Reading for October 27th

Read 1 John 5.1-12 Christological test: Faith is the basis of love.
In verses 1-3 right faith is the test for the claim to be a child of God.
So is love for the children of God (2.28-29, 3.1).
In verses 4-5 Faith, far from being an intellectual abstraction,
becomes the victory that conquers the world.
In verse 6 water and blood,perhaps a reference to baptism and death,
or to the effusion of water and blood at Jesus' death (Jn 19.34-35).
According to Jn 15.26, the Spirit is the one who testifies and the Spirit is the truth (see 4.6).
In verses 9-10 those with correct faith have the testimony in their hearts,
apparently an appeal to the witness of the Spirit (4.13).
In verses 11-12 God's witness has two sides: the Son and the eternal life he brings.
To know Christ is to know his benefits (see jn 3.15-16, 36; 5.24).
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