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1 John 4 on love and assurance: knowing and believing God's love is the foundation for freedom from fear about the afterlife

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 5) 00:43:54 – 00:45:26

Q&A from Taste Remains about anxiety regarding the afterlife and assurance of salvation

Mike reads 1 John 4:7-16 at length. The key move is from the indicative (God loved us and sent his Son as propitiation) to the experiential: coming to "know and believe" God's love. The question Mike poses is whether Taste Remains has moved from knowing the doctrine to truly believing it personally.
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1 John 4:17-18 — perfect love casts out fear; God's love app

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@MythosMayhem You are right that perfect love casts out fear. And those who have Christ living in them won’t serve out of fear of judgment. That said, this reverence (or “fear”) isn’t about being afraid of judgment, but about honoring Christ’s exampl...

@MythosMayhem You are right that perfect love casts out fear. And those who have Christ living in them won’t serve out of fear of judgment. That said, this reverence (or “fear”) isn’t about being afra

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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 5) @ 00:43:54

2020-09-25

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propitiation assurance of salvation 1 John 4:7-16 fear of judgment love of God
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