Christian Assurance

1 John 3:18

18Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:19

19By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;

1 John 3:20

20for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

1 John 3:21

21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

1 John 3:22

22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

1 John 3:23

23And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.

1 John 3:24

24Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

I. Assurance and self-doubt

1 John 3:19

19By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;

1 John 3:20

20for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

II. Assurance and confidence in prayer

1 John 3:21

21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

1 John 3:22

22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

III. Assurance and obedience

1 John 3:23

23And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.

IV. Assurance and the Holy Spirit

1 John 3:24

24Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.