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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 John 3:23

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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3:23-24 John here gives a new criterion for discerning who has the Spirit. The Spirit is not the possession of an elite who are enlightened without their lives being changed. Instead, the Spirit comes to all believers and stimulates obedient discipleship (Gal 5:22-23).
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