Whoever obeys. See John 14:21-23 and notes. Because of the Spirit. Every Christian has the Spirit (Acts 5:32). John sees this as a fact of experience that can be used as a proof. Obedience identifies the Spirit within us (Galatians 5:22-23). The presence of the Spirit was a strong reason for the Jewish Christian to hold firm to Christ (see Hebrews 10:29 and note). But the experience of the Spirit is easily misused (see 1 Cor. Ch. 12-14). John looks at this in the next chapter.

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