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And if we know that he listens to us whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
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Possession by Promise
Commentators explain that when we pray according to God's will, we can be assured we "have" the petitions the moment we ask. Charles Spurgeon likens this to a promissory note from a trustworthy person—it's as good as the real thing. Our confidence is not in the immediate physical result, but in the certainty of God's promise to answer.
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And if we know that He hears us. This means that if we are assured of this as a true doctrine, then, even though we may not immediately se…
And if we know (κα εαν οιδαμεν). Condition of first class with εαν (usually ε) and the perfect active indicative, assumed as true.…
19th Century
Anglican
WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT COME UP TO THE STANDARD ASSUMED (1 John 5:14–17).
And this is the confidence.<…
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Baptist
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may be…
John now states that the “confidence” (v.14) for approaching God and asking him anything is absolute. A paraphrase of the text is as follows: “Sinc…
16th Century
Protestant
And if we know — this is not a superfluous repetition, as it might seem; for what the Apostle declared in general regarding the success of…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if we know that he hear us As it may be assured he does hear and answer all such persons that ask according to h…
Based on all this evidence, it is only right that we believe on the name of the Son of God. Believers have eternal life in the covenant of the gosp…
