God’s Witness & Gift of Eternal Life | 1 John 5:10-12
Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic: Means of Grace Scripture: 1 John 5:9–12, Matthew 3:17, 1 John 5:1–4, John 1:12–13, Romans 3:21–26, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 17:14, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8–10, John 3:13–18, Titus 2:11–14
Lord's Day: May 3, 2026 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic: Means of Grace Scripture: 1 John 5:9–12; Matthew 3:17; 1 John 5:1, 4; John 1:12–13; Romans 3:21–26; 2 Samuel 15:12, 31, 34; 17:14; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8–10; John 3:13–18; Titus 2:11–14
10The one who believes in the Son of God has this witness in himself. The one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has borne witness about His Son. 11And the witness is this, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have that life. 1 John 5:10–12
I. God uses means.
- God's Providence
- Does God ever accomplish his purpose without or apart from some means or other?
- ‘Gordon Clark and the Philosophy of Occasionalism’, Douglas Douma, 23 February 2018 <https://www.douglasdouma.com/2018/02/23/gordon-clark-and-the-philosophy-of-occasionalism/>
II. And the witness of God is this…
- The difference between having the Son and not having the Son is the difference between having eternal life and not having eternal life.
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