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Confidence In Christ And The Sin Unto Death - When Should A Believer Not Pray?, Leo Percer
Confidence In Christ And The Sin Unto Death - When Should A Believer Not Pray?, Leo Percer
Eruditio Ardescens
John’s instructions in 1 John 5:13-21 represent several well-known issues in New Testament studies. Writing on this passage could well feel like entering into an already raging battle. Opinions on this passage are almost as numerous as the authors who write about 1 John. About the only non-controversial aspect of these 9 verses involves the issue of confidence for Christians. The issue of assurance or confidence in knowing about eternal life (and other related issues) is a constant theme in 1 John. John consistently emphasizes the reality of salvation as coming through only one source—the incarnate Jesus, God in the …