Anyone who has the Son has life, anyone who does not have the Son does not have life.
I have written all this to you so that you who believe in the name of the Son of God may be sure that you have eternal life.
1Jn.5:12,13
John's assurance to believers of their gaining eternal life also declares starkly to non-believers they can have no such assurance.
There is a tendency in the Church to believe everyone is going to heaven. Scripture says the exact opposite. Accepting that only believers in Jesus as the Son of God can claim a hope for heaven places urgency in evangelisation. People need to hear the Good News in order to believe the Good News.
Being Good News is a great way to preach. Saint John the Apostle, pray that I may be Good News to those I meet today.
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