believers intercede for the brethren, for those who sincerely seek repentance. John assures us that all such prayers are answered by God, because it is indeed His will that His elect be sanctified. Moreover, we have the assurance that Jesus guards His own to the very end and loses none.

Believers intercede for the brethren, for those who sincerely seek repentance. John assures us that all such prayers are answered by God, because it is indeed His will that His elect be sanctified. Moreover, we have the assurance that Jesus guards His own to the very end and loses none.

All who believe in the Son of God have eternal life. They are no longer spiritually but alive in Christ and they have an open access to the Father as the children of God to seek His face in prayer.

God testified of His Son’s identity as God at His baptism, at His crucifixion, and by the miraculous works of the Holy Spirit. We must not reject His testimony but accept it and embrace Jesus as Lord.

All who are born of God trust in Christ, love God and His people, and keep His commandments. These are the undeniable marks of regeneration: faith, love, and obedience.

God’s love has reached its goal (perfected) in us when we love one another. This is what boosts our confidence that we are indeed the children of God who by the Holy Spirit have Christ in us, who Himself loved God’s people as God loves them.