1 John 3:24 (KJV)
I see two issues brought into one verse, each having a similar bearing on Bible truth. The subject is our relationship with Christ. Does He or does He not abide in us? It’s important because we are not saved if He does not.
Though both issues are true, one is most easily quantified, and therefore it is the one we focus most of our attention. If He dwells in us and we in Him, we keep His commandments.
But the second issue is also the truth. “We know,” notice that the first does not bear this affirmative. “We know that He abideth in us” not because we keep His commandments, but “by the Spirit which He hath given us.”
A person can fake obedience. He can lie about the abiding Spirit. But He cannot be saved unless the Holy Spirit is in Him and tells Him so.
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