Divine testimony in our hearts (1 John 5:9-13)
According to 1 John, we have received more than mere mortal attestation.
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I recently spent some time discussing 1 John with a dozen or so parishioners. Despite the letter’s quotability—who doesn’t love “God is love”?—many of the participants found the letter repetitive to a fault.
