1 John 2:5

2:5 But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

1 John 2:17

2:17 And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.

1 John 4:1

Testing the Spirits

4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 John 4:4

4:4 You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 4:15

4:15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.

1 John 5:2-3

5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments. 5:3 For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,

1 John 5:5

5:5 Now who is the person who has conquered the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

1 John 5:12-13

5:12 The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.

Assurance of Eternal Life

5:13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.