A 1997 conference message on Assurance Is of the Essence of Saving Faith, exploring how, if a person is not assured of his eternal salvation, that person is not believing the gospel message of eternal life.
1 John
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Assurance of Salvation (1 John 5:9–13)
A 1976 message on 1 John 5:9–13 at Dallas Theological Seminary, exploring how faith is occupied with God and with the testimony of God.
Getting to Know Christ (1 John 2:4)
A reprinted Winter 1990 Texas Bible College Journal article on 1 John 2:4 and the believer’s experiential knowledge of Christ.
Is 1 John an Expansion of the Upper Room Discourse? (Email Q&A)
A brief email exchange between Bill Fiess and Zane Hodges on the relationship between 1 John and the Upper Room Discourse in John 13–17.
Is God’s Truth in You? (1 John 2:4b)
A July 1990 Grace in Focus article on 1 John 2:4b in which Zane Hodges continues his discussion of knowing Christ, arguing that experiential fellowship with Him is conditioned on the believer’s obedience to God’s commands.
