STUDIES IN 1 JOHN

LESSON 21

ETERNAL LIFE & WHATEVER WE ASK FOR

1 John 5:12-15  (KJV)

¹² He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.  ¹³ These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.  ¹⁴ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:  ¹⁵ And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

1 John 5:12-15 (AMP)

¹² He who possesses the Son has that life; he who does not possess the Son of God does not have that life.  ¹³ I write this to you who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) the name of the Son of God [in ^[a]the peculiar services and blessings conferred by Him on men], so that you may know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have life, ^[b]yes, eternal life.  ¹⁴ And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us.  ¹⁵ And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.

1.    LIFE ETERNAL v.12-13

Ø  Spiritual life not spiritual death (Eph. 2:1)

Ø  Eternal not temporary

Ø  SOURCE: JESUS CHRIST THE (OUR) LORD!

Ø  Purpose for this letter – “that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God”

2.    CONFIDENCE IN OUR SOURCE v.14-15

Ø  The assurance, the privilege of boldness: we can come “boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace in the time of need” Heb. 4:16

Ø  We have this confidence in HIM

Ø  We are sure that if we ask anything (Amp) He hears us

Ø  “according to His will” (KJV) “in agreement with His own plan” (AMP)

Ø  Since we know He hears us, we also know “with settled and absolute knowledge” (AMP)

Ø  That we HAVE the petitions that we desired of Him

CONFIDENCE IN OUR ETERNAL LIFE GRANTS US ASSURANCE WE WILL HAVE WHAT WE ASK GOD FOR AS IT FLOWS WITH HIS WONDERFUL PLAN FOR US.