1 John 5:9-13 • Decorated and Still Dead

1 John 5:9-13 — It didn't matter whose door was next to yours in Egypt. Unless the

blood was on your own doorpost, you had no standing. This is assurance of salvation,

verse by verse.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • July 16, 2026.

This expository preaching message walks through 1 John 5:9-13 using the courtroom

language of the passage itself — witnesses, testimony, record, and verdict — to answer

one question: can a believer actually know he has eternal life? If you've ever struggled

with assurance of salvation, waiting for a feeling to confirm what God has already…

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