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  1 JOHN 2:25
  by John Gill
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Summary: The promise of eternal life is secure and kept by Christ, and
it is essential to retain the doctrine of the Father and the Son.

Topics: "Eternal Life", "The Promise of God"
Scripture References: John 3:16, John 5:24, John 17:3, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 1:2, Hebrews 10:23, 2 Peter 3:9, 1 John 2:25, 1 John 5:11-12

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John Gill emphasizes the promise of eternal life as a fundamental aspect
of the Gospel, highlighting that this promise originates from God the
Father and is affirmed by Jesus Christ. He explains that this promise is
secure and rests in the covenant of grace made before the world began,
and it is essential for believers to hold firmly to this doctrine. The
sermon underscores the importance of knowing and enjoying a relationship
with both the Father and the Son, as this knowledge is integral to
experiencing eternal life.

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Ver. 25. And this is the promise that he hath promised us,.... Either
God the Father, who is that God that cannot lie, who in the covenant of
his grace, before the world began, made this promise unto his people,

[even] eternal life; which promise, with all others, was put into the
hands of Christ, where, with them, it is yea and amen; and also the
thing itself promised, where it is hid, and lies safe and secure: or the
Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who has promised it in the Gospel; for this
is the sum of the Gospel declaration, that whoever believes in him shall
have everlasting life; and this lies in the knowledge of the Father, and
of the Son, and in the enjoyment of them, and conformity to them;
wherefore the doctrine respecting them ought to be retained, and firmly
adhered to.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-gill/1-john-225/
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