Isn't that exciting? But for now, we have the privilege. Of knowing God. We can know that we know. How can we know that we know. That's the next one. The proof. Of knowing God. How do we know him? How can we know that we know him? Is it by? Our feelings. I feel like I know God. Is it by our faith? I believe I know God. Is it by our works? I think I've done enough that I know what God wants, so I must know God. Maybe there's a bit of. A combination of all three of them. But the test. That John gives in this text. It is a fairly simple test of knowing whether we know God or not. If we. If we. Keep his commandments. And verse five if. Doesn't use the word if there, but says if keeping his commandments and verse six if we're going to walk as he walked. Now John repeatedly uses. This little 2 letter word if 21 times if I count it correctly in this epistle if we say we have fellowship, if we walk in the light, if we say we have no sin, if we confess our sins, if is a conditional particle or claws. Knowing God is contingent on us. Keeping his commandments, that's the proof of knowing God. Well, then we must then ask. What are God's commandments? That's the test. What is the test? What are his commandments? I thought we said we know him. The 10 commandments. We keep the 10 commandments, we pass the test. Or is it the 613 Jewish commandments referred to as the mitzvah? If we keep all. Those 613 we'll probably be alright. Or the how about the 1050 New Testament commands that someone has compiled? Due to repetitions. We could classify them under about 800 headings. How can we? Navigate through life. Trying to keep. Either 613 Commandments or 1050 commandments. Is this really?
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