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.

What do you know for sure?

We're living in a world of uncertainty and an age of so much skepticism, frankly, and questions

that sometimes you've got to sit down

and think, all right, what do I know for certain? What is immovable, unchangeable, without question?

And I want to tell you that for a follower of Jesus Christ, a person who truly knows the Lord as their Savior, it brings a confidence

and a certainty in the midst of so much question. We are embarking on a brand new journey,

a journey through First John, and I'm so excited to study this book of the Bible with you.

It is one of John's little books, but it is packed with great truth. It's five chapters

long. It's found near the end of our New Testament, and not long before his final writing,

the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. But when you read

1st John, in so many ways it is going to be reminiscent of the gospel according to John.

Because, and you'll see this, I'll make reference to it again and again, like parallel tracks,

they both lead us deeper into our knowledge of who God is.

And may I just say, there is no knowledge greater than the knowledge of God.

And when you know God, that knowledge gives you the certainty of so many other things.

I want to challenge you to do something.

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