St. John teaches in 1 John 5:13 that we can know that we have eternal life. Does this text support the Protestant doctrine of the assurance of salvation? Karlo Broussard gives the reason why the answer is no, and shows how this text actually supports the Catholic belief about our knowledge of our salvation.
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