No Christ; no life!
I. The proofs (1 John 5:13a)
A. The persevering one lacks present perfection. (1 John 1:7-10)
B. The persevering one practices righteousness. (1 John 1:7, 3:4-10)
C. The persevering one pursues love. (1 John 4:7-21)
D. The persevering one promotes truth. (1 John 5:1-12)
II. The purpose. (1 John 5:13b)
Here we see that the persevering one partakes of God's promise.