Can a person really know for sure that they have eternal life? Is it arrogant for a person to presume that he or she will go to heaven when they die?

Does the Bible give us any certainty on these important questions?

Well, in this series that we are calling, You Can Know, Scott Pauley will lead us through

1st John to find Bible answers that will lead to Blessed Assurance. Be sure to stay tuned to

learn how you can get our new resource, the 23 birth marks of the believer. And now,

let's join Scott Pauli.

How do you know that you were born? Now, that may seem like a very silly question, but

how do you know? How do you know you didn't just show up here?

How do you know you were actually born? Well, I know that I was born two ways. First of all,

it's in writing. I have a birth certificate and it was witnessed and the doctor was there. My mother was

there. And so I have it on paper.

The second way that I know I was born is, this is deep, I'm breathing right now.

I have evidence of life in my body at this moment.

So there is something in writing and there is something in my life that testifies to the validity of

my natural birth. Let's put that now in the realm of the spiritual. How does a person know

they are born again? There are two things. Let's make it very simple today. I'm giving you a long

list of birth marks as we walk through first John, but let's boil it all down today. I'm giving you a long list of birth marks as we walk through 1st John, but let's boil it all down today.

Two things.

First of all, I have it in writing.

That's the Word of God.

I have a birth certificate.

I have God's word on it.

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