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431. THE SON OF GOD

The Son of God, in the First Epistle of John. Twenty-four times in this Epistle is He said to be the Son of God.

1. What did God send His Son to be and do?

That we might live (1Jo 4:9).
To be a Saviour (1Jo 4:14).
To be a Propitiation (1Jo 4:10).
To destroy the works of the devil (1Jo 3:8).

2. The result of believing in Him as the Son of God

We have eternal life (1Jo 5:12).
We know it (1Jo 5:13).
We have the witness (1Jo 5:10).
We are in Him (1Jo 5:20).
We know He has come (1Jo 5:20).
God dwelleth in us (1Jo 4:15).
We have the Father and Son (2Jo 9).

3. The proof that we believe in Him as the Son of God.

Believe on His Name (1Jo 2:23; and 1Jo 5:13).

Acknowledge Him as the Son (1Jo 2:23).

Confess Him as the Son of God (1Jo 4:15).

Have fellowship with Him (1Jo 1:3).

Continue in Him (1Jo 2:24).

That we know His blood cleanseth us from all sin (1Jo 1:7).

Overcome the world (1Jo 5:5).

4. Those who disbelieve that He is the Son of God,

Make God a liar (1Jo 5:10).

Have not eternal life (1Jo 5:12).

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