1John 3:23,24 The Spirit's Assurance
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1John 3:23,24 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
God has give us his Holy Spirit. "Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard?" Gal 3:2 Upon believing in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, you received the Spirit. "And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ." Rom 8:9 And "the Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children." Rom 8:16
But an alleged witness of the Spirit cannot be taken in isolation. It must have the corroborating evidence of the confession of faith in Christ, submission to his commands and by one's love for fellow Christians.